# Michael Binger

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{{Short description|American poker player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox poker player
| name = Michael Binger
| nickname = The Machine
| image = Michael Binger 2008.jpg
| caption = Binger at the [2008 World Series of Poker](/source/2008_World_Series_of_Poker)
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 20, 1976}}
| birth_place = [Delray Beach, Florida](/source/Delray_Beach%2C_Florida), U.S.
| wsop bracelet count = None
| wsop money finishes = 23
| wsop main event best finish rank = 3rd
| wsop main event best finish year = 2006
| wpt titles = None
| wpt final tables = None
| wpt money finishes = 6
| updated = {{nobold|September 12, 2010}}
}}

'''Michael W. Binger''' (born December 20, 1976, in [Delray Beach, Florida](/source/Delray_Beach%2C_Florida)) is a part-time professional [poker](/source/poker) player, based in [Atherton](/source/Atherton%2C_California), [California](/source/California). He has a brother, Nick Binger, who also has several high-profile tournament cashes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bluffmagazine.com/michael-and-nick-binger-same-genes-different-games-3888/ |title=Michael and Nick Binger: Same Genes, Different Games &#124; BLUFF Poker News |accessdate=2011-02-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120714072051/http://news.bluffmagazine.com/michael-and-nick-binger-same-genes-different-games-3888/ |archivedate=July 14, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Binger graduated from [North Carolina State University](/source/North_Carolina_State_University) before receiving a [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in [theoretical physics](/source/theoretical_physics) from [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) in 2006. Just two months after receiving his PhD, he outlasted 8,770 players in the [2006 World Series of Poker](/source/2006_World_Series_of_Poker) (WSOP) $10,000 [No limit](/source/Betting_(poker)) [Texas Hold'em](/source/Texas_Hold'em) Main Event, finishing third and earning $4,123,310. Binger had reached a final table earlier in that year's WSOP, finishing sixth.

Since the 2006 WSOP, Binger has finished in the money of six [World Poker Tour](/source/World_Poker_Tour) events. At the [2007 WSOP](/source/2007_World_Series_of_Poker), Binger tied [Chris Ferguson](/source/Chris_Ferguson), [Phil Hellmuth](/source/Phil_Hellmuth) and [Humberto Brenes](/source/Humberto_Brenes) for second most cashes of any player in a single [World Series of Poker](/source/World_Series_of_Poker) season with eight. This included a final table appearance in [Event 22](/source/2007_World_Series_of_Poker_results) a $5,000 buy-in No limit Texas Hold'em tournament (finishing 3rd) won by [James Mackey](/source/James_Mackey_(poker_player)).

Binger won the 2008 [WSOP Circuit Event](/source/WSOP_Circuit_Event) – Lake Tahoe, $5,150 Championship, earning $181,379

As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,000,000, most of which ($5,167,037) have come at the WSOP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Binger's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=38719 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Binger |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=14985 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220095702/https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=14985 |archive-date=2025-02-20 |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=[WSOP.com](/source/World_Series_of_Poker)}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cardplayer.com/players/results/Michael_Binger/18138 CardPlayer.com profile]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=38719  Hendon Mob profile]

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Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:North Carolina State University alumni
Category:World Series of Poker Circuit event winners
Category:21st-century American physicists
Category:American theoretical physicists
Category:People from Delray Beach, Florida
Category:People from Atherton, California

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