Michael W. Binger (born December 20, 1976 in
Delray Beach, Florida) is a part-time professional
poker
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player, based in
Atherton,
California. He has a brother, Nick Binger, who also has several high-profile tournament cashes.
Binger graduated from
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
before receiving a
Ph.D. in
theoretical physics from
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
in 2006. Just two months after receiving his PhD, he outlasted 8,770 players in the
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. 40 more events in various ...
(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
Christopher Philip Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American professional poker player. He has won six World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Ferguson is a ...
,
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 The World Series of Poker Circuit is a series of poker tournaments held annually at a variety of casinos since 2005 as a build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
All Championship events are competed in no limit Texas hold 'em; preliminary even ...
– 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.
World Series of Poker Earnings
www.wsop.com
References
External links
CardPlayer.com profile
Mike Binger Hendon Mob tournament results
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1976 births
Living people
North Carolina State University alumni
World Series of Poker Circuit event winners
21st-century American physicists
Theoretical physicists
People from Delray Beach, Florida
People from Atherton, California