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Tom McEvoy
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 Tom McEvoy at the 2006 World Series of Poker |
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| Nickname(s) | None |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Money finishes | 29 |
| Highest ITM main event finish | Winner (1983) |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money Finishes | 4 |
Tom McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional poker player and author.
McEvoy was an accountant but after he was laid off from his job he took up poker full time in 1978. He first learned to play poker when he was five years old and would regularly get in trouble for playing it in grade school.
McEvoy won the 1983 World Series of Poker main event, and still plays regularly today. His heads-up matchup with Rod Peate was the longest heads-up battle in WSOP history before being surpassed during the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event in 2006 by Chip Reese and Andy Bloch. He has played against every WSOP main event winner in the history of the event.[citation needed]
He was also the first main event winner to earn his buy-in through a satellite tournament.
McEvoy is staunchly opposed to smoking. In 1998 he helped organize the first tournament where smoking was not allowed. There was much reluctance, but the tournament still attracted a large number of players, and therefore confirmed the viability of having non-smoking tournaments. In 2002 he convinced Benny Binion Behnen to make the WSOP a non-smoking tournament by agreeing to give Behnen poker lessons.
McEvoy has authored or coauthored over a dozen books on poker with other players such as T. J. Cloutier, Brad Daugherty, Don Vines, and Max Stern. He is a columnist for CardPlayer Magazine and a representative of PokerStars.com.
As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000
McEvoy resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and has three children.
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | $1,000 Limit Hold'em | $117,000 |
| 1983 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship | $580,000 |
| 1986 | $1,000 Razz | $52,400 |
| 1992 | $1,500 Limit Omaha | $79,200 |
| World Series of Poker Main Event Winners |
| Moss - Moss (2) - Slim - Pearson - Moss (3) - Roberts - Brunson - Brunson (2) - Baldwin - Fowler - Ungar - Ungar (2) - Straus - McEvoy - Keller - Smith - Johnston - Chan - Chan (2) - Hellmuth - Matloubi - Daugherty - Dastmalchi - Bechtel - Hamilton - Harrington - Seed - Ungar (3) - Nguyen - Furlong - Ferguson - Mortensen - Varkonyi - Moneymaker - Raymer - Hachem - Gold |
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