Mike Schneider (poker player)
 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2011) |
| Mike Schneider | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Schneids |
| Residence | Eagan, Minnesota |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Mike Schneider (born November 29, 1983) is a professional poker player from Eagan, Minnesota who, at the age of 22, won the "PartyPoker.com Million V" for $1,000,000. He is also a member of Team CardRunners a group of sponsored professional poker players on Full Tilt Poker.[1]
Schneider graduated from Eagan High School in 2002. As a saxophone player, he played in Eagan's Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in December 2006 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Poker career
In March 2006, he won the PartyPoker.com Million V Cruise event (limit Texas hold 'em) and the $1,000,000 first prize, defeating Kenna James in the final heads-up confrontation.[2]
In October 2006, Mike won the first event of the Fall Poker Classic hosted by Canterbury Park. In October 2007, Mike was the Fall Poker Classic's Player of the Year. In August 2008, Mike won the "Twin Cities Poker Open" for $81,818.[3] In October 2012, Mike won Canterbury Park's first ever HORSE Event in their annual "Fall Poker Classic" for $9894 and followed it up by winning the 2012 Fall Poker Classic main event for $63,759. In August 2014, Schneider won the Midwest Poker Classic event at Running Aces for $48,425.
As of 2014, Mike's live poker tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000.[4]
Schneider's poker nickname is "Schneids". He is regularly regarded as one of the top LHE players in the world.
Mike schneider was inducted into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame in 2014[5]
Notes
- ^ "Team CardRunners". FullTiltPoker.com. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "$ 10,000 Limit Hold'em PartyPoker.com Million V". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Pokerpages.com: Twin Cities Poker Open
- ^ Butt, Robert. "Mike Schneider - stats". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Mike Schneider Inducted Into Minnesota Poker Hall Of Fame".