Steve Brecher
Birthplace
San Diego, CA
Hometown
Reno, NV
Total Winnings
$1,688,869
WPT Career Stats
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Career Earnings | $1,688,869 | 60 |
| Cashes | 14 | 20 |
| Final Tables | 2 | 48 |
| Titles | 1 | 16 |
| Tournaments Played | 88 | 13 |
Born in San Diego and raised in Queens, New York, Steve Brecher has been playing poker for most of his life. He is a retired computer software developer who is a fixture on the poker circuit, playing most of the big events.
Brecher won the Season VII Bay 101 Shooting Star, earning $1,025,500, making him the latest WPT Poker-Made Millionaire. The Bay 101 Shooting Star was his second WPT Final Table, but his first was a big one -- the 2004 WPT World Championship, where he finished sixth. He also final tabled a PPT event and finished third in the televised 2005 U.S. Poker Championship.
WPT Career Stats
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Career Earnings | $1,688,869 | 60 |
| Cashes | 14 | 20 |
| Final Tables | 2 | 48 |
| Titles | 1 | 16 |
| Tournaments Played | 88 | 13 |
| Season | Tournament | Casino | Place | Points | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | World Poker Challenge | 11 | 0 | $19,604 | |
| II | WPT Championship | Bellagio | 6 | 300 | $232,862 |
| Season II Total: | 300 | $252,466 | |||
| III | Mirage Poker Showdown | 11 | 0 | $32,401 | |
| III | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino | 25 | 0 | $30,998 |
| III | WPT World Championship | Bellagio | 73 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Season III Total: | 0 | $93,399 | |||
| IV | Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship | Bellagio | 15 | 0 | $34,485 |
| Season IV Total: | 0 | $34,485 | |||
| VI | Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Casino | 37 | 0 | $16,005 |
| VI | Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino | 27 | 0 | $24,318 |
| Season VI Total: | 0 | $40,323 | |||
| VII | Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101 | 1 | 1000 | $1,025,500 |
| Season VII Total: | 1000 | $1,025,500 | |||
| VIII | Borgata Poker Open | Borgata | 10 | 0 | $39,976 |
| VIII | Festa al Lago | Bellagio | 12 | 0 | $47,710 |
| VIII | Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino | 8 | 0 | $99,641 |
| VIII | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio | 25 | 0 | $28,569 |
| Season VIII Total: | 0 | $215,896 | |||
| IX | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino | 53 | 50 | $26,800 |
| Season IX Total: | 50 | $26,800 | |||
| Grand Total: | 1350 | $1,688,869 | |||
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