Michael W. Binger (born December 20, 1976 in

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) is a part-time professional poker player, based in Atherton,

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. He has a brother, Nick Binger, who also has several high-profile tournament cashes. Binger graduated from North Carolina State University before receiving a

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from Stanford University in 2006. Just two months after receiving his PhD, he outlasted 8,770 players in the

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(WSOP) $10,000

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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

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events. At the 2007 WSOP, Binger tied Chris Ferguson,

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and

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for second most cashes of any player in a single

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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

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. Binger won the 2008 WSOP Circuit Event – 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
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References

External links

CardPlayer.com profile

Mike Binger Hendon Mob tournament results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Binger, Michael 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