Michael Addamo | |
Hometown: | Melbourne, Australia |
Updated: | 19 September 2021 |
Wsop Bracelet Count: | 4 |
Wsop Final Tables: | 9 |
Wsop Money Finishes: | 35 |
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 134th |
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2017 |
Ept Money Finishes: | 1 |
Michael Addamo (born 1994) is an Australian professional poker player from Melbourne. He is a four-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.
Addamo was a chess player as a teenager and reached a career-high rating of 1930 in 2013.[1] He studied to be an actuary.[2]
Addamo began playing poker in 2012. His first WSOP cashes came in 2016, including a third-place finish in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event. He won his first bracelet at the 2018 WSOP in the $2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em event, defeating a field of 1,637 players for $653,000.[3] Later that year, he added another bracelet at the WSOP Europe, winning the €25,500 Super High Roller for €848,000.[4]
Addamo won two more bracelets at the 2021 WSOP. First, he won the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for $1,132,968. He then won another bracelet in the $100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller on the final day of the series, earning $1,958,569.[5]
Playing under the name imluckbox, Addamo won a World Championship of Online Poker event in 2019.[6] In June 2020, he was runner-up to Justin Bonomo in the Super High Roller Bowl Online for $1,187,500, his largest career cash.[7]
At the 2021 Poker Masters, Addamo won the final two events on consecutive days, including the $100,000 Main Event for $1,160,000, and earned the Purple Jacket as series champion.[8]
As of October 2022, Addamo has $20.8 million in career tournament cashes.[9]
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) | |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | $2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em | $653,581 | |
2018 E | €25,500 Super High Roller | €848,702 ($973,360) | |
2021 | $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed | $1,132,968 | |
2021 | $100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em | $1,958,569 |