Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes | |
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Humberto Brenes (2006) |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | May 8, 1951 |
place of birth | San Jose |
Nickname | The Shark |
place of residence | Miami Lakes |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 923,475 |
Total prize money | $ 6,168,627 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 2 |
Cashes | 94 |
Best main event | 4th ( 1988 ) |
Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
title | no |
Cashes | 8th |
Main event of the European Poker Tour | |
title | no |
Cashes | 1 |
Last updated: February 21, 2020 |
Humberto Brenes (born May 8, 1951 in San José ) is a professional Costa Rican poker player . He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .
Personal
Brenes studied industrial engineering at the Universidad de Costa Rica . He started his career as a professional player with baccarat .
Poker career
Career
Brenes played his first poker tournament in 1974.
In 1988 Brenes finished fourth in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker . His most successful year was 1993 . He won a Limit Hold'em and a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament at the WSOP, securing two bracelets . At the 2006 WSOP , Brenes and Phil Hellmuth won eight times. In his career Brenes won more than six million dollars in live professional tournaments, making it the most successful Costa Rican poker players .
His indispensable identification mark is his "Shark", which he always puts on stage at the poker table as a lucky charm and card guard . Brenes was a representative of the online poker platform PokerStars .
Bracelets
year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
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1993 | 2500 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 128 | 128,000 |
2500 | Limit Hold'em | 149 | 149,000 |
Web links
- Humberto Brenes in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Humberto Brenes in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Humberto Brenes in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Humberto Brenes in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 1, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brenes, Humberto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Costa Rican poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose , Costa Rica |