Mike Mcdonald Poker
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Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald, known as “Timex” online, announced on his blog at CardRunners this week that he is retiring from the game of poker. McDonald, 20, earned more than $2.6 million in live tournament earnings during his brief career, but plans to take his life in another direction after having secured himself financially at such a young age.
News Latest Poker News Mike McDonald Bets He Can Sink 90 Out of 100 Free-Throws, and You Can Bet Against Him. April 6, 2020 Latest Poker News.
“Before talking about where I plan to go from here, I guess I should point out that I do enjoy playing poker and I doubt I’ll ever straight up quit playing poker. I just think at this point, I sort of feel no ambition towards poker,” said McDonald.
*The EPT saw one of it’s most epic heads up battles at the PCA 2014 Main Event Iive poker tournament. Canadian McDonald fought to become the first ever 2-time.
*Member of the young guard, Mike McDonald was born on September 11, 1989 in Canada. It did not take a long for his poker career to explode as he managed to win EPT German Open for $1,370,000 at the age of 18.
“In poker, although I’ve met tons of people I really like and had tons of cool experiences, I just kind of feel like there is nowhere to go from here. I can’t really think of anyone who is more engrossed in the poker world than me who I aspire to be like and poker seems to be a lot more isolating than I initially realized.”
McDonald, who still isn’t old enough to play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has only a handful of live cashes on the tournament circuit since turning 18 in 2007, but four of them were enormous paydays. In February 2008, he became the youngest person to win a European Poker Tour (EPT) event when he took down the €7,700 German Open for €933,000. He returned a year later to place fifth in the same event for €197,000.
His brilliant success at the EPT continued this year with a third place finish at the €5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event in Deauville, where he earned €295,000. McDonald also won a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for another $146,804.
McDonald is a Full Tilt Poker Red Pro as a member of Team CardRunners, but intends to leave that career behind as he pursues other ventures in life. That path is likely to begin by re-enrolling at the University of Waterloo, where he spent three semesters before pursuing poker full-time. “I think returning to school and trying out a wide variety of courses, learning new things, meeting new people, and just beginning to live a life that is more in touch with everyone else seems aligned with my interests,” he said. “I currently am trying to get in touch with the University of Waterloo about possibly taking some classes this summer and depending on how that goes, may return to Waterloo or another university in the fall.”
McDonald admits that a comeback to poker is certainly possible and even concedes that he’s “probably a heavy favorite to return” to the game at some point. For now, the 20 year-old is excited about the new life challenges in front of him.
“My life goal was to more or less get to the point where I never had to do anything for the rest of my life as early as possible. I’m at that point; I have almost no obligations, and if I really wanted to, I could sit around for the rest of my life watching the world go by and I’m just realizing that’s not what I want.”
Look out, Steph Curry, there’s a new free-throw shooting GOAT, and his name is Mike McDonald. Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch. But the poker pro, who bet he could sink 90 out of 100 free-throws by the end of 2020, is closing in on that goal.
We don’t know the size of the bet or the opponent as McDonald is keeping that information hush-hush. But he’s been known to place some hefty prop bets and wouldn’t take a challenge such as this without having some significant financial gain at stake.
The rules are simple, but winning the bet isn’t easy. He must drain 90 shots from the charity stripe out of 100 at least once before the end of the year. The Canadian poker star can take as many attempts as he’d like, but he must record a live-stream of the session when, or if, he hits 90 in a 100-shot set. Other rules include he must shoot from the standard 15-foot free-throw distance and use an NBA regulation size ball and a traditional 10-foot hoop.
You can even bet on this, but only on him to lose, on PokerShares. His odds of losing are currently 2-1, meaning a $100 bet would net you a $200 profit. You can’t bet on him to win as McDonald has a financial stake in PokerShares.My how far he’s come
Back in April when he accepted the bet, McDonald was an inept shooter. He even admitted he had only played basketball a few times in his life and didn’t follow the game much. And he wasn’t hustling to con someone into accepting the wager. Aaron Jones proved that in a recorded shooting session in April. His form at the time was, to be blunt, terrible.Mike Mcdonald Poker Star
This is a random sample of what’s happening, he started out shooting ~12/min at <50%, and is now doing ~9/min at >50%. He is fucking tired, out of shape quarantine life pic.twitter.com/KG1C7aQgNVMike Mcdonald Poker
— Aaron Jones (@aejonesleggo) April 3, 2020
But he’s drastically progressed over the past few months. McDonald live-streamed a free-throw shooting session on Twitch Tuesday afternoon. Viewers could see just how far he’s come.
He fell short of the required 90% clip but still made 85/100 free-throws (85%). McDonald made the first 12 shots but fell off pace quickly, finishing with 73 makes in his final 88 shots (82.9%).Mike Mcdonald Poker Net Worth
The poker pro with over $13 million in live tournament winnings is heading to an organized gym on Wednesday to record a 100-shot session. His goal for the day is to make 90/100 shots and finish off the bet long before the end of the year. His current best, according to a recent tweet, is 87/100. So, he’s clearly on pace to win. In fact, he appears to be a near lock at this point given how quickly he’s improved and still has more than four months to pull it off.
Shooting 90% at the free-throw line certainly isn’t easy. To put things in perspective, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry holds the all-time NBA career record for free-throw shooting at 90.6%. Granted, McDonald doesn’t have to shoot in front of a packed crowd and is facing less pressure. But it just goes to show how daunting of a task he’s taken on.Mike Mcdonald Poker Net Worth
McDonald, who is also a Bitcoin advocate, has made millions of dollars on the felt, and now he’s trying to win some more money on the hardwood. He famously won the EPT Dortmund Main Event in 2008 for $1,370,000 at the ripe age of 18. Since then, he’s earned three seven-figure scores in the Aussie Millions series and numerous six-figure cashes.
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Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald, known as “Timex” online, announced on his blog at CardRunners this week that he is retiring from the game of poker. McDonald, 20, earned more than $2.6 million in live tournament earnings during his brief career, but plans to take his life in another direction after having secured himself financially at such a young age.
News Latest Poker News Mike McDonald Bets He Can Sink 90 Out of 100 Free-Throws, and You Can Bet Against Him. April 6, 2020 Latest Poker News.
“Before talking about where I plan to go from here, I guess I should point out that I do enjoy playing poker and I doubt I’ll ever straight up quit playing poker. I just think at this point, I sort of feel no ambition towards poker,” said McDonald.
*The EPT saw one of it’s most epic heads up battles at the PCA 2014 Main Event Iive poker tournament. Canadian McDonald fought to become the first ever 2-time.
*Member of the young guard, Mike McDonald was born on September 11, 1989 in Canada. It did not take a long for his poker career to explode as he managed to win EPT German Open for $1,370,000 at the age of 18.
“In poker, although I’ve met tons of people I really like and had tons of cool experiences, I just kind of feel like there is nowhere to go from here. I can’t really think of anyone who is more engrossed in the poker world than me who I aspire to be like and poker seems to be a lot more isolating than I initially realized.”
McDonald, who still isn’t old enough to play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has only a handful of live cashes on the tournament circuit since turning 18 in 2007, but four of them were enormous paydays. In February 2008, he became the youngest person to win a European Poker Tour (EPT) event when he took down the €7,700 German Open for €933,000. He returned a year later to place fifth in the same event for €197,000.
His brilliant success at the EPT continued this year with a third place finish at the €5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event in Deauville, where he earned €295,000. McDonald also won a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for another $146,804.
McDonald is a Full Tilt Poker Red Pro as a member of Team CardRunners, but intends to leave that career behind as he pursues other ventures in life. That path is likely to begin by re-enrolling at the University of Waterloo, where he spent three semesters before pursuing poker full-time. “I think returning to school and trying out a wide variety of courses, learning new things, meeting new people, and just beginning to live a life that is more in touch with everyone else seems aligned with my interests,” he said. “I currently am trying to get in touch with the University of Waterloo about possibly taking some classes this summer and depending on how that goes, may return to Waterloo or another university in the fall.”
McDonald admits that a comeback to poker is certainly possible and even concedes that he’s “probably a heavy favorite to return” to the game at some point. For now, the 20 year-old is excited about the new life challenges in front of him.
“My life goal was to more or less get to the point where I never had to do anything for the rest of my life as early as possible. I’m at that point; I have almost no obligations, and if I really wanted to, I could sit around for the rest of my life watching the world go by and I’m just realizing that’s not what I want.”
Look out, Steph Curry, there’s a new free-throw shooting GOAT, and his name is Mike McDonald. Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch. But the poker pro, who bet he could sink 90 out of 100 free-throws by the end of 2020, is closing in on that goal.
We don’t know the size of the bet or the opponent as McDonald is keeping that information hush-hush. But he’s been known to place some hefty prop bets and wouldn’t take a challenge such as this without having some significant financial gain at stake.
The rules are simple, but winning the bet isn’t easy. He must drain 90 shots from the charity stripe out of 100 at least once before the end of the year. The Canadian poker star can take as many attempts as he’d like, but he must record a live-stream of the session when, or if, he hits 90 in a 100-shot set. Other rules include he must shoot from the standard 15-foot free-throw distance and use an NBA regulation size ball and a traditional 10-foot hoop.
You can even bet on this, but only on him to lose, on PokerShares. His odds of losing are currently 2-1, meaning a $100 bet would net you a $200 profit. You can’t bet on him to win as McDonald has a financial stake in PokerShares.My how far he’s come
Back in April when he accepted the bet, McDonald was an inept shooter. He even admitted he had only played basketball a few times in his life and didn’t follow the game much. And he wasn’t hustling to con someone into accepting the wager. Aaron Jones proved that in a recorded shooting session in April. His form at the time was, to be blunt, terrible.Mike Mcdonald Poker Star
This is a random sample of what’s happening, he started out shooting ~12/min at <50%, and is now doing ~9/min at >50%. He is fucking tired, out of shape quarantine life pic.twitter.com/KG1C7aQgNVMike Mcdonald Poker
— Aaron Jones (@aejonesleggo) April 3, 2020
But he’s drastically progressed over the past few months. McDonald live-streamed a free-throw shooting session on Twitch Tuesday afternoon. Viewers could see just how far he’s come.
He fell short of the required 90% clip but still made 85/100 free-throws (85%). McDonald made the first 12 shots but fell off pace quickly, finishing with 73 makes in his final 88 shots (82.9%).Mike Mcdonald Poker Net Worth
The poker pro with over $13 million in live tournament winnings is heading to an organized gym on Wednesday to record a 100-shot session. His goal for the day is to make 90/100 shots and finish off the bet long before the end of the year. His current best, according to a recent tweet, is 87/100. So, he’s clearly on pace to win. In fact, he appears to be a near lock at this point given how quickly he’s improved and still has more than four months to pull it off.
Shooting 90% at the free-throw line certainly isn’t easy. To put things in perspective, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry holds the all-time NBA career record for free-throw shooting at 90.6%. Granted, McDonald doesn’t have to shoot in front of a packed crowd and is facing less pressure. But it just goes to show how daunting of a task he’s taken on.Mike Mcdonald Poker Net Worth
McDonald, who is also a Bitcoin advocate, has made millions of dollars on the felt, and now he’s trying to win some more money on the hardwood. He famously won the EPT Dortmund Main Event in 2008 for $1,370,000 at the ripe age of 18. Since then, he’s earned three seven-figure scores in the Aussie Millions series and numerous six-figure cashes.
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