Bryn Kenney: Biography, Career and Poker Results

June 6, 2025
Updated October 9, 2026

Bryn Kenney is an American professional poker player from Long Beach, New York, who leads the all-time money list for live tournament earnings with $90,849,210 as of October 5, 2026. ^[1] He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and four Triton titles, and he holds the largest prize in tournament poker history: £16,890,509 for second place in the 2019 Triton Million for Charity in London. ^[1][11][14]

Bryn Kenney at a World Poker Tour table — Photo: World Poker Tour, licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

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Bryn Kenney: key facts

Full name	Bryn Kenney
Country	United States ^[1]
From	Long Beach, New York ^[1]
Known for	High roller tournaments; first player to reach $70 million, $80 million and $90 million in live tournament cashes ^[16]
WSOP bracelets	2 (2014 and 2024 WSOP Online) ^[2][4][5]
Major titles	PCA $100,000 Super High Roller 2016; Aussie Millions Main Event 2019; Triton $250,000 Luxon Invitational 2023; Triton Monte Carlo Main Event 2024 ^{[6][8][13][14]}
Biggest cash	£16,890,509, 2nd in the 2019 Triton Million for Charity ^[11]
Live tournament earnings	$90,849,210 as of October 5, 2026, first on the all-time money list ^[1]

Early life: from Magic: The Gathering to poker

Kenney grew up in Long Beach, New York, the eldest of five siblings. He discovered Magic: The Gathering at 12, at a family picnic, and by 14 he was ranked No. 1 in the world for players aged 15 and under. ^[3]

He told PokerNews that David Williams, a former Magic player, finishing second in the 2004 WSOP Main Event convinced him and many of his Magic rivals that poker was worth trying. After high school he planned to get a real estate license and work in his grandmother’s office, but she died a week before his exam and he never took the test. He moved in with his grandfather and started playing poker online every day. ^[3]

There is no primary source for his exact date of birth: Wikipedia and Wikidata give different dates in 1986. A Card Player article published in September 2019 described him as “the 32-year-old poker pro”. ^[12]

Beginning in poker

Kenney started as an online grinder and was then staked to play at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, where, according to PokerNews, he turned $20,000 into $1 million in just over a month. ^[1] His recorded live cashes date back to 2007. ^[15] He reached his first WSOP final table in 2009, finished 28th in the 2010 WSOP Main Event for $255,242, and placed third in the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller for $643,000. ^[1]

Playing style

Kenney’s biggest results have come in No-Limit Hold’em high roller events, but his WSOP record shows range beyond it: his first bracelet came in a six-handed 10-Game Mix, and in 2023 he finished second in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $213,027, beaten heads-up by Ryan Miller. ^[4][5][13] In his own account, his approach rests on volume and goal-setting: he told Card Player that to reach the top of the money list he knew he “was going to have to work harder than everybody else, put in more time, effort and just really want it more.” ^[12]

Greatest achievements

Tournament results

Year	Event	Result	Prize	Source
2019	Triton Million for Charity, London (54 players)	2nd (heads-up deal)	£16,890,509	[11]
2023	Triton London $250,000 Luxon Invitational (118 entries)	1st	$6,860,000	[13]
2024	Triton Monte Carlo $125,000 Main Event (159 entries)	1st	$4,410,000	[14]
2019	Triton Jeju HKD 2,000,000 Main Event (48 entries)	2nd (heads-up deal)	$3,062,513	[10]
2026	WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller	2nd	$2,776,634	[2]
2026	EPT Monte Carlo €250,000 Super High Roller	2nd	€2,520,268	[1]
2019	Triton Montenegro HKD 1,000,000 Main Event (75 entries)	1st	$2,713,876	[9]
2017	PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller	1st	€1,784,500	[7]
2016	PCA $100,000 Super High Roller (58 entries)	1st	$1,687,800	[6]
2026	K Poker Cup $100,000 King’s Charity Super High Roller, Jeju	1st (heads-up chop)	$1.6 million	[16]
2019	Triton Montenegro HKD 500,000 NLH Six Max	1st	$1,432,264	[9]
2016	Triton Manila Main Event	2nd	$1,401,694	[1]
2019	Aussie Millions Main Event (822 players)	1st (three-way deal)	A$1,272,598	[8]

The 2016 PCA win, after a heads-up match against WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, was the first seven-figure score of his career. ^[6] When he won in Monte Carlo the following year, PokerNews reported that he became the first player to win more than one $100,000 or €100,000 super high roller at a PokerStars event. ^[7]

The 2019 Triton Million

In August 2019, 54 players paid a £1,050,000 buy-in for the Triton Million for Charity in London. When heads-up play began, Kenney held more than five times the chips of Aaron Zang, and the two agreed a deal: Kenney received £16,890,509 (reported by PokerNews as $20,537,187) and Zang £13,779,491. Zang then won the title, but Kenney took the larger share of the money. ^[11] PokerNews describes it as the largest prize in tournament poker history; other databases convert the same prize to slightly different dollar figures, such as $20,563,324. ^[1]

World Series of Poker

Kenney won his first bracelet at the 2014 WSOP in Event #63, the $1,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix, for $153,220. ^[4] Ten years later he won his second online, in the 2024 WSOP Online $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship, beating a field of 798 entries for $226,057 including bounties. ^[5] His WSOP.com profile lists 2 bracelets, 30 final tables, 123 cashes and $22,241,997 in earnings, a total that includes the Triton and GGPoker events shown on that profile. ^[2] At the 2026 WSOP he finished second in the $250,000 Super High Roller and third in the $50,000 High Roller for $1,041,908. ^[2]

All-time money list

Kenney first reached the top of The Hendon Mob all-time money list in 2019 after his Aussie Millions win, then lost the lead to Justin Bonomo. ^[1] The Triton Million put him back in first place: Card Player reported that it raised his career live earnings to $55.7 million. ^[12] He retook the lead again with the 2023 Luxon Invitational, moving to $64,829,392. ^[13] He became the first player past $70 million with the 2024 Triton Monte Carlo Main Event, the first past $80 million with a $50,000 min-cash in the 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and the first past $90 million with his July 2026 win in Jeju. ^[14][15][16] According to PokerNews, nearly 40% of his lifetime earnings, about $30 million, came in 2019. ^[15]

Cheating allegations, 2022

In April 2022, Martin Zamani, a player Kenney had staked, alleged on Twitter and on the Doug Polk Podcast that Kenney ran a stable of online players who colluded, used ghosting and used real-time assistance tools on GGPoker and partypoker. PokerNews noted that Zamani “didn’t bring many receipts” for his claims. ^[17] Kenney, who confirmed that Zamani had been part of his staking stable, denied the allegations in a 70-minute PokerNews interview a few days later. ^[18] He stepped aside from tournament play for most of 2022. ^[15] In 2026 he posted on social media that he had been trying to “take accountability when it needs to be taken”, a message PokerNews linked to the episode. ^[16] Kenney was previously a GGPoker ambassador. ^[1]

In his own words

“Cards translates to cards, I think Magic to poker was an easy translation. It was just a different deck of cards.” 2019. ^[3]
“It feels great, I didn’t have a Super High Roller win, and no tournament win that you can be proud of, it was always third, second, in these big tournaments and to get a win is just the best.” After the PCA Super High Roller, January 2016. ^[6]
“The end goal is number one all time.” To Card Player, June 2019. ^[12]
“Now I can kind of play poker for fun, because all stakes feel small now.” After the Triton Million, 2019. ^[12]
“It’s so surreal, it’s crazy.” After winning the Luxon Invitational, August 2023. ^[13]
“Never give up, that’s the secret.” After winning the Triton Monte Carlo Main Event, November 2024. ^[14]

Iconic hands and moments

Kenney has also played in cash games televised on High Stakes Poker. PokerGO has published two of his biggest pots from the show: an $868,200 pot against Rick Salomon ^[19] and a $600,000 pot against Michael Schwimer. ^[20]

Bryn Kenney vs. Rick Salomon on High Stakes Poker

Bryn Kenney vs. Michael Schwimer on High Stakes Poker

FAQ about Bryn Kenney

How old is Bryn Kenney?

His exact date of birth is not confirmed by a primary source. Card Player described him as 32 years old in an article published in September 2019. ^[12]

What nationality is Bryn Kenney, and where is he from?

He is American, originally from Long Beach, New York. ^[1]

What is Bryn Kenney’s net worth?

There is no reliable public figure for his net worth. What can be verified is his live tournament record: $90,849,210 in earnings as of October 5, 2026, according to PokerNews with data from The Hendon Mob. Tournament earnings do not account for buy-ins, staking deals or cash game results. ^[1]

How much did Bryn Kenney win in the Triton Million?

£16,890,509 for second place in 2019, after a heads-up deal with Aaron Zang. PokerNews converted it to $20,537,187 at the time; some databases list $20,563,324. ^[1][11]

How many WSOP bracelets does Bryn Kenney have?

Two: the 2014 $1,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix and the 2024 WSOP Online $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship. ^[2][4][5]

Is Bryn Kenney first on the all-time money list?

Yes. PokerNews lists him as the all-time money leader for live tournament earnings, and he was the first player to pass $70 million, $80 million and $90 million. ^[1][16]

Is Bryn Kenney married?

PokerNews states that, as far as it is aware, he does not have a wife. ^[1]

What did Bryn Kenney do before poker?

He played Magic: The Gathering competitively and was ranked No. 1 in the world for ages 15 and under at 14. ^[3]

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Read more about Tom Dwan, who finished sixth at the final table of Kenney’s 2026 win in Jeju, Chris Moneymaker, fifth in the 2023 Luxon Invitational that Kenney won, and Daniel Negreanu, who also ended a long bracelet drought in 2024. ^[5][13][16]