Michael Addamo

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Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo 2017 (2).jpg
Addamo in 2017
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Born1994 (age 29–30)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 4
Final table(s)9
Money finish(es)35
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		134th, 2017
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
Information last updated on 19 September 2021.

Michael Addamo (born 1994) is an Australian professional poker player from Melbourne. He is a four-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.

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Addamo was a chess player as a teenager and reached a career-high rating of 1930 in 2013. [1] He studied to be an actuary. [2]

Addamo began playing poker in 2012. His first WSOP cashes came in 2016, including a third-place finish in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event. He won his first bracelet at the 2018 WSOP in the $2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em event, defeating a field of 1,637 players for $653,000. [3] Later that year, he added another bracelet at the WSOP Europe, winning the €25,500 Super High Roller for €848,000. [4]

Addamo won two more bracelets at the 2021 WSOP. First, he won the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for $1,132,968. He then won another bracelet in the $100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller on the final day of the series, earning $1,958,569. [5]

Playing under the name imluckbox, Addamo won a World Championship of Online Poker event in 2019. [6] In June 2020, he was runner-up to Justin Bonomo in the Super High Roller Bowl Online for $1,187,500, his largest career cash. [7]

At the 2021 Poker Masters, Addamo won the final two events on consecutive days, including the $100,000 Main Event for $1,160,000, and earned the Purple Jacket as series champion. [8]

In January 2024, Michael "imluckbox" Addamo finished the Titans Event up top winning $87,002. [9]

As of October 2022, Addamo has $20.8 million in career tournament cashes. [10]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2018 $2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em$653,581
2018 E €25,500 Super High Roller€848,702 ($973,360)
2021 $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$1,132,968
2021 $100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em$1,958,569

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  2. ↑ "Michael Addamo". Somuchpoker.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Rodriguez, Julio (16 June 2018). "Australia's Michael Addamo Wins World Series of Poker Marathon Event". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Zetzsche, Christian (26 October 2018). "Aussie on the Rise: Two Bracelets in 2018 for Michael Addamo". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Duckworth, Tim (21 October 2021). "MICHAEL ADDAMO WINS 3RD WSOP BRACELET IN $50K HIGH ROLLER TO LEAD 2021 MONEY LIST WITH OVER $7.2 MILLION". PokerGo. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Walsh, Jeff (10 September 2019). "WCOOP: Michael 'imluckbox' Addamo Wins Sunday Million HR For $258K". PocketFives.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Rinkema, Remko (3 June 2020). "JUSTIN BONOMO WINS SUPER HIGH ROLLER BOWL ONLINE FOR $1,775,000". Poker Central. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Walsh, Jeff (19 September 2021). "Michael Addamo Goes Back-To-Back, Wins Poker Masters Finale For $1.16M". PocketFives.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Pitt, Matthew. "Michael Addamo and Niklas Astedt Return to the Winner's Circle". PokerNews. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Michael Addamo's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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