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The Success of the Poker Career of Michael Gracz

Some professional poker players did not finish college due to the fact that they became more interested in playing poker professionally than in obtaining a degree. But there are also some professional poker players who finished college, got employed for a few years before leaving their professions for good in order to concentrate on playing poker professionally. This only goes to show that poker professionals were living different lives before they all ended up at poker tables. In the case of Michael Gracz, he was determined to make his parents happy by obtaining a college degree despite the fact that he was already getting hooked in playing poker. Well, let's know more about the interesting life of professional poker player Michael Gracz.

Born in Warsaw, Poland on October 23, 1980, the real name of Michael Gracz is Maciek Gracz, but he has always been known as Michael or Mike. It was his father who taught him how to play poker and he was in college when he started playing poker on a regular basis. Despite the fact that he became very passionate about the game of poker, Michael Gracz was still able to fulfill the dream of his parents for him, which was to graduate from college. It was after obtaining his finance degree from the North Carolina State University that Michael Gracz decided to seriously play professional poker.

The first time that Michael Gracz experienced real victory was when he took home the first place prize of US$22,116 after winning at the US$500 No Limit Hold'em Bellagio tournament in January 2004. Another victory that this professional poker player experienced was when he placed first once again when he joined the US$5,000 No Limit Hold'em event of the Trump Classic tournament that was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2004. Such victory transpired in the same month that Michael Gracz earned his college degree. This professional poker player was able to take home the cash prize of US$295,275.

When Michael Gracz joined the PartyPoker.com Million IV Cruise Limit Hold'em event of the World Poker Tour on March 19, 2005, he once again experienced placing first. His take home winnings amounted to US$1,500,000 and one of the professional poker players that he defeated was Paul Darden.

Michael Gracz is also a holder of one World Series of Poker bracelet, which he earned in June 2005 at a US$1,000 No Limit Hold'em event. The winnings that he earned totaled to US$594,460.

This professional poker player has also experienced joining other poker tournaments, including the Los Angeles Poker Classic tournament and the World Poker Open Championship event.

Well, good thing that he took up finance in college. He might need such knowledge in the near future in order to manage his vast winnings from playing poker.

For sure, the parents of Michael Gracz are not only proud that their son has a college degree. They are also proud that their son has been successful in the profession that he has chosen for himself.