Kevin MacPhee
Kevin MacPhee is an American professional poker player. MacPhee is currently living in Coeur D'Alene and traveling around the world playing in highest level poker games.
| Kevin MacPhee | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Coeur D'Alene, ID, United States |
| Born | Coeur D'Alene |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 31 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 242nd, 2014 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 6 |
| Money finish(es) | 33 |
Early years and poker career
Kevin started playing poker during his college years. But in 2003, after Chris Moneymaker won the main event at the WSOP, he decided to make a transition from Magic: the Gathering to playing poker.
He has been a professional since April 2008, when he broke the PokerStars TLB record and won over $100,000. Ever since he never stopped traveling and playing in live events.
Achievements
In March 2010 Kevin MacPhee won the EPT Berlin Season 6 Main Event. In an interview he said: "I am a luck-sack. What can I say? I ran extremely good and I had the nuts every time someone played back at me." He was 29 years old by that time.[1] This was his first huge poker success. He has more than 20 notable EPT cashes as he is seen in almost each EPT season since 2008.[2]
In June 2015 he got his first bracelet, winning the Event 56: $5,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em for $490,900.[3][4][5] In October 2015 he won his second bracelet, winning the WSOP Europe Main Event for $1,001,577.[6]
As of June 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,500,000.[7]
Kevin MacPhee was the EPT Player's Choice Award Winner for 2010.
References
- "Kevin MacPhee Wins EPT 2010". Pokerstars.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Kevin MacPhee - Stats - Ranking Hero". RankingHero.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Kevin MacPhee Wins First WSOP Bracelet". Highstakesdb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "WSOP NEWS: KEVIN MACPHEE WINS GOLD IN THE 5000 NLHE TURBO". Wsop.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Kevin MacPhee Wins World Series of Poker $5,000 Turbo Event - Poker News". Cardplayer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "The King of Berlin: Kevin MacPhee Wins the 2015 WSOP Europe Main Event". Pokernews.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Kevin MacPhee - Poker index and results of Kevin MacPhee". RankingHero.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.