Mike Watson
Mike Watson
17 global poker index
1 world poker tour index
$21,791,266 total poker live earnings
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Profile
- name
- Mike Watson
- Nationality
Canada- GPI Rank
- 17
- WPT Wins
- 1
- total poker live earnings
- $21,791,266
Biography
Mike Watson is a Canadian poker player and two-time European Poker Tour (EPT) champion with over $20 million in live tournament earnings. “SirWatts” won his maiden EPT Main Event title in 2016 by taking down the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $728,325. Seven years later, Watson won the 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event for $825,731 to become just the third player in poker history to earn live EPT Main Event titles. “It’s an amazing accomplishment,” Watson said after the victory. “You know, winning two main events on the same tour is really hard. And yeah, I just feel really lucky that I was able to pull it off today.” Read More: Mike Watson Becomes Third Player in History to Win Two Live EPT Main Event Titles Watson’s success is far from limited to the European Poker Tour. In 2008, Watson received his biggest career cash and a World Poker Tour (WPT) title by taking down the $15,000 WPT Bellagio Cup IV for $1.7 million. A few years later, Watson took down the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Cannes 50,000 Majestic Roller for $1.3 million. The Canadian has had plenty of other big scores on the high roller circuit, having won a 50,000 High Rollerat 2022 EPT Barcelona for $895,933 and a 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam $50,000 Short Deck event for $695,000.
Mike Watson’s Top Five Live Cashes
| DATE | EVENT | PLACE | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | WPT Bellagio Cup IV $15,000 NLH | 1st | $1,673,770 | |
| October 2012 | WSOPE Cannes 50,000 Majestic Roller | 1st | $1,304,648 | |
| August 2022 | EPT Barcelona 50,000 NLH | 1st | $895,933 | |
| April 2023 | EPT Monte Carlo 5,300 Main Event | 1st | $825,731 | |
| May 2015 | EPT Monte Carlo 50,000 Super High Roller | 2nd | $752,518 |
FAQ
Is Chinese poker the same as poker?
Is Chinese poker the same as poker?
Chinese poker is a card game in the poker family that plays quite differently from traditional game variants that most poker players are familiar with (like Texas Hold’em). Each player gets 13 cards in a game of Chinese poker, and is tasked with making two five-card hands and a three-card hand.
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