Third-place Vegas poker finish nets physicist $4 million
"Since middle school, I've always had plans to get rich," says Michael Binger, a theoretical particle physicist at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). Last week, his dream came true. On Aug. 11, Binger placed third at the World Series of Poker Championships in Las Vegas and walked away with $4,123,310."The championship included all the best players on earth, and a lot of the worst players," Binger says. "It's about knowing how to weave your way through people and survive."The no-limit
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Stanford Ph.D. studies the physics of Vegas poker PokerGazette 08/21/06 13:41 ATHERTON What's more impressive winning $4 million at the poker table or earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Stanford?Michael Binger checked off both those accomplishments this summer. He earned his doctorate in June, and earlier this month, he finished third at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.Former Hollywood agent Jamie Gold won first place in the No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em showdown, raking in $12 million.Binger, 29, began playing poker seriously in 2002, taking a year off from Links from Daily Poker News: Daily Poker News Better Rake back Deals So you want to earn more money with better rake-back then you should visit our rake-back site. |
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