Brian Rast
Brian Rast
GPI:268
$25,417,850
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Profile
- Name
- Brian Rast
- Nationality
United States- GPI Rank
- 268
- WPT Wins
- Total Live Earnings
- $25,417,850
Biography
Brian Rast is an American poker player and winner of six World Series of Poker bracelets, and a 2023 Poker Hall of Fame inductee.
He is one of only two players to have won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship on three occasions, doing so in 2011, 2016 and 2023.
Read More: Life in the Rast Lane: Brian Rast's Incredible Poker Journey
Biography
Rast was born in 1981 in Denver, Colorado. He then moved to Poway, California where he graduated from Poway High School in 2000. After finishing High School Rast entered Stanford University, but dropped out rather soon in order to seek career as a professional poker player.
Rast's passion for poker came in 2003 after he saw the best-known poker-themed movie Rounders starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton.
Rast at the World Series of Poker
After cashing at the WSOP for the first time in 2005, it wasn't until 2011 that Rast really hit his stride at the festival. He cashed just three times, but won two bracelets. His first came in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em after defeating Allen Kessler heads-up.
Later that same year he triumphed in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, defeating Phil Hellmuth heads-up to win the prestigious event for $1,720,328.
The following year, in 2012, Rast finished sixth in the inaugural $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop for $1,621,333. Another seven-figure score came in 2013 with victory in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $100,000 High Roller.
Rast was making a name for himself in the High Roller community, with several six-figure cashes in Bellagio and ARIA High Roller tournaments. In 2015, he final-tabled the Aussie Millions Main Event before going on to win the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl for $7,525,000.
In 2016, Rast won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship again, joining Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi as the only two-time champions of the event.
A fourth bracelet came in 2018 in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Championship, and after a fourth in 2021 in Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Holdem Rast was building up a Hall of Fame-worthy poker resume, something even Rast himself admits.
I turn 40 in a couple of weeks and it was on my mind to make the Poker Hall of Fame," Rast told PokerNews after his fifth WSOP bracelet. "I think I have a pretty good claim. Ive played the biggest cash games in the world for over a decade and Ive done a lot in tournaments as well. I just dont think there are too many people. I wanted to come back here this year to the WSOP and show myself that I can still play great poker and be around and enjoy it and hopefully add more.
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 7th | $18,709 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 1st | $1,324,747 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty | 69th | $11,876 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) | 7th | $202,532 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #1: $333 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off | 196th | $952 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 39th | $20,000 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship | 134th | $62,500 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | 5th | $347,658 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max | 37th | $6,853 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em | 3rd | $121,718 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha | 22nd | $23,327 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event | 24th | $5,000 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 188th | $4,804 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship | 3rd | $134,370 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed | 19th | $57,009 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed | 12th | $5,993 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #78: $10,000 Razz Championship | 17th | $16,299 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha | 83rd | $8,070 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 1st | $474,102 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 39th | $2,445 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 11th | $18,506 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 15th | $18,750 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #81: People's Choice Event Spin the Wheel | 175th | $1,251 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em | 26th | $5,285 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #66: $800 Pot Limit Omaha | 118th | $1,944 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #31: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 291st | $1,616 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #28: $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max | 69th | $1,596 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #25: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver | 87th | $1,455 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #22: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack | 33rd | $2,913 |
| 2018 Poker MastersEvent #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 3rd | $214,500 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 60th | $5,947 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 8th | $144,049 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 1st | $259,670 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 11th | $23,508 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER | 75th | $13,147 |
| 2015 Super High Roller Series$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl | 1st | $7,525,000 |
| 2015 Aussie Millions$10,600 Main Event | 5th | 315,000 AUD |
| 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific$1,650 8-Game Dealer's Choice | 3rd | 18,482 AUD |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low | 38th | $5,888 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $5,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha | 40th | $10,409 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #41: $1,500 Six-Handed Dealer's Choice | 41st | $2,799 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 16th | $3,471 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship | 4th | $67,264 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) | 54th | $9,240 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Eight Handed) | 14th | $23,624 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerWSOP National Championship | 14th | $26,439 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | 6th | $1,621,333 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed | 22nd | $10,510 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry | 6th | $137,632 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max | 24th | $14,328 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship | 1st | $1,720,328 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix | 42nd | $4,883 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 1st | $227,232 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 16th | $38,424 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys | 9th | $84,863 |
