Michael W. Binger (born December 20, 1976 in
Delray Beach,
Florida) 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 (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
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.
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 ($4,897,162) have come at the WSOP.
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