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Byron Daniel Bernstein alias Reckful was an Israeli-American Twitch streamer and professional Esports player.
Wiki/Biography
Byron Daniel Bernstein was born on Monday, 8 May 1989 (age 31 years; at the time of death), in Los Angeles, California. His zodiac sign is Taurus.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Family & Ethnicity
Byron Bernstein was born in a Jewish family. His nationality was Israeli-American.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Itamar, and his mother’s name is Judith Bernstein. His oldest brother, Guy had committed suicide when Byron was too young. Byron had one more brother older to him, Gary Bernstein.
Relationships
He was in a relationship with Becca, but the couple had separated. On 2 July 2020, he shared a few photos with Becca and proposed her to marry him. He tweeted,
I know I’ll always be a little too crazy… and this is proof… but at least you’ll never be bored will you marry me, Becca?” DO NOT make her feel pressured to say yes, I am completely insane here I have not seen her in 6 months.” “The reason for the post is I know she’s the one I want forever, and I wanted her to know my commitment is real.”
Career
He was a former professional e-sports player in World of Warcraft and Heartstone. He was on rank one online for the six seasons of ‘World of Warcraft.’ Byron was a popular American Twitch streamer. He created his channel, ‘Reckful’ on 10 November 2009. In 2010, he won Major League Gaming’s World of Warcraft tournament and became the first person to reach the 3000 ratings. He released the gaming movie, ‘Reckful 3’ in 2011, and the movie went on to have more than five million views
Later, he won the Warcraft Movies top skilled contest. In 2012, he joined Feenix, a gaming mouse company as a developer, operations manager, and concept designer. In October 2012, he started his own YouTube channel and uploaded his first YouTube video, “Reckful 5 stack Taste for Blood.” He played in Unibet Open London main event in 2016, but he was knocked out in the beginning. In 2017, he played a charity poker event sponsored by PokerGO, but he did not win the tournament.
Net Worth
His net worth was around $4,000,000.
Death
Byron committed suicide on Thursday, 2 July 2020. Once he revealed, that he was suffering from severe depression after his oldest brother committed suicide. In January 2020, he shared that he was happy and was no longer depressed. Before he committed suicide, he had proposed his ex-girlfriend, Becca on his Twitter account. On his demise, his ex-girlfriend shared her grief on her social media account, she tweeted,
I didn’t see the proposal until it was too late but that doesn’t change the fact that I wasn’t able to be there for him. “He was amazing. He taught me how to have fun, to experience more, and challenged me to try to be more than what I was. He was larger than life, too big for this world.”
Facts/Trivia
- Byron had more than one million followers on Twitch.
- His hobbies were travelling and doing photography.
- In 2017, he was listed on the fourth in The Gazette Review’s- Top Ten Richest Streamers.