Alex Brenes
Alex Brenes | |
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Nickname(s) | Tijo |
Residence | Rohrmosser, Costa Rica |
Born | San José, Costa Rica |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 22 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 24th, 2001 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | 0 (+1) |
Final table(s) | 1 (+1) |
Money finish(es) | 4 |
Alex Brenes (born January 17, 1964)[1] is a Costa Rican professional poker player.
Brenes was the winner of a World Poker Tour title in 2005[2] and is the younger brother of professional poker players Humberto Brenes and Eric Brenes, the three of them together are known as "Godfather of Costa Rican players,". Brenes resides in .
World Series of Poker[]
Brenes has cashed 22 times at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), making three final tables and finished as runner-up in two of them, the first was in the $3,500 No Limit Hold'em event where he finish runner-up to Mike Matusow in 1999 [3] the next was to Jim Lester in the $3,000 Texas Fixed-Limit Hold'em in 2001.[4]
Brenes has also cashed in the money twice at the WSOP Main Event, 24th in the 2001 event and 197th in the 2004 event.
World Poker Tour[]
Brenes has cashed four times at the World Poker Tour title events, and won the WPT Invitational - Season 3 tournament at the 2005 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $100,000.[5]
Other poker events[]
On May 5, 2008, Brenes was a participant at the inaugural Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) in the LAPT Rio de Janeiro event in Brazil and made the Final Table finishing fourth, earning $62,800 then later that year in August he finished runner-up at the LAPT Punta del Este $2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event earning an addition $127,625
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,100,000.[6] His 22 cashes as the WSOP account for $402,817 of those winnings.[7]
Notes[]
- ^ Wheeler, Lisa. "Alex Brenes". tioalex.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Alex Brenes". worldpokertour.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "1999 World Series of Poker $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em event results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "$ 3,000 Texas Hold'em (limit) event results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "World Poker Tour Invitational - No Limit Hold'em event results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "Alex Brenes - Stats". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ World Series of Poker Earnings Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
External links[]
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from San José, Costa Rica
- Costa Rican poker players
- World Poker Tour winners
- People from Miami Lakes, Florida