Patrick Bruel (P14B)

Patrick Bruel is well known in the French-speaking world as a talented singer. He has also been seen in several films at the cinema. He was so popular in France in the 90s, that there was even talk at the time of "Bruelmania". But Patrick Bruel isn't just a singer and an actor, he's also a businessman and a passionate poker player. In fact, he has a few noteworthy performances on his record.

A passion for poker

As he has often said, Patrick Bruel loves poker. He mostly plays poker tournaments in prestigious live events (i.e., WPT, WSOP, EPT and tournaments sponsored by PokerStars and PartyPoker). According to reference site Pokerdb, Bruel has won US$1.6 million in prizepools at major tournaments. His best performance came in 2014 when he finished 4th in the $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - WPT LA Poker Classic Main Event for $ 332,190, and his last recorded performance was on May 5, 2023 when he finished 17th in the € 2,200 buy-in EPT Monte Carlo. For his performance, he won €7,000.

Patrick Bruel, the businessman

In 2009, Patrick Bruel (a shareholder in Winamax), along with Marc Simoncini, Alexandre Roos and Christophe Schaming, decided to obtain a licence from the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (now the ANJ) so that Winamax could operate legally in France. It was from this time onwards that Winamax's popularity really took off. Today, the Winamax room is a benchmark for French online poker players.