Brandi Hawbaker was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actress and professional poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

 player. Born in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

, Hawbaker started her career as an actress in the late 1990s and relocated to Los Angeles, California. She studied at the Playhouse West, and appeared in two short films under the name 'Brandi Rose'. In her poker career, she had four cashes for a total of $40,389, with her biggest being at the World Poker Tour

World Poker Tour

The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...

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World Poker Tour season 5 results

- Mirage Poker Showdown:* Casino: The Mirage, Las Vegas * Buy-in: $10,000* 4-Day Event: May 14, 2006 to May 17, 2006* Number of Entries: 384* Total Prize Pool: $3,724,800* Number of Payouts: 36* Winning Hand: K-5...

in October, 2006. She was known for her controversial nature.
Hawbaker committed suicide in April 2008.

External links

• Brandi Hawbaker - A Short Life and Troubled Times