Todd Brunson
Todd Brunson
4,603 global poker index
0 world poker tour index
$4,563,438 total poker live earnings
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Profile
- name
- Todd Brunson
- Nationality
United States- GPI Rank
- 4,603
- WPT Wins
- 0
- total poker live earnings
- $4,563,438
Biography
Todd Brunson may be the son of poker legend Doyle Brunson, but since turning pro himself after dropping out of Texas Tech University, Todd had put his own stamp on the poker world. Among his accolades, Todd has amassed over $3.2 million in career tournament earnings and owns his own WSOP gold bracelet.
Much like his father, most of Todds poker career has been spent playing cash games. Hes a regular in the highest limits around Las Vegas and has proven himself to be one of the best players in the world. Outside of the cash games where he has won millions, Todd has had significant success in tournaments.
His tournament results date back to 1990. In 1992, Todd cashed at the WSOP for this first time in two events. The following year in 1993, he won $198,000 after taking down the Jim Brady Month Championship Event. In 1994, he won another six figures in a tournament after taking down the $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Hall of Fame Poker Classic.
A few years went by without much stirring up the record books until 2000. This year, Brunson finished second to Ronnie Williams in the Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica for nearly $120,000. Two years later, five cashes at the WSOP rolled in. Immediately following the WSOP at the Festa al Lago II, Brunson won nearly $160,000 after taking down the $2,000 No-Limit Holdem event.
At the 2005 WSOP, Todd would get his hands on World Series gold for the first time, a feeling that his father has come to know all too well over the years. Toss took down the $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo event for over $255,000. The final table held Allen Kessler, Manny Minaya, and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman as some of Brunsons obstacles. His father Doyle also won a bracelet this year, making them the first father-son combo to both win bracelets in the same year. He also made two more WSOP final tables that year with an eighth- and a sixth-place finish for over $140,000 combined.
The year had continued success for Todd after he finished runner up in the Poker Superstars Inivitational Grand Final for $140,000. He was able to earn $95,000 total from winning some of the events preliminary matches as well.
To kick off 2006, Brunson won $500,000 at the Quarter Finalists Freeroll of the Poker Superstars Invitational. He also won the tournaments Grand Final for the second year in a row and earned himself another $400,000.
In 2007,Brunson placed in the money in six WSOP events. His best finish that year was a seventh place for over $50,000.
Off the felt, Todd has helped work with his father in the book Super/System 2. Todd wrote the seven-card stud hi-lo section of the book. Hes also contributed to Daniel Negreanus book and had some stories about him told in The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King.
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 8th | $18,429 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 32nd | $5,762 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 38th | $5,056 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #36: $3,000 Nine Game Mix | 29th | $6,000 |
| 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #2: $500 NLH Monster Stack | 118th | $645 |
| 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #1: $400 NLH Kick-Off | 30th | $1,332 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 11th | $25,010 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 50th | $2,643 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 12th | $26,986 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed | 44th | $2,832 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 191st | $50,855 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 541st | $23,940 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 16th | $14,864 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 10th | $19,428 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 10th | $18,955 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 13th | $14,667 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold’em | 1216th | $588 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 14th | $19,130 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship | 15th | $14,783 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold’em | 1182nd | $1,339 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #61: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship | 2nd | $165,891 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 261st | $1,840 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship | 11th | $115,447 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #41: $1,500 Six-Handed Dealer’s Choice | 28th | $3,880 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship | 13th | $25,569 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship | 6th | $75,681 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | 31st | $2,767 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 24th | $10,304 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 3rd | $107,349 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better | 2nd | $166,269 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better | 61st | $4,164 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 7th | $22,142 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $10,000 Main Event | 394th | $30,974 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 19th | $7,709 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $2,500 Mixed Event | 10th | $18,045 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 18th | $21,997 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 52nd | $4,296 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold’em | 14th | $32,693 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 8th | $54,854 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better | 77th | $3,271 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 22 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 12th | $19,424 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em | 292nd | $3,486 |
| 2008 PokerStars.net EPT San RemoEPT San Remo | 24th | $24,688 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem | 459th | $29,883 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 54 - $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ rebuys | 7th | $51,669 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 44 - $2,000 Omaha Hi Lo | 43rd | $4,957 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 36 - $5,000 Omaha Hi Lo | 14th | $15,134 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 9 - $1,500 Omaha Hi Lo | 20th | $6,263 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 1 - $5,000 Mixed Holdem | 38th | $11,658 |
