Bryn Kenney

Kenney played Magic: The Gathering competitively before transitioning to poker.{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Julio |date=March 22, 2015 |title=A Poker Life: Bryn Kenney |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/18576-a-poker-life-bryn-kenney |access-date=July 12, 2016 |website=Card Player}} His first major live cash was in 2007 at the East Coast Poker Championships in Verona.{{Cite web |title=2007 East Coast Poker Championships, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=27232 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In the 2010 WSOP, Kenney recorded his first major cash in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed event, finishing 8th for $141,168.{{Cite web |title=41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=40139 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He followed that up with a 28th place finish in the Main Event for $255,242.{{Cite web |title=41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=40145 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In January 2011, he recorded his largest cash at the time with a 3rd place finish in the $100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $643,000.{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2011, No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=49009 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

Kenney won his first WSOP bracelet in 2014 after winning the $1,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed event, which earned him $153,220.{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Andrew |date=July 5, 2014 |title=Bryn Kenney wins first bracelet in 10-game |url=https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/11178604/wsop-2014-bryn-kenney-wins-first-bracelet-10-game |access-date=July 12, 2016 |website=ESPN.com}} In January 2015, he earned $873,880 for a 3rd place finish in the $100,000 #1 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller 8 Handed Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2015, #1 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller 8 Handed |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=259061 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In the 2015 WSOP, he had a runner-up finish in a $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $287,870.{{Cite web |title=46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, No Limit Hold'em (Event #2) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=287320 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In 2016, Kenney defeated 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Joe McKeehen heads-up at the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller event winning $1,687,800.{{Cite web |last=Rinkema |first=Remko |date=January 8, 2016 |title=Bryn Kenney Defeats Joe McKeehen to Win PCA $100K Super High Roller for $1,687,800 |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/01/bryn-kenney-wins-100000-pca-super-high-roller-23772.htm |access-date=July 12, 2016 |website=PokerNews Global}} Later that year, he won a $25,000 No Limit Hold'em HIgh Roller Event at the Aria High Holler 27 in Las Vegas for $422,400.{{Cite web |title=Aria High Roller 27, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=371485 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In the 2016 Super HIgh Roller Bowl in Las Vegas, he finished sixth for $800,000 in a No Limit Hold'em event.{{Cite web |title=2016 Super High Roller Bowl, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=372270 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In November 2016, at the Triton Poker Super High Rollers, he finished runner-up in the Main Event for $1,401,694 (HK$ 10,870,700).{{Cite web |title=Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Philippines, No Limit Hold'em Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=408432 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In January 2017, Kenney won the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas for $969,075.{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Championship Bahamas, No Limit Hold'em (Event #35) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=397815 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In April, he won the € 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Eight Max Event at the PokerStars Championship in Monte Carlo for €1,784,500.{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino, No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Eight Max (Event 15) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=422916 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} At the 2017 Poker Masters in Las Vegas, Kenney won a $50,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $960,000.{{Cite web |title=2017 Poker Masters, No Limit Hold'em - Event #3 |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=454944 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In March 2018, Kenney won $1,484,024 (HK$ 11,640,000) with a 5th place finish at the Super High Roller Bowl Event in Macau.{{Cite web |title=Super High Roller Bowl China, No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Bowl |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=484608 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} That same year, he joined the GGPoker team.{{cite web|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/03/bryn-kenney-becomes-the-new-face-of-ggpoker-30227.htm"|title=Bryn Kenney Becomes the New Face of GGPoker|date=13 March 2018|website=PokerNews|author-first=Valerie|author-last=Cross|access-date=12 June 2024}} In January 2019, he won $914,616 with a victory in the No Limit Hold'em Main Event at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship in Melbourne.{{Cite web |title=2019 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event #11 |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=507968 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} At the 2019 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, he recorded three consecutive seven-figure cashes with two victories and a runner-up finish totaling over $7,200,000.{{Cite web |title=Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju, No Limit Hold'em - Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju 2019 Main (Event #6) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=557767 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro, No Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed (Event #2) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=582409 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro, No Limit Hold'em - Triton Montenegro Main Event (Event #5) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=582417 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In August 2019, after placing 2nd to Aaron Zang in the £1,050,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Triton Million for Charity Event, Kenney received the largest single payout in live poker tournament history of £16,890,509 ($20,563,324).{{Cite web| title = Biggest Tournament Cashes of the Decade| author = Shillibier, Will| work = PokerNews| date = December 31, 2019| access-date = September 8, 2020| url = https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/12/biggest-tournament-cashes-of-the-decade-36308.htm}} The tournament had the largest scheduled single payout in poker tournament history with first place receiving £19,000,000 ($23,100,000). However, due to a prize splitting deal agreed with Zang, Kenney ended up receiving £16,890,509 ($20,563,324) for 2nd while Zang received the smaller prize of £13,779,491 ($16,775,820) for winning the tournament. The deal was made when the tournament entered heads up with Kenney holding an over 5:1 chip lead against Zang. Zang made a comeback and eventually won the tournament.{{Cite web |last=Trenholm |first=Brandyn |date=August 3, 2019 |title=Aaron Zang Wins Triton Million for $16.7 Million; Bryn Kenney Finishes Runner-Up for $20 Million |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/08/aaron-zang-wins-triton-million-london-bryn-kenney-second-35036.htm |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=PokerNews.com}}{{Cite web |last=Fast |first=Erik |date=August 3, 2019 |title=Aaron Zang Has Won The Largest Buy-In Poker Tournament Ever |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/24151-aaron-zang-has-won-the-largest-buy-in-poker-tournament-ever |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=CardPlayer.com}}

In November 2021, Kenney finished runner-up in the $25,500 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event at the World Poker Tour Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open in Hollywood for $503,880.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event #26) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=766705 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In August 2023, at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London, Kenney won the $250,000 Luxon Invitational for $6,860,000.{{Cite web |title=Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London, No Limit Hold'em - Luxon Invitational (Event #9) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=950091 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

Kenney is ranked 1st on the Hendon Mob All-Time Money List as of 2024.{{Cite web |title=All Time Money List |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/all-time-money-list/ |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} As of 2024, his live tournament winnings exceed $71,000,000.{{Cite web |title=Bryn Kenney's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=182652 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

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