Michael Addamo
Australian poker player (born 1994)
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Michael Addamo (born 1994) is an Australian professional poker player from Melbourne. He is a four-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.
| Michael Addamo | |
|---|---|
Addamo in 2017 | |
| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 4 |
| Final tables | 9 |
| Money finishes | 35 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 134th, 2017 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Money finish | 1 |
Addamo was a chess player as a teenager and reached a career-high rating of 1930 in 2013.[1] He studied to be an actuary.[2]
Addamo began playing poker in 2012. His first WSOP cashes came in 2016, including a third-place finish in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event. He won his first bracelet at the 2018 WSOP in the $2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em event, defeating a field of 1,637 players for $653,000.[3] Later that year, he added another bracelet at the WSOP Europe, winning the €25,500 Super High Roller for €848,000.[4]
Addamo won two more bracelets at the 2021 WSOP. First, he won the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for $1,132,968. He then won another bracelet in the $100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller on the final day of the series, earning $1,958,569.[5]
Playing under the name imluckbox, Addamo won a World Championship of Online Poker event in 2019.[6] In June 2020, he was runner-up to Justin Bonomo in the Super High Roller Bowl Online for $1,187,500, his largest career cash.[7]
At the 2021 Poker Masters, Addamo won the final two events on consecutive days, including the $100,000 Main Event for $1,160,000, and earned the Purple Jacket as series champion.[8]
As of 2025, Addamo's career live tournament earnings exceed $24,400,000.[9]