Biography
Kannapong Thanarattrakul is a professional poker player hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, and a member of the Natural8 ambassador team.
Thanarattrakul enjoyed several live poker tournament cashes between 2018-2022 but drew a blank in 2021 like many live poker grinders, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, upon his return to live tournaments, Thanarattrakul exploded onto the scene in 2022.
Thanarattrakul finished fourth in a 30,000 buy-in event at the Triton Poker Series Madrid in May 2022, and walked away with $277,050. Four months later, Thanarattrakul headed to Cyprus for another Triton Poker Series where he racked up a handful of massive scores, including one tipping the scales at $646,500.
The best was yet to come for Thanarattrakul, who finished second in the 2022 WSOP Online Main Event for an incredible $2,094,885, a result that catapulted him to second place in Thailand’s all-time money listing.
Since that huge win, Thanarattrakul has won a10,300 buy-in event at EPT Prague in December 2022 for $577,775 and helped himself to a $153,300 prize at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $1,500 The Closer | 111th | $4,590 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s | 146th | $1,414 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 103rd | $4,158 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #83: $1,500 Short Deck | 15th | $5,215 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty | 201st | $1,477 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker | 1220th | $2,630 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague10,300 EPT Prague High Roller | 1st | €543,750 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague25,000 NL Hold’em II | 2nd | €176,470 |
| 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party$5,300 MPP Main Event | 104th | $13,750 |
| 2020 PokerStars Red Dragon Manila250,000 High Roller | 8th | 852,000 PHP |
| 2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju5,000,000 High Roller | 10th | 13,340,000 KRW |