Tom McEvoy and the No Smoking Poker Tournament

Tom McEvoy was born on November 14, 1944. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tom is an author and a skilled poker player.

He was by profession an accountant, however, after losing his job in 1978, Tom focused his attention on playing poker for good. He got his first taste of the game when he was just five years old playing with his friends.

McEvoy got the gold bracelet in the Main Event at the World Series of Poker 2003 edition. At present Tom do engaged the game regularly. His one-on-one duel with Rod Peate hold the record for the longest mano y mano battle in the history of WSOP tournament until it was surpassed lately during the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E occasion in 2006 by Andy Bloch and Chip Reese. In 2005, Tom earned his first ever important tournament in a long time, winning the Season 3 Professional Poker Tour, and carting away with $225,000 in prize money. For the record, Tom McEvoy has played against all of the previous winners of the Main Event in the annals of the WSOP tournaments.

He won the 3rd Professional Poker Tour competition in early 2006. He vested the field which lures mostly professional poker players just playing at Bay 101 casino.

Tom McEvoy was the very first man who got his buy-in by winning a satellite tournament at the same time running of with the Main Event.

McEvoy is unwaveringly opposed to allowing players to smoke during games. In 1998, Tom was instrumental in organizing the first poker tournament banning smoking. There was lack of enthusiasm among several players, but the event still draws big volume of participants. In 2002 McEvoy talked to Benny Behnen and convinced him to hold the WSOP tournament a non-smoking event by coming to terms that in exchange he will gave Behnen free poker lessons.

During his career, McEvoy authored in addition to co-authoring several poker books. These players who work with Tom in publishing the books include: T. J. Cloutier, Don Vines, Brad Daugherty, and Max Stern. McEvoy is a regular writer for CardPlayer Magazine as well as a PokerStars.com distinguished representative.

By the end of 2007, Tom McEvoy total current tournament earnings is over $2,600,000. McEvoy resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and has three children.

World Series of Poker Bracelets Year Tournament Prize 1983 $1,000 Limit Hold'em $117,000 1983 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $580,000 1986 $1,000 Razz $52,400 1992 $1,500 Limit Omaha $79,200