Ebony Kenney is a famous American poker player and streamer with several prestigious live poker titles to her name. Two years ago, she was on the verge of becoming the first woman to claim the largest cash in female poker history but missed out on setting the record by pocketing a career-high $1.7 million for her 5th-place finish in the $200K Coin Rivet International event at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Cyprus.
In that event, Kenney outperformed several pros, cementing her place among the top female poker players. In this report, we will delve into Ebony Kenney‘s early career, life, milestones, and net worth.
Early Life and Introduction to Poker
Ebony Kenney was introduced to poker by her ex-boyfriend during the poker boom. She focused on playing small tournaments with friends to practice the game before diving deep into it. After learning and practising the game, Kenney transitioned to playing cash games in local casinos and continued thriving in the game.
Kenney has now transitioned into playing Live poker tournaments and loves the grind of tournaments. “I love the grind of tournaments and the high variance. I think because it’s how I got my start in the game, I just appreciate it more.” Kenny said in an interview with PokerNews.
Ebony Kenney Poker Career Highlights and Earnings
Kenney’s first recorded live cash came in 2007 when she made an 8th place finish in the Bellagio $1,000 buy-in Weekly Tournament for $2,560. She also scored her career first WSOP cash after a final table finish in the $200 NLH Ladies Event in the WSOP Circuit Atlantic City for $1,968. She scored some small cashes between 2008 – 2010, which were not recorded.
In 2010, Kenney won her first live poker tournament winning the 2010 Florida State Poker Championship $500 NLH for $9,315. Next year, she scored $23,878 for winning the $1,600 NLH Bounty in the 2011 Isle Classic. Kenney wrapped up the year with another victory in the 2011 Isle Poker Championship’s $330 NLH for $24,990.
In 2013, she scored a money finish in the WSOP Circuit West Palm Beach $1,675 NLH Main Event for $3,065. Kenney followed it up with another money finish in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown $5,000 NLH Championship Event for $14,011. She concluded the year with a money finish in the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event and the Caribbean Poker Tour Main Event for a total earning of $23,000.
Kenney continued playing poker, but her tournament volume was low, which is why she scored a handful of tournament cashes between 2014 to 2016. In 2017, she won the Rio Daily Deepstacks $235 NLH, pocketing $34,637. In 2021, Kenney won the $500 NLH Mystery Bounty tournament in The Orleans Fall Poker Series for an impressive $41,164.
Breakout Year 2022
Ebony Kenney’s breakout year was 2022 when she took the internet by storm with her top-notch poker play. In Summer 2022, she cashed in the $10k WSOP Main Event, adding $25,500, and followed it up with a 15th place finish in the WSOP $800 NLH Deep Stack for $13,372. Kenney then traveled to Cyprus competing against the elite poker players in Triton Poker SHRS.
She made two 5th place finishes in the Triton Poker Cyprus in Event #1: $25k NLH 8 Handed for her career first six-figure score of $240,500, and in Event #6: $200k NLH Invitational for a whopping $1,700,000 prize. Her $1.7 million score was a milestone achievement for the pro, as she came close to becoming the first female poker player to win the $200K Coin Rivet International event at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Cyprus.
Kenney continued her impressive run in 2023 as well, with cash finishes in the 2023 WSOP and Online WSOP. She clinched her first Wynn poker title by winning the $240 NLH Tournament in the 2023 Wynn Recurring for $14,326. Some of her recent cash includes an 8th place finish in the Lodge Championship Series $3,000 Main Event for $47,000, and four money finishes in the 55th annual WSOP. Kenney wrapped up 2024 with two cash finishes in the 2024 WSOP Paradise Event #1 and Event #15, pocketing over $19k.
Ebony Kenney’s Personal and Professional Life
Way before getting into poker, Kenney was in the modelling industry, working as a makeup artist from the age of 16. It was in 2010 when she began getting offers for modelling, she took the chance and began her journey as a model. Kenney has appeared in numerous music videos, which include “Sweet” by Bow Bow featuring Lil Wayne, “Sex Ain’t Better Than Love” by Trey Songz, “Rap Song” by T-Pain featuring Rick Ross, and many more indie music videos proving her prowess in the modelling world.
Moreover, Kenney has cemented herself as a confidence coach and openly advocates for women in poker. According to her website, Kenney is a mother of two children, but she still can juggle between her professional poker career and motherhood.
Ebony Kenney’s Net Worth in 2025
Ebony Kenney has earned over $2.5 million in live poker earnings from 106 cashes. Besides her live tournaments, she has also cashed in over 159 online poker tournaments. Kenney also is the ambassador of the American Card Room (ACR) Poker. Furthermore, Kenney is also a streamer and occasionally live streams on Twitch, where she broadcasts her live poker tournaments and online poker tournaments.
Although there aren’t any official reports about Kenney’s net worth, it could be in several millions, coming from her professional poker career, ambassadorship and coaching.
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