Michael McDonald (poker player) explained

Mike McDonald
Nickname:Tîmex
Residence:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Wsop Bracelet Count:None
Wsop Money Finishes:9
Wsop Final Tables:1
Wpt Titles:None
Wpt Final Tables:1
Wpt Money Finishes:3
Ept Titles:1
Ept Final Tables:5
Ept Money Finishes:10

Mike McDonald (born September 11, 1989) is a Canadian poker player. McDonald is the youngest person to win an event on the European Poker Tour (EPT)[1] and the youngest person to win an event on the Epic Poker League (EPL).[2]

On July 11, 2014, McDonald is ranked #7 on the Global poker index (he ranked as high as #5 in April 2014).[3]

At 18 years of age, McDonald won the EPT German Open in Dortmund, Germany in February 2008 winning €933,600 ($1,370,161).[4] Earlier in January the same year, he also won the A$1,000 PokerPro No Limit Hold'em preliminary event at the Aussie Millions and came runner up in another preliminary event.[5] [6]

He has had numerous other notable finishes including a 5th-place finish in Dortmund in 2009, and a 3rd-place finish in Deauville on the European Poker Tour, as well as a 4th-place finish in Venice in 2009 on the World Poker Tour and a 6th-place finish in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed event at the World Series of Poker.[7] [8] [9] [10]

In September 2011, McDonald won the $20,000 buy-in 8-max No Limit Hold'em tournament at the Epic Poker League earning over $780,000.[11]

McDonald finished in 2nd place at the 2014 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure main event, earning just over $1,000,000 and narrowly missing out on becoming the first player to have two EPT titles.[12]

As of 2022, his total live tournament winnings exceed $13,300,000.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: White . Patrick . February 5, 2008 . Waterloo a hotbed for poker prodigies . March 24, 2024 . The Globe and Mail . en-CA.
  2. Web site: Main Event 2: Champion for the Ages. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111125080855/http://www.epicpoker.com/news/blog-pages/2011/09/mike-mcdonald-wins-epic-poker-main-event.aspx. November 25, 2011.
  3. Web site: Mike McDonald - MXD247 - Canada - The Official Global Poker Index – GPI Rankings . March 24, 2024 . Global Poker Index.
  4. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT Dortmund, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  5. Web site: 2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  6. Web site: 2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, PokerPro No Limit Hold'em . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  7. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT Dortmund, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  8. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT Deauville, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  9. Web site: World Poker Tour - WPT Venice, No Limit Hold'em . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  10. Web site: 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, Pot Limit Omaha - Six Handed . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  11. Web site: 2011-12 Epic Poker League - Event 2, No Limit Hold'em 8 Handed - League Main Event . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  12. Web site: PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2014, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event . March 24, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  13. Web site: Mike McDonald's profile on The Hendon Mob . December 4, 2023 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.

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