Team PokerStars Pro - Tom McEvoy

Tom McEvoy

One of the most well known names among poker players, Tom McEvoy has written or co-authored twelve books about poker strategy and has won numerous poker tournaments including four *World Series of Poker events and the World Poker Championship. While working as an accountant in his thirties, Mr. McEvoy was fired and turned to one of his favorite pastimes, poker. His first exposure to the game was as a child when his grandma played penny-ante poker with him. Known to play at just about any limit imaginable and in many different variations of poker, Tom McEvoy is truly a deserving member of Team PokerStars Pro.

With 30 World Series of Poker cashes, including the four bracelets, McEvoy is truly one of the most accomplished tournament players on the circuit. In the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, he outlasted over 8,000 entrants to finish 371st. His World Series of Poker bracelets were for the following events.

* 1983 event 10, Limit Texas Holdem
* 1983 event 14, No Limit Texas Holdem (Championship event)
* 1986 event 7, Limit Razz
* 1992 event 7, Limit Omaha

Other recent notable finishes are as follows.

* 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championships, 8th, No Limit Texas Holdem
* 2006 Seneca World Poker Classic, 7th, No Limit Texas Holdem
* 2005 Fall Poker Round Up, 4th, No Limit Texas Holdem
* 2005 Canadian Poker Tour, 2nd, No Limit Texas Holdem
* 2005 Mirage Poker Showdown, 3rd, Pot Limit Texas Holdem