{{Short description|American poker player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Orphan|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox poker player | name = Brandon Riha | nickname = Briha5254 | image = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 26, 1990}} | birth_place = | wsop bracelet count = 0 | wsop money finishes = 2 | wsop main event best finish rank = | wsop main event best finish year = | wpt titles = ''None'' | wpt final tables = ''None'' | wpt money finishes = }}
'''Brandon Riha''' (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional poker player from Chickamauga, Georgia currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Riha's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=145830 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> He was Carder England's roommate.
==Online poker== Playing under the screen names of '''"Briha5254"''' on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, Riha's multi table tournament online winnings exceeded $465,000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialpokerrankings.com/pokerstars/BRiha5254/poker/results/10783399B3074D17AFAD07F23EF0B166.html?t%3D2 |title=BRIHA5254 Poker Results and Statistics - Official Poker Rankings |accessdate=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010351/http://www.officialpokerrankings.com/pokerstars/BRiha5254/poker/results/10783399B3074D17AFAD07F23EF0B166.html?t=2 |archivedate=October 8, 2011 }}"prizes"</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/thepokerdb/BRiha5254/FullTiltPoker/3945966/player-profile.asp |title=BRiha5254 | FullTiltPoker - Online Poker Player Profile |accessdate=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821162604/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/thepokerdb/BRiha5254/FullTiltPoker/3945966/player-profile.asp |archivedate=August 21, 2009 }}"Winnings"</ref> including a win in the Full Tilt PokerSunday Mulligan<ref>[https://archive.today/20120906101359/http://www.pocketfives.com/online-poker-scene/tournament-review-for-5-11-2009-4247117]"briha5254"</ref> for $49,320, a win in the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy tournament. Brandon has won the BoDog Sunday Major and final tabled the Cake Poker monthly $250 tournament.
==Live poker==
===The World Series of Poker=== Brandon turned 21 shortly after "Black Friday" and moved to Las Vegas to begin his career as a live pro. Brandon had two cashes at the 42nd Annual World series of Poker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/brandon-riha/60624/tournament-results.asp |title=Brandon Riha - Live Poker Tournament Results |accessdate=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223174302/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/brandon-riha/60624/tournament-results.asp |archivedate=December 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=51896 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=51907 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref>
===Venetian DeepStacks Extravaganza=== Brandon took 2nd place in the 6/21 DeepStacks event for $44,265.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/tournaments/event/2011-Venetian-Deep-Stack-Extravaganza-III-June-21-2011-No-Limit-Hold'em-1762-19358.html |title = 2011 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III | Venetian Hotel and Casino… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720145354/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/tournaments/event/2011-Venetian-Deep-Stack-Extravaganza-III-June-21-2011-No-Limit-Hold'em-1762-19358.html |archive-date=20 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Brandon won the Venetian DeepStacks Extravaganza IV $500 buy in tournament for $33,347 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/brandon-riha.htm |title=Brandon Riha - Poker Player Profile |accessdate=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125062507/http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/brandon-riha.htm |archivedate=November 25, 2011 }}</ref>
===Turning Stone Casino=== Riha made his first live appearance at Turning Stone Casino in March 2009 at the March Madness event making a final table and taking 8th place in the $200 turbo for $1,006. Brandon continued his success taking 4th in the East Coast Poker Championship main event for $25,476 and a win in the 2009 Fall Poker Classic for $32,200.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Riha's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=145830 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>
===Festa al Lago Classic=== Brandon won and took 2nd in back to back Festa $500 tournaments in 2011 for a combined total of $13,385 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/brandon-riha.htm |title=Brandon Riha - Poker Player Profile |accessdate=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125062507/http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/brandon-riha.htm |archivedate=November 25, 2011 }}</ref>
==References== <references />
==External links== * [http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/xBlah Pocketfives.com profile] *[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/102734-brandon-riha/results Card Player profile] * [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=145830 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/brandon-riha/ WPT profile] * [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=121199 WSOP profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111223174302/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/brandon-riha/60624/tournament-results.asp] * [https://archive.today/20120720145354/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/tournaments/event/2011-Venetian-Deep-Stack-Extravaganza-III-June-21-2011-No-Limit-Hold'em-1762-19358.html]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riha, Brandon}} Category:American poker players Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:People from Walker County, Georgia