Why is Bryn Kenney the most valuable man in poker?

WHY IS BRYN KENNEY THE MOST VALUABLE MAN IN POKER?

Bryn Kenney, 36, is truly experiencing a stroke of good luck and double happiness this year. After becoming a sponsored player of AA POKER, he won the $250k Triton Poker London Luxon Invitational for $6.8 million.Until now, his career earnings reached over $65 million, overtaking Justin Bonomo on the All-Time Money List. After ascending to the top of the all-time money list at the age of 32, Bryn Kenney has predominantly maintained his position but sometimes stayed in second place for a short time.It is nearly impossible to articulate in any language the awe-inspiring performances on the tournament and money-making prowess of Bryn Kenney, who stands as the 'godlike figure' in this realm, 'a genius', and undoubtedly a future inductee into the 'Poker Hall of Fame'. How does he achieve such remarkable feats? Bryn Kenney (born November 1, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Long Island, New York. He is 36 years old, but some 80s or 90s players were surprised as he is such a young age.Kenney expressed remarkable memory skills from a very young age, possessing the gift of eidetic memory. As an infant, his mother Carol would show him baseball cards, and even before he could speak, he had memorized the names of at least 60 players.It is almost certain that this innate talent has helped Kenney become a professional poker. And his unique qualities have garnered unwavering support from his mother Carol, who always stands by him, allowing him the freedom to make his own choices and also becoming one of his fan. Kenney played SNS games with friends at first in high school, and his poker career also began. At the age of 17, unable to create his account due to being underage, his mother created an online account in her name for him. At 18, he officially opened his account, which he continues to use.From that on, poker completely consumed his life. A few weeks later, he dropped out of college to pursue a professional poker career, even though he had yet to prove himself as a valuable player. Fortunately, with unconditional support from his mother, his career quickly succeeded.

Securing his first gold bracelet is a turning point in Bryn Kenney's career, signaling the gears of destiny to set in motion. In 2014, at the age of 27, Bryn Kenney was already very famous both online and offline. This year was also very important for Kenney, as he not only participated in the WSOP but also gained his first gold bracelet, leaving an indelible mark on the world's largest poker tournament. The 2014 WSOP Event #63 was a $1,500 six-handed game, including 10 different poker games: Razz, 7-Triple-Draw Lowball, Omaha Hi-Lo, Pot-Limit Omaha, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud High-Low Split, Pot-Limit Omaha, Omaha High-Low Split, Badugi, Limit Hold'ern, and No-Limit Hold'em. It's difficult for most players to understand the rules of these games, but for Kenney is very easy, which will also be thanks to his good memory. Kenney dominated Event #63 from the very beginning, bagging up the chip lead on Day 1. From there, Kenney continued to keep his seat at the top of the chip counts, remaining in the top ten chip counts throughout Day 2 and ultimately bagging second-place chips to end the day. With just four players left, Kenney led to a substantial chip lead early and rode that all of the way to his first championship bracelet.This victory earned Kenney his first career gold bracelet and a prize of $153,220. At that time, his total career earnings were $3.6 million, a far cry from his current staggering total of $65 million.However, in the remaining months of 2014, Kenney continued to participate in live poker tournaments, but his focus increasingly shifted toward high-roller and super high-roller events.

2019: The first time to claim the top spot.

In a 2018 interview, Bryn Kenney explicitly stated that becoming the highest-earning poker player was his long-term goal, one he wouldn't give up until achieved, predicting it within the next two years. The Triton Million event held in London in August 2019 featured the highest buy-in ever, at £1.05 million. Bryn Kenney reached the final heads-up against Chinese player Zang, and they made a deal. Zang won the title of Triton Million winner. However, due to Kenney's chip lead, he received the lion's share of the prize, £16,890,509 ($20,563,324), an unprecedented and possibly unparalleled sum.After this tournament, Bryn Kenney's career earnings reached $55,505,634, which is the first person to overtake Justin Bonomo to claim the top spot on the Hendon Mob all-time money list.

2023: Kenney reached the mountaintop once again.

London seems to be a lucky place for Bryn Kenney. After participating in the 2023 WSOP this summer, Kenney appeared at the Triton London event as an AA POKER ambassador. In several games, he won in Event #9, a £250k buy-in Luxon Invitational. This win marked his third Triton championship. The heads-up battle began between Kenney and Talal Shakerchi, the winner of Triton Poker Vietnam, all of the chips got in the middle with Shakerchi holding ace-king and Kenney holding eight-nine. An eight-high flop gave Kenney a big lead and Shakerchi couldn't improve as he went out in second place.With this victory, Kenney had earned a prize of 6.86 million, bringing his total career earnings to $65.03 million, and once again has shot back up to the number one spot on the all-time money list, ahead of Justin Bonomo.