Michael McDonald (poker player)

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Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald 2015.jpg
Mike McDonald in 2015
Nickname(s)Tîmex
Residence Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
BornSeptember 11, 1989 (1989-09-11) (age 34)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)9
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)3
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)5
Money finish(es)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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  2. ↑ "Main Event 2: Champion for the Ages". Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mike McDonald - MXD247 - Canada - The Official Global Poker Index – GPI Rankings". Global Poker Index. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "European Poker Tour - EPT Dortmund, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, PokerPro No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  7. ↑ "European Poker Tour - EPT Dortmund, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "European Poker Tour - EPT Deauville, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Venice, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ "42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, Pot Limit Omaha - Six Handed". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2011-12 Epic Poker League - Event 2, No Limit Hold'em 8 Handed - League Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2014, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Mike McDonald's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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