Brandon Cantu

Gender: Male
Age: May 10, 1981 (32 years old)
Hometown: Vancouver, WA, United States
Residence: NV, United States
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1st Cash: Jun 27, 2006
Earnings: $4,073,563
Wins: 8
Since last results: 6 days
GPI PoY 2013
Highest 117th (Oct 29, 2012) 345th (Jun 18, 2013)
Latest 213th (Jun 19, 2013) 345th (Jun 18, 2013)
United States 109th 109th
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Date Event Buy-In Place Entries Earnings
Jun 14 - 16, 2013
Las Vegas, NV,
44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max (Event #27) QE
$3,000 8th 593 $51,561
Jun 3 - 5, 2013
Las Vegas, NV,
44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Shootout (Event #9) QE
$3,000 18th 477 $7,384
May 29 - Jun 1, 2013
Las Vegas, NV,
44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed (Event #2) QE
$5,000 38th 481 $11,235
Oct 2, 2012
Cannes,
2012 World Series of Poker - Europe
No Limit Hold'em - Bounty (Side Event #68)
500 4th 36 1,370
Sep 26 - 28, 2012
Cannes,
2012 World Series of Poker - Europe
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max (Event #5) QE
10,000 2nd 96 159,459
Sep 21 - 23, 2012
Cannes,
2012 World Series of Poker - Europe
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed (Event #1) QE
2,500 20th 227 4,887
Jun 15 - 17, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (Event #30) QE
$1,500 2nd 285 $63,048
Jun 8 - 10, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker Seven Card Razz (Event #18) QE
$2,500 3rd 309 $74,269
Jun 5, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
Rio Daily Deepstacks
No Limit Hold'em I
$235 30th 795 $860
May 28 - 30, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em (Event #2) QE
$1,500 102nd 2101 $3,531
Mar 24 - 25, 2012
San Diego, CA,
WSOP Circuit - Rincon
World Series of Poker Circuit No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$1,620 11th 332 $8,449
Mar 23, 2012
San Diego, CA,
WSOP Circuit - Rincon
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,090 1st 87 $27,004
Jan 18 - 19, 2012
Paris,
Euro Finals of Poker 2012
No Limit Hold'em - Silver Championships QE
1,000 19th 212 2,490
Nov 20, 2011
Loutraki,
EPT - Loutraki
No Limit Hold'em - Greek Poker Cup
300 1st 189 16,750
Nov 17, 2011
Loutraki,
EPT - Loutraki
No Limit Hold'em QE
2,000 4th 72 13,650
Nov 9, 2011
Amsterdam,
Master Classics of Poker 2011
No Limit Hold'em - Dutch Open QE
5,000 24th 294 10,290
Oct 30, 2011
Baden,
2011 CAPT European Poker Championship/Poker EM
No Limit Hold'em
500 3rd 57 4,870
Oct 13, 2011
Cannes,
2011 World Series of Poker - Europe
No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Bounty
400 1st 68 6,760
Jul 12 - 19, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
Bellagio Cup VII
Main Event - No Limit Hold'em QE
$10,000 9th 224 $34,357
Jun 9 - 11, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker No Limit Deuce To Seven Draw World Championship QE
$10,000 13th 126 $24,043
Jun 8 - 10, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Shootout QE
$1,500 82nd 1440 $4,998
Aug 28 - Sep 2, 2010
Vilamoura,
EPT Vilamoura
European Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
5,000 36th 384 8,381
Jul 5, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker World Championship - No Limit Hold'em QE
$10,000 444th 7319 $31,647
Jun 16 - 18, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. QE
$1,500 47th 828 $4,276
Jun 14 - 16, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 QE
$1,500 17th 644 $5,607
Mar 15 - 17, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
2010 Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$5,000 1st 242 $363,844
Jan 10, 2010
Paradise Island,
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
8 Game
$500 3rd 54 $3,665
Nov 23 - 25, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza IV
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$2,500 15th 348 $9,865
Jun 25, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo QE
$1,500 1st 762 $228,867
Jun 20, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 2nd 2715 $403,951
Jun 2, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 98th 2791 $4,038
Apr 1, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
Seventh Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 9th 129 $3,005
Feb 10, 2009
Los Angeles, CA,
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 24th 239 $2,202
Dec 1, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$3,000 5th 31 $20,205
Oct 24, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
2008 Caesars Palace Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Heads-Up QE
$1,000 32nd 128 $1,552
Sep 19 - 22, 2008
London,
2008 World Series Of Poker - Europe
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
£1,500 27th 410 £4,305
Sep 14 - 18, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ,
2008 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - WPT Event QE
$9,600 32nd 516 $21,000
Jul 3 - Nov 10, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
World Series of Poker World Championship No Limit Hold'em QE
$10,000 20th 6844 $257,334
Jun 16 - 18, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,500 106th 1012 $3,724
Jun 5 - 7, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
World Series of Poker Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo QE
$2,500 9th 338 $19,633
Apr 10, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic - WPT World Champions
No Limit Hold'em QE
$5,000 6th 134 $21,855
Mar 10 - 14, 2008
San Jose, CA,
Bay 101 Shooting Stars
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$9,600 1st 376 $1,000,000
Mar 6, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 11th 174 $3,798
Mar 2, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 6th 102 $5,936
Feb 29, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 10th 207 $2,510
Feb 11, 2008
Los Angeles, CA,
2008 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,500 6th 167 $22,270
Jan 20, 2008
Melbourne,
2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
No Limit Hold'em - Turbo
AU$1,000 11th 253 AU$3,163
Nov 29, 2007
New Orleans, LA,
WSOP Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans
No Limit Hold'em
$500 23rd 221 $643
Nov 13 - 15, 2007
Tulsa, Ok,
Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge IV
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 2nd 154 $26,250
Jun 14 - 15, 2007
Las Vegas, NV,
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha QE
$1,500 54th 576 $3,459
Jun 12 - 13, 2007
Las Vegas, NV,
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Shootout QE
$1,500 44th 900 $6,757
Apr 8, 2007
Las Vegas, NV,
Fifth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 6th 288 $18,665
Mar 25 - 28, 2007
Reno, NV,
World Poker Challenge
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$5,000 19th 475 $11,391
Mar 1 - 2, 2007
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 8th 260 $5,044
Dec 1, 2006
Las Vegas, NV,
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 2nd 540 $136,835
Oct 29, 2006
Las Vegas, NV,
Ultimate Poker Challenge
No Limit Hold'em
$300 1st 0 $9,400
Oct 16 - 20, 2006
Las Vegas, NV,
Festa Al Lago V Poker Tournament
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$10,000 18th 433 $33,395
Jun 27 - 29, 2006
Las Vegas, NV,
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 1st 2776 $757,839


BIO

Brandon Cantu was born on May 10, 1981 in Vancouver, Washington. Through high school and early adulthood, Brandon lacked aspirations for direction or career, until he found poker. As for thousands of others, Chris Moneymaker’s 2003 WSOP Main Event win opened Brandon’s eyes to the world of professional poker. An entire generation thought they could make a go of it as a profession; Cantu knew.

Brandon studied the game on television and the Internet, and he deposited money in an online poker account to play low-stakes limit games. Over time, he built a bankroll and slowly moved up in limits, using his aggressive nature to bully opponents and create a winning style of play.

After several years of developing his skills, Cantu took a trip to Las Vegas in the summer of 2006 to try his skills at the live tables of the World Series of Poker. His first cash was a bracelet, beating a historically huge field in $1,500 NLHE that earned Brandon $757,839. He also finished 18th in the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Main Event later that year and won a $300 NLHE event at the Ultimate Poker Challenge. He finished the year with a runner-up finish in $1,500 NLHE at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $136,835.

After his outstanding 2006, Cantu relocated to Las Vegas. IN 2007 he made several final tables and started 2008 with a deep run in an Aussie Millions event. He final tabled events at the LA Poker Classic and Wynn Classic.  In March, he won his first WPT Championship at Bay 101 Shooting Stars pocketing the $1 million first place. He followed the win by cashing 3 WSOP events that year, including a deep run in the Main Event coming in 20th for $257,334.

And in 2009, Cantu did it again. He not only finished 2nd in $1,500 NLHE for $403,951, but he won $1,500 PLO8 for $228,867 and his second bracelet, defeating tough WSOP Omaha competitor Lee Watkinson.

Cantu added another victory in 2010 by taking down $5,000 NLHE at the Wynn Classic, and he continued to cash in events like the WSOP and the European Poker Tour.

The young pro owns a home in Las Vegas and recently married. He has won more than $3.5 million in live poker tournaments as of July 2011.