Michael DeMichele
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Michael DeMichele is a professional poker
player from East Haven, Connecticut
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DeMichele's first major success in poker came in the 2006 United States Poker Championship Main Event, where he finished in 3rd place winning $215,194. Since then, DeMichele has cashed in some World Series of Poker
events and had major success at the events he has cashed in. His biggest finish at the WSOP was in 2008, where he finished runner-up to Scotty Nguyen
at the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.
World Championship, earning $1,243,200, earlier that same year in the $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event, DeMichele finished 4th and earned $139,872
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000. His 7 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,426,770 of those winnings.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from East Haven, Connecticut
East Haven, Connecticut
East Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 28,189. The town is just 3 minutes from downtown New Haven...
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DeMichele's first major success in poker came in the 2006 United States Poker Championship Main Event, where he finished in 3rd place winning $215,194. Since then, DeMichele has cashed in some World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
events and had major success at the events he has cashed in. His biggest finish at the WSOP was in 2008, where he finished runner-up to Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen
Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship...
at the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.
HORSE
H.O.R.S.E. is a form of poker commonly played at the high stakes tables of casinos. It consists of rounds of play cycling among:*Texas Hold 'em,*Omaha eight or better,*Razz,*Seven card Stud, and...
World Championship, earning $1,243,200, earlier that same year in the $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event, DeMichele finished 4th and earned $139,872
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000. His 7 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,426,770 of those winnings.