Bryn Kenney  

Bryn Kenney is a professional poker player who made his first live-event cash in 2007. In the first 5 years, Bryn cashed 31 times, made 8 final tables, won an EPT event, cashed in 13 WSOP events, and earned close to $2 million. During that time he was also a successful online poker player, earning over $2.4 million.

Bryn was born on May 8, 1986 in Long Beach, New York, where he graduated Long Beach High School in 2004. He grew up playing and watching sports, which instilled in him a competitive nature. When he started playing poker online, he found a game that filled his need for competition and risk taking. Playing as “BrynKenney” on PokerStars he was a successful cash game player and won several tournaments, including a Wednesday Quarter Million for $52,594, a $109 Sunday event for $59,570, a Sunday 500 for $98,005, and a SCOOP event for $200,146.

Since Bryn was not yet 21 when he decided to transition to live events, he had to play at casinos where the legal age was 18. At the 2007 East Coast Poker Championship, he made his first live-event cash when he finished runner-up in the $1,000 NLHE to earn $34,446. His other cash that year was at the WPT North American Poker Championships in Ontario, where he finished 31st in the C$10,000 NLHE Championship Event for C$35,745.

In 2008, Bryn attended his first WSOP, where he finished 35th in the $5,000 NLHE to earn $16,647. While in Las Vegas, he also cashed at the Bellagio Cup, finishing 4th in the $5,000 NLHE to earn $66,850. In 2009, his pair of cashes were both at the WSOP, where he finished 8th for $42,320 in the $1,500 NLHE 6-Max, and cashed for $24,066 in the PLO Championship event.

Bryn cashed 10 times in 2010, starting with a money finish for $45,000 in the Main Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). At the WSOP, he cashed in 4 events, including finishing 8th for $141,168 in the $25,000 NLHE 6-Max, and 28th in the Main Event to earn $255,242. After cashing at the EPT Vilamoura, Bryn was at the WSOP Europe, where he made the money in the Main Event. To finish the year, he cashed at the NAPT Los Angeles, the EPT Barcelona, and cashed in the Main Event at the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic.

In 2011, Bryn cashed 14 times, made 6 final tables, and won his first event. In January at the PCA, he finished 3rd for $643,000 in the $100,000 NLHE Super High Roller event. At the WSOP, he cashed 4 times, finishing 10th in the $1,500 NLHE to earn $46,209, and a week later, he finished 6th in the Bellagio Cup Main Event for $91,260.

The last part of the year, Bryn cashed at the 2011 EPT Barcelona, the EPT/UKIPT London, and the WSOP Europe. At the EPT San Remo, he cashed twice, finishing runner-up in the €10,000 NLHE 8-Max to earn €179,000. He also cashed twice at the EPT Prague, finishing 6th for €13,600 in the €5,000 NLHE 6-Max Turbo, and won the €2,000 NLHE Bounty to collect €53,250.  His last cash of the year was in the Epic Poker League’s $2,000 NLHE Turbo, where he made the final table and finished 7th for $5,040.

To start 2012, for the 3rd year in a row, Bryn cashed at the PCA. In the $2,000 NLHE Leaderboard Event, he finished in 12th place to earn $10,460.

Now making his home in Los Angeles, Bryn enjoys spending time with his brother Taylor, and with his girlfriend Ana Marquez, both professional poker players. When he takes a break from poker, he likes to snowboard, travel, and watch sports.