Tom McEvoy

Name: Tom McEvoy
Nickname: Pokerchump
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: November 14, 1944
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Poker Room: Poker Stars
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Tom McEvoy's reputation as a true gentleman of poker is reflected in his ideas about how professional poker might be improved. He says, "If I could change anything in the poker world it would be as follows: uniform rules, no smoking, and a disciplinary committee to bar players for rule infractions and abuses."

Tom learned to play poker on his grandmother's knee and has been working to improve his game ever since. He went pro after...

Trivia

Graduate of Ferris State University
Former accountant
Author of multiple poker books with T.J. Cloutier, including Championship Pot-Limit and No-Limit Hold'em
Has three adult children

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 42, Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World...	28th	$7,669
2008 WSOP, Event 3, Pot-Limit Hold'em	25th	$5,547
2007 WSOP, Event 47, No-Limit Hold'em	93rd	$5,378
2007 WSOP, Event 41, World Championship Seniors No-Limit...	34th	$8,820
2007 WSOP, Event 15, No-Limit Hold'em	202nd	$3,408
2006 WSOP, Event 39, No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship...	371st	$34,636
2005 WSOP, Event 15, $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	28th	$2,795
2004 WSOP, Event 23, No-Limit Hold'em	77th	$1,720