Michael Binger
Male, Person
1976 –
Who is Michael Binger?
Michael W. Binger 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.
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 almost 8,800 players in the 2006 World Series of Poker $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 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 won by James Mackey.
In November, Binger won the 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe, $5,150 Championship, earning $181,379
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,500,000, most of which have come at the WSOP.
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- Born
- Dec 20, 1976
Delray Beach - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- North Carolina State University
- Stanford University
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on July 23, 2013
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