Brandon Cantu

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Brandon Cantu
Brandon Cantu (2015)
Brandon Cantu (2015)
  Personal information  
Date of birth May 10, 1981
place of birth United StatesUnited States Vancouver
Nickname The Bounty Hunter
place of residence United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 1,000,000
Total prize money $ 4,421,218
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 52
Best main event 20th ( 2008 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title 1
Cashes 5
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
  Main Event of party poker Live  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: February 24, 2020

Brandon M. Cantu (born May 10, 1981 in Vancouver , Washington ) is a professional American poker player . He is a two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker and is nicknamed The Bounty Hunter ( German for  the bounty hunter ).

Personal

Cantu is from Vancouver , Washington state . He lives in Las Vegas .

Poker career

Career

Cantu came to poker as a result of the moneymaker boom in 2003 . He engaged in the game on television and the internet and made a deposit at an online poker room . There he slowly built a bankroll.

In June 2006 Cantu was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and won a tournament of the No Limit Hold'em variant . He prevailed against 2,775 other players and won a bracelet and more than $ 750,000 in prize money. In March 2008, Cantu won the Main Event of the World Poker Tour in San José and secured a prize of one million dollars. At the WSOP 2008 he was successful for the first time in the main event and finished in 20th place, endowed with around 250,000 dollars. He finished second in a WSOP event in June 2009 and won his second bracelet just days later by winning a Pot Limit Omaha Hi / Lo tournament , earning him more than $ 630,000 in prize money. In mid-March 2010, Cantu prevailed at the Wynn Classic at the Wynn Las Vegas and secured the grand prize of more than $ 360,000. At the end of September 2012, he finished second at the World Series of Poker Europe played in Cannes and received almost 160,000 euros .

In total, Cantu has earned just under $ 4.5 million in poker in live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Cantu cashed 52 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2006 1500 No-Limit Hold'em 2776 757.839
2009 1500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better 0762 228,867

Web links

Commons : Brandon Cantu  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Брендон Канту (Brandon Cantu) on propokerpro.net, accessed on March 9, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ Brandon Cantu in the Global Poker Index database, accessed March 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Brandon Cantu in the World Series of Poker database, accessed March 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ 37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 9, 2016 (English).
  5. ↑ Bay 101 Shooting Stars ($ 9,600 + 400 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed March 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 9, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi / Lo) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ 2010 Wynn Classic ($ 5,000 + 150 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ 2012 World Series of Poker - Europe (€ 10,000 + 450 No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max (Event # 5)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 24, 2020 (English).
  11. ↑ Brandon Cantu in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed March 9, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Cantu, Brandon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cantu, Brandon M. (full name); The Bounty Hunter (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , Washington , United States