Robert Campbell (poker player)

Robert Campbell is an Australian poker player from Melbourne who won two bracelets at the 2019 World Series of Poker on his way to earning the WSOP Player of the Year Award. He was formerly a professional esports player, the top-ranked Pokémon player in the world, worked as a standup comedian and is chief executive of the Dota 2 gaming team Neon Esports. His first WSOP cash came from a final table in a mixed event at the 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific in his hometown, and in 2015 he finished second in a 1,500 dollar H.O.R.S.E. event. At the 2019 WSOP he won his first bracelet in the 1,500 dollar Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw event, beating three-time bracelet winner David Bach heads-up for 144,000 dollars, and his second in the 10,000 dollar Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event. After points for an event in which Daniel Negreanu did not cash were taken away, Campbell finished the Player of the Year race 44 points ahead of runner-up Shaun Deeb.