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How A Former ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Player Became the Top Tournament Poker Player Of All Time
In fact, he got there in just the last six months, having won $20.5 million at a single tournament!
18 Nov 2019, 06:56 PM IST 
Chips are placed on a poker table in Macau. (Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg)
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According to the website The Hendon Mob, the top tournament poker player of all time is the American Bryn Kenney, who has won a staggering $55.5 million. In fact, he got there in just the last six months, having won $20.5 million at a single tournament! So how did a former Magic: The Gathering player vault to the top of this leaderboard? On this week's episode of Odd Lots, Kenney explains how it all came about.
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