Nick Binger

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Nick Binger
Nick Binger (2016)
Nick Binger (2016)
  Personal information  
Date of birth January 31, 1982
place of birth United StatesUnited States Delray Beach
Nickname
samadhiWSOP.com
place of residence United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 397,073
Total prize money $ 2,316,744
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 30th
Best main event 165th ( 2007 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 7th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: August 3, 2020

Nicholas "Nick" Binger (born January 31, 1982 in Delray Beach , Florida ) is a professional American poker player . He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .

Personal

Binger graduated from high school in 2000 and then received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . He then moved to Europe, where he taught English to business people at an Austrian energy company . His older brother Michael is also a professional poker player. Binger lives in Las Vegas .

Poker career

Career

During his time in Europe, Binger began playing online poker , initially focusing on cash games . Since 2006 he has also participated in renowned live tournaments .

At the end of January 2007, Binger finished sixth at a tournament at the Borgata Winter Open in Atlantic City, worth over 60,000 US dollars . In June 2007 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and made it into the money in four tournaments of the No Limit Hold'em variant . a. he finished 165th place in the main event . The main event of the World Poker Tour at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas ended Binger in 15th place in mid-April 2008 and received more than 130,000 US dollars. In June 2008, he reached his first WSOP final table and finished third there, earning him nearly $ 85,000. In mid-July 2009, the American prevailed at a deep stack event at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas and secured the main prize of just under $ 380,000. At the 2011 WSOP , Binger won a Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo tournament and received a bracelet and his highest cash prize to date of nearly $ 400,000. At the beginning of July 2015 he sat at the final table of the WPT500 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and finished fourth, worth over 160,000 US dollars. In July 2020, Binger prevailed under the nickname samadhi in a tournament of the World Series of Poker Online played out due to the COVID-19 pandemic and received more than 130,000 US dollars and his second bracelet .

Overall, Binger has earned more than $ 2 million in poker in live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Binger cashed 30 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2011 O 5000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 0352 397.073
2020 O 0400 WSOP.com - No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed 2408 133,412

Web links

Commons : Nick Binger  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nick Binger in the database of the Global Poker Index, accessed on July 25, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Nick Binger in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 25, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Open ($ 5,000 + 200 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ a b Nick Binger in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ 38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT World Championship ($ 25,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008 ($ 1,500 Limit / No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza III ($ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011 ($ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi / Lo) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ World Poker Tour - partypoker presents WPT500 Aria ($ 500 + 65 No Limit Hold'em - WPT500) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ Nick "samadhi" Binger Captures 2nd Bracelet; Wins 2020 WSOP Event # 24: $ 400 NLH 8-Handed ($ 133,413) in the World Series of Poker database, accessed July 25, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Binger, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Binger, Nicholas (full name); samadhi (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Delray Beach , Florida , United States