Brian Rast

Brian Rast was born on November 8, 1981, in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in Poway, California. He is an American professional poker player who graduated as valedictorian from Poway High School and attended Stanford University before leaving to pursue professional poker in 2004. He has won seven WSOP bracelets, including the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2011, 2016, and 2023 (for $1,324,747), and the 2025 $10,000 Razz Championship. In 2015, he won the Super High Roller Bowl for $7,500,000. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2023. His total live tournament earnings exceed $28,300,000.