Michael Binger
American poker player
Michael Binger | |
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Binger at the
2008 World Series of Poker
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Nickname(s) | The Machine |
Residence | Atherton, California , U.S. |
Born |
December 20, 1976
(
1976-12-20
)
(age
46)
Delray Beach, Florida , U.S. |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 23 |
Highest
ITM
Main Event finish |
3rd, 2006 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 6 |
Information accurate as of September 12, 2010 . |
Michael W. Binger (born December 20, 1976 in Delray Beach, Florida ) is a part-time professional poker player, based in Atherton , California . He has a brother, Nick Binger, who also has several high-profile tournament cashes. [1]
Binger graduated from North Carolina State University before receiving a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Stanford University in 2006. Just two months after receiving his PhD, he outlasted 8,770 players in the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 No limit Texas Hold'em Main Event, finishing third and earning $4,123,310. Binger had reached a final table earlier in that year's WSOP, finishing sixth.
Since the 2006 WSOP, Binger has finished in the money of six World Poker Tour events. At the 2007 WSOP , Binger tied Chris Ferguson , Phil Hellmuth and Humberto Brenes for second most cashes of any player in a single World Series of Poker season with eight. This included a final table appearance in Event 22 a $5,000 buy-in No limit Texas Hold'em tournament (finishing 3rd) won by James Mackey .
Binger won the 2008 WSOP Circuit Event – Lake Tahoe, $5,150 Championship, earning $181,379
As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,000,000, most of which ($5,167,037) have come at the WSOP. [2]
References
- ↑ "Michael and Nick Binger: Same Genes, Different Games | BLUFF Poker News" . Archived from the original on July 14, 2012 . Retrieved February 6, 2011 .
- ↑ World Series of Poker Earnings , www.wsop.com