Biography
Patrick Leonard is a British professional poker player. He is known for winning the online poker world rankings for a total of 15 weeks and won a bracelet at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2022.
Background
Patrick Brendan Leonard was born on December 30, 1998. He started playing home games around 16 and quickly developed a passion for the game. He briefly studied journalism at university. He later began a career in finance but left once poker became profitable.
Patrick Leonard's Poker Career
Online Poker
Patrick Brendan Leonard has different nicknames for different platforms, such as pads1161 for PokerStars, patrick_leonard for partypoker, d1sclosure for 888poker, and babu$hka for GGPoker. Since April 2016, PartyPoker has been sponsoring Leonard. He has won around $9 million on Pokerstars. His highest prize money to date is 1.6 million, when he finished second in the High Roller Championship on GGPoker. In 2014, from August 13 to 20, Leonard was number one in the PokerStake rankings.
Patrick Leonard SCOOP Titles
Year |
Event |
Field |
Payout |
---|---|---|---|
2017 |
SCOOP-20M: $215 PLO [Heads-Up] |
512 |
$18,567 |
2020 |
SCOOP 53-H: $2,100 PLO8 |
117 |
$52,606 |
2020 |
SCOOP 93-H: $215 NLHE |
460 |
$41,809 |
2021 |
SCOOP 57-H: $1,050 NLHE Afternoon Deep Stack |
324 |
$60,953 |
2021 |
SCOOP 64-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO, Sunday HR SE |
255 |
$257,957 |
2022 |
SCOOP 47-H: $530 6+ Hold'em |
105 |
$12,583 |
2023 |
SCOOP 75-H: $5 200 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO Titans] |
154 |
$197,117 |
2024 |
SCOOP 59-M: $530 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery] |
724 |
$362,000 |
2025 |
SCOOP 13-H: $1,050 NLHE |
140 |
$31,948 |
2025 |
SCOOP 30-H: $1,050 Stud Hi/Lo |
52 |
$16,158 |
Patrick Leonard WCOOP Titles
YEAR |
EVENT |
ENTRIES |
Payout |
---|---|---|---|
2015 |
WCOOP $700 NL Hold'em |
959 |
$108,416 |
2016 |
WCOOP $700 NL Hold'em [Ultra-Deep] |
1,605 |
$162,055 |
2021 |
WCOOP 08-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max, PKO, High Roller |
147 |
$121,328 |
2021 |
WCOOP 15-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw |
70 |
$20,475 |
2022 |
WCOOP 67-H: $1,050 6+ Hold'em [6-Max] |
73 |
$17,445 |
2023 |
WCOOP 105-H: $1050 NLHE [Super Tuesday Single Re-Entry] |
302 |
$54,506 |
2023 |
WCOOP 46-M: $109 FLHE [6-Max] |
204 |
$4,011 |
2023 |
WCOOP 93-M: $109 NLO8 [6-Max] |
411 |
$7,449 |
2023 |
$5,200 World Championship of Heads-Up NLHE |
46 |
$80,500 |
2024 |
WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of Razz |
78 |
$19,414 |
2024 |
WCOOP 107-H: $2 100 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up] |
241 |
$103,349 |
Live Poker Tournament
Patrick Leonard first cashed in July 2011 at the Venetian Resort Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. In June 2013, he cashed a No Limit Hold'em event in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament. In 2014, he finished second in the World Poker Tour High Roller in Nottingham and won 62,000 pounds. A few days later, he reached the final table of the tournament series Main Event and won 40,000 pounds for sixth place. In 2016, he finished seventh in the European Poker Tour High Roller in Barcelona, winning just under 170,000 euros. In 2017, he won the Aria High Roller twice at the Aria Resort & Casino and the Bellagio Cup at the Bellagio Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, taking $1.3 million home. He won the 2022 WSOP tag team event, taking a bracelet and a shared prize of $150,000 home.
Patrick Leonard's Top 5 Live Poker Results
Date |
Event |
Rank |
Prize |
---|---|---|---|
Jul 2017 |
$10,400 Belagio Cup XIII |
1st |
$475,940 |
Jul 2017 |
$25,000 Aria High Roller 67 |
1st |
$403,200 |
Jul 2017 |
$25,000 Aria High Roller 70 |
1st |
$386,400 |
Aug 2016 |
€10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller |
7th |
€169,700 ($191,370) |
Jul 2019 |
$3,000 WSOP NLHE |
4th |
$114,347 |
Patrick Leonard Net Worth
Patrick Brendan Leonard has a total live earnings of $4,202,006.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bracelets has Patrick Leonard won?
Patrick has won one World Series of Poker (WSOP) title.
Who is pads1161?
Patrick Brendan Leonard is pads1161.