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Tom McEvoy was an accountant but after he was fired from his job he took up poker full time in 1978. As of 2004 Tom McEvoy had 4 WSOP bracelets and over $2 million in tournament winnings.
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Date of Birth: 14th November, 1944
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Started Playing: Started learning at 5 years old
Favourite Game: No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha
Accomplishments
Four WOSP bracelets;
1983 Limit Hold-em
1983 Championship Event
1986 Razz
1992 Limit Omaha High Only
Won over $1,200,000 in official prize money at the World Series
Over $2,000,000 life-time in all tournaments combined
29+ money finishes at the World Series
One Hall of Fame title
One Irish Championship
One Super Bowl of Poker title
Numerous other poker titles over the years
Authored or co-authored 10+ poker books
Biography
Tom McEvoy was an accountant but after he was fired from his job he took up poker full time in 1978.
McEvoy won the 1983 World Series of Poker main event. As of 2004 he has 4 WSOP bracelets and over $2 million in
tournament winnings.
Tom McEvoy is staunchly opposed to smoking. In 1998 he helped organize the first tournament where smoking was not allowed. In
2002 he convinced Benny Binion Behnen to make the WSOP to be a non-smoking tournament by agreeing to give Behnen poker
lessons.
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