Now the name of Brian Rust will forever
stand next to Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu and other poker
legends. In the final vote for inclusion in the Poker Hall of Fame, he beat out
9 other famous personalities, among which the main competitors were Mike
Matusow and Isaiah Scheinberg.
Brian Rust has been very confident in this
year's World Series of Poker. He won his 6th WSOP bracelet with 5 ITMs for a
total of over $1,500,000 in prize money.
Unique poker player
Brian Rast has several unique achievements
in poker. He is the only player to earn more than $1,000,000 in live
tournaments for 7 consecutive years. The American was also the champion of the
$50K Poker Players Championship three times. In the list of the most profitable
players in the world, he takes 29th place.
In addition to three Poker Players Championship
titles, Brian Rast is a 6-card WSOP bracelet winner, the last one he received a
month ago. This victory earned him over $1,300,000. Rust was also the champion of
the first $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl in 2015. Then he earned a career-high
$7,525,000.