Mike Jukich

Mike Jukich

Nationality
United States
United States

Biography

Mike Jukich is an American poker player from Virginia with over $1.5 million in tournament earnings. Jukich is best known for winning Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP), turning his buy-in into a career-best $966,577.

Jukich almost bowed out in second in the Monster Stack when he got it in with a pair of kings against the full house of Mateusz Moolhuizen on a paired board. With just two outs and only one card to come, Jukich binked a king on the river to make a better full house and keep his dreams of winning a bracelet alive.

Jukich locked up the win shortly after and memorably jumped on top of the feature table out of excitement.

Jukich's previous biggest score came in 2018 when he took down the WSOPC Baltimore $1,675 buy-in Main Event for $165,438 and his first Circuit ring. A few weeks later, he made a deep run in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, ultimately finishing in 51st place for a third-best $156,265.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
837th $25,000
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
51st $16,062
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
173rd $2,063
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
1st $966,577
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
51st $156,265
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
879th $2,468
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
12th $31,153
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Philadelphia
Main event
2nd $74,863