| Jim Meehan | |
| Nickname: | Minneapolis Jim, Silent Jim |
| Residence: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Minnesota, U.S. |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 1 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 19 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 195th |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2005 |
| Wpt Titles: | None |
| Wpt Final Tables: | 1 |
| Wpt Money Finishes: | 1 |
James Michael Meehan[1] (March 19, 1952 – December 6, 2018), sometimes known as Minneapolis Jim Meehan, was an American professional poker player from Burnsville, Minnesota. Prior to his poker career, Meehan worked as a lawyer for many years.
Meehan began playing poker in the 1960s, and began playing poker tournaments regularly in 1997, when he had a second-place finish in the $3,000 limit hold'em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He finished third in the $2,500 limit Omaha event at the 1999 WSOP.[2]
He eventually won a WSOP bracelet in 2003 in the $2,000 no limit hold'em event, defeating a final table that included Juha Helppi, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Sexton and Kathy Liebert.[3] He won a World Championship of Online Poker bracelet that same year in the $500 Buy In Limit Holdem event, besting a field of almost 700.
Meehan made one World Poker Tour (WPT) final table, during the third season. He finished in sixth place at a final table including Eli Elezra, Lee Watkinson, Gabe Kaplan, John Juanda and Scotty Nguyen.[4]
He also made the final table of the Ultimate Poker Challenge first season championship. Meehan entered the seven-handed TV table as the short stack but finished in third place despite being given a time penalty for foul language. He was eliminated by the eventual winner, James Van Alstyne.[5]
Meehan often drank alcohol at the poker table, particularly Heineken beer or whiskey, and kept an unlit cigarette on his lips. He also made a habit of engaging his opponents in banter between and during hands.
He played online at PokerStars as Actiondonkey and at ParadisePoker as Actionmonkey.
His total live tournament winnings exceed $1,400,000.[6] His 19 cashes as the WSOP account for $648,224 of those winnings.[7]
He had three children. Meehan died on December 6, 2018, at the age of 66.[8]