Reputed to be amongst the best poker players on the professional circuit, Brad Booth started as a highly successful poker career with around 14 cashes and the total winnings going beyond the $700,000 mark. Brad Booth had humble beginnings, delivering pizzas around Vancouver, Canada, his native place.
For Brad Booth, poker started with him using his meager savings to play the game in the local card rooms. He used to play $4/$8 Limit Hold’em games and soon was able to outsmart many of the regulars at the game. He played these games every night, the experience helping him to master the game and with time he managed to develop exceptional poker skills. Brad Booth is nicknamed, “Yukon Brad”, a name he got during the time when he used to frequent the card rooms in Western Canada. The young Brad Booth was always introduced as “Brad from Yukon” and finally the introduction shortened to “Yukon Brad”.
Brad Booth made his foray into the professional tournament circuit in the year 2005 and very soon began recording impressive finishes with lots of cashes. The 36th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #31 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em was the first major event for Brad Booth who ended up at the 12th position and on the way won $16,975 as prize money. He followed this up by a second place finish at the Festa al Lago IV WPT Event/Season 4, No Limit Hold'em event and also won the cash prize of $87,755.
Success at the poker table stayed with Brad Booth in the following year, 2006 as he went on to clinch third place finish at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championships / WPT Event Season 5, WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em. With this impressive performance Brad Booth cashed in an amount of $319,180 as prize money. This was followed by a seventh place finish at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5, Event #2 - No Limit Hold'em.
Some of his major successes at the poker table include a sixth place finish at the Poker NetCast Heads-Up Challenge, Poker Pages Ranking Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em Championship which netted a cool $32,000 prize money and a tenth place finish at the 2007 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship, Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em event which earned him $25,000 in cash.
Recently, Brad Booth got placed second in the No Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championship and took home $41,134.
Brad Booth has displayed impressive consistency as he has managed to stay in the money at numerous tournaments. He has put up good performances right through the year 2007 and still continues to do so in the current year. Brad Booth has been very passionate about poker play and is always a player to watch out for whenever he enters a tournament.
Important Winnings and Recent Results for Brad Booth:
- 23rd place at the 39th World Series of Poker 2008, in Event #37 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo World Championship 8 or Better, held on Jun 19, 2008; prize money: $22,090
- 39th place at the Coast to Coast Poker Championships, in Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em, held on may 7, 2008; prize money: $902
- 2nd place at the Canadian Open Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship, held on Mar 6, 2008; prize money: $41,134
- 9th place at the Brad Booth All-In For Arthrisis tournament, in No Limit Hold'em Short Handed event, held on Nov 1, 2007; prize money: $1,099
- 10th place at the NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship, in Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em event, held on Mar 4, 2007; prize money: $25,000
- 6th place at the Poker NetCast Heads-Up Challenge, in Poker Pages Ranking Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em Championship, held on Feb 8, 2007; prize money: $32,000
- 7th place at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5, in Event #2 - No Limit Hold'em, held on Dec 2, 2006; prize money: $17,695
- 39th place at the North American Poker Championships / WPT Event Season 5, in WPT No Limit Hold'em event, held on Oct 29, 2006; prize money: $19,317
- 3rd place at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championships / WPT Event Season 5, in WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em, held on Jun 8, 2006; prize money: $319,180
- 68th place at the Five-Star World Poker Classic - WPT Championship Season 4, in WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship, held on Apr 4, 2006; prize money: $43,935
- 30th place at the Shooting Star - WPT Season 4, in WPT No Limit Hold'em event, held on Mar 3, 2006; prize money: $35,000
- 22nd place at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 4, Event #14 - No Limit Hold'em WPT Event, held on Dec 16, 2005; prize money: $48,300
- 2nd place at the Festa al Lago IV WPT Event/Season 4, in No Limit Hold'em event, held on $87,755
- 12th place at the 36th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #31 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em event, held on Jun 29, 2005; prize money: $16,975
Brad Booth Quick Facts:
- Number of Cashes: 14
- Total Career Winnings: $710,382
- ProRank 1 Position: 237
- ProRank 2 Position: 12095