Malcolm Trayner

Malcolm Trayner

Nationality
Australia
Australia
GPI Rank 290
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $1,719,002
The Hendon Mob Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Malcolm Trayner is an Australian professional poker player hailing from Brisbane. Trayner is best known for winning the $1,000 Mystery Millions event at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for $1 million.

Trayner began his poker career grinding low-stakes tournaments in his native Australia in 2018. His second recorded cash, according to The Hendon Mob Database, was a runner-up finish in the A$550 WSOP International Circuit opening event in November 2018 worth A$69,528 ($50,361).

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Trayner finished sixth in a $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack event held online at GGPoker.

Trayner continued playing low-to-mid-stakes tournaments in Australia once his country's lockdown restrictions were lifted. In September 2023, he entered the A$5,000 NLHE 8-Max Action Clock event, part of the WPT Australia festival, where he finished fourth for A$36,993 ($23,853). A week later, Trayner banked a career-best A$199,002 ($128,230) for a runner-up finish in the A$10,000 WPT Australia Main Event.

With a larger bankroll and growing confidence, Traynor began moving up stakes, and his success continued, with several five-figure scores.

At the 2024 WSOP, Trayner outlasted 18,408 opponents in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions, raking in his first gold WSOP bracelet and a massive $1 million top prize.

Malcolm Trayner's Top 5 Live Poker Results

DateEventRankPrize
May 2024$1,000 WSOP Mystery Millions1st$1,000,000
Sep 2023A$10,000 WPT Australia Main Event2ndA$199,002 ($128,230)
Nov 2018A$500 NLHE WSOPC Australia2ndA$69,528 ($50,361)
Oct 2023A$1,250 APT National Poker Champs1stA$75,500 ($48,000)
Mar 2024A$5,000 The Titan1stA$59,685 ($38,905)

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
391st $6,360
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
1017th $3,001
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
96th $5,540
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em
1st $1,000,000
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty
53rd $2,060
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€2,200 FPS High Roller
138th €3,790
2024 Australian Poker Open
$3,300 APO Main Event
14th 16,900 AUD
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
571st €3,030
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #5: $315 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
281st $506
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD
516th $2,472
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #4: $800 DOUBLE CHANCE NLH
12th $8,055
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #75: $300 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em
85th $1,484
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #71: BIG 50, $1M GTD
823rd $399
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #68: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
6th $31,219
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #46: $500 Deepstack No Limit Hold'em
131st $1,470
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD
496th $938
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$500 Opening Event
2nd 69,525 AUD

Related Articles