Max Steinberg

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Max Steinberg
Max Steinberg (2015)
Max Steinberg (2015)
  Personal information  
Date of birth July 9, 1988
place of birth United StatesUnited States Washington, DC
Nickname Mighty Max
place of residence United StatesUnited States Oakland
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 2,615,361
Total prize money $ 4,602,820
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 17th
Best main event 4th ( 2015 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: February 9, 2020

Max J. Steinberg (born July 9, 1988 in Washington, DC ) is a professional American poker player . He is nicknamed Mighty Max .

Poker career

Steinberg started playing poker in 2005 with his twin brother Daniel. Steinberg has been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2008 .

In May 2008, Steinberg took second place at the main event of the Latin American Poker Tour in San José for prize money of just under 150,000 US dollars . In June 2010 he was the first time in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas successfully and reached at a tournament of the variant No-Limit Hold'em final table. There he finished second behind the Canadian Pascal Lefrançois for around $ 350,000. At the 2012 WSOP , Steinberg won the 33rd event and received a bracelet in addition to the prize money of $ 440,000 . At the end of August 2012, he reached the final table at the main event of the World Poker Tour in Los Angeles and landed in second place for almost $ 300,000 in prize money. At the 2013 WSOP, Steinberg cashed five times and came to two final tables for prize money of almost $ 350,000. In July 2015 , he reached the final table of the WSOP main event with the fifth-largest stack, which was played in November 2015. There Steinberg took fourth place and received prize money of more than $ 2.5 million.

In total, Steinberg has earned more than $ 4.5 million in poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Max Steinberg  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Who are the November Nine 2015? ( Memento of June 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) on pokerzeit.com of November 8, 2015, accessed on May 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c Max Steinberg in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2018 (English).
  3. ↑ Latin American Poker Tour - San Jose ($ 2,500 + 200 No Limit Hold'em - LAPT) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 ($ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 33)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ 2012 Legends of Poker ($ 3,500 + 200 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ 46th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Event # 68)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Steinberg, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steinberg, Max J. (full name); Mighty Max (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC , United States