Michael Zhang (poker player)
Michael Zhang | |
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Personal information | |
Year of birth | 1995 |
Nickname |
mczhangPokerStars, partypoker, 888poker & Americas Cardroom
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place of residence |
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Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 979,875 |
Total prize money | $ 3,484,462 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | no |
Cashes | 8th |
Best main event | 787th ( 2017 ) |
Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
title | no |
Cashes | 1 |
Main event of the European Poker Tour | |
title | no |
Cashes | 2 |
Main Event of party poker Live | |
title | no |
Cashes | 3 |
Last updated: April 13, 2020 |
Chi "Michael" Zhang (* 1995 ) is a professional British poker player from England .
Poker career
On-line
Zhang has been playing online on the PokerStars , partypoker , 888poker and Americas Cardroom platforms under the nickname mczhang since April 2013 . At the end of September 2018, he finished third in the main event of the Powerfest on partypoker and received $ 468,000 for it . In mid-September 2019 , Zhang won a high roller event at the World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars with a prize of more than $ 350,000. In total, he has earned more than $ 4.5 million online playing tournament poker, with the majority of over $ 3 million being won on PokerStars . In 2018, Zhang was temporarily in second place in the PocketFives ranking, which lists the most successful online poker tournament players worldwide.
live
Since 2013, Zhang has also participated in renowned live tournaments .
Zhang won his first live prize money in May 2013 in tournaments costing 14 to 50 pounds in Nottingham and Birmingham . In early August 2015, he finished third in the UK & Ireland Poker Tour Main Event in Bristol for £ 26,500. In November 2015, he reached the final table at the World Poker Tour Main Event in Nottingham, finishing the tournament in sixth place, worth £ 40,000. At the end of June 2016 , Zhang was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and made it into the money in the Monster Stack , which is played in the No Limit Hold'em variant . In early February 2017, he won the Main Event of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in London for a prize of £ 113,000. In mid-February 2018, he also prevailed in the Super High Roller at partypoker Millions Germany at King's Resort in Rozvadov and received his highest prize money to date of 800,000 euros . In early August 2019, Zhang finished sixth in the Triton Super High Roller Series Main Event in London for £ 711,000. A good week later, he again won the Millions Super High Roller at partypoker Millions Europe in Rozvadov with a main prize of 350,000 euros.
In total, Zhang has earned just under $ 3.5 million from poker in live tournaments.
Web links
- Michael Zhang in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Michael Zhang in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Michael Zhang in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
- Michael Zhang in the database of Pocket Fives (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael “mczhang” Zhang's journey from £ 15 buy-ins to £ 100Ks on pokerstarsblog.com on August 31, 2019, accessed on October 31, 2019.
- ↑ Michael Zhang winner of best GUKPT London ever on habwin.com on February 7, 2017, accessed on October 31, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b mczhang in the PocketFives database, accessed on October 31, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Powerfest # 122-SHR: $ 3M Gtd [Championship Event] in the PocketFives database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ WCOOP-48-H: $ 10,300 NLHE [High Roller], $ 1,000,000 Gtd in the PocketFives database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Michael Zhang in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ UKIPT - 5 - Bristol (£ 700 + 70 No Limit Hold'em UKIPT Main Event (Event # 3)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ partypoker WPT Nottingham (£ 2,000 + 200 No Limit Hold'em WPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack (NO re-entry) (Event # 41)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ 2017 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Leg 1 (£ 1,000 + 100 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ partypoker Millions Germany (€ 50,000 + 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 31, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Triton Poker Super High Roller Series - London (£ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Triton London Main Event (Event # 5)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 31, 2019.
- ↑ partypoker Millions Europe (€ 25,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - Millions Super High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 31, 2019.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zhang, Michael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zhang, Chi (real name); mczhang (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1995 |