James Michael Meehan (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

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hold'em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He finished third in the $2,500 limit

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event at the 1999 WSOP. He eventually won a WSOP bracelet in 2003 in the $2,000 no limit hold'em event, defeating a final table that included

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, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Sexton and Kathy Liebert. 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,

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and Scotty Nguyen. 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,

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. 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

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as ''Actionmonkey''. His total live tournament winnings exceed $1,400,000. His 19 cashes as the WSOP account for $648,224 of those winnings. He had three children. Meehan died on December 6, 2018, at the age of 66.

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WPT profile

WSOP profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meehan, Jim 1952 births 2018 deaths American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners People from Burnsville, Minnesota Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota