Brent Carter, Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner, Dies at 77

Brent Carter, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, has passed away at the age of 77. Carter's death follows a series of heart attacks and strokes he experienced over the last several years.

Carter collected more than $3 million in live winnings in a tournament career spanning the 1980s to 2015. His biggest score came in 1995, when he finished third in the WSOP main event for $302,750. Carter's first bracelet came in 1991, when he took down a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event for $166,800. He added a second bracelet in 1994 after winning a $1,500 limit Omaha event for $83,400.

Carter had numerous other top finishes, including winning in other series that were popular in the 1990s. Some of those included the Hall of Fame Poker Classic, Amarillo Slim’s Super Bowl of Poker, the Southern Poker Championship, and others. Beyond his two bracelets, Carter scored three WSOP runner-up finishes as well. He was a contemporary of other well-known players from the ‘80 and ‘90s, including Stu Ungar, Dan Harrington, Barbara Enright, Henry Orenstein, Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, and others.