Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald

aka "Timex"
Nationality
Canada
Canada
GPI Rank 238,342
EPT Wins 1
Total Live Earnings $13,392,439
The Hendon Mob Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Mike McDonald, also known by his online alias "Timex," is a Canadian poker player and former EPT champion.

McDonald gained recognition at a young age for his exceptional skill and success in both online and live poker tournaments, and he quickly rose to prominence in the high-stakes poker community.

Beyond his poker accomplishments, McDonald is also known for his entrepreneurial ventures in the poker industry, including his involvement in the creation of the poker staking platform PokerShares.

Mike McDonald Background

Born on September 11, 1989, McDonald started playing poker when he was a teenager and soon became known at the online poker tables by his nickname “Timex”.

McDonald made waves by winning the European Poker Tour (EPT) German Open in 2008 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest player to ever win an EPT event at that time. This victory propelled him into the spotlight of the live tournament circuit.

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Mike McDonald Poker History

After his EPT victory in 2008, McDonald took time to travel the world, picking up tournament cashes in Australia, Germany, Italia, Spain, the Netherlands and the Bahamas. In 2010 he narrowly finished out on another EPT victory, finishing third in the EPT Deauville Mian Event for €295,000.

In 2011, he won the Epic Poker League $20,000 Main Event for $782,410 before another EPT final table finish in Madrid in 2012, finishing ninth.

By 2014, McDonald was a seasoned tournament pro but broke new ground thanks to a trio of seven-figure scores to start the year.

First, he finished runner-up to Dominik Panka in the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event, good for $1 million but coming up just one spot shy of becoming the first-ever two-time EPT champ.

Then, the following month, he finished second in the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge for $1,343,436, and two days later placed third in the $250,000 Challenge for a career-high $1,701,808.

The following year, he took second in the $250,000 Challenge for $1,235,228. As it happened, Phil Ivey won both of those $250K tournaments.

In 2015, he took down the EPT Malta €25,000 High Roller for $561,622.

McDonald was a part of the Montreal Nationals team that won the inaugural season of the now-defunct Global Poker League (GPL).

Two years later, McDonald topped a 53-entry field to win the $10,300 partypoker MILLION North America High Roller for CA$200,000. To date, this is his last tournament victory.

As of April 2014, McDonald had $13.3 million in lifetime tournament earnings, which at the time put him eighth on Canada’s all-time money list according to the Hendon Mob.

While McDonald has had success at Aussie Millions, EPT, and even the World Poker Tour (WPT) – he finished third in the 2013 WPT Alpha8 St. Kitts for $434,560, his skills haven’t translated over to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) as he’s amassed just $281,123 in earnings. Granted, McDonald doesn’t play a ton of WSOP tournaments, but nonetheless, he’s still considered “one of the best without a bracelet.”

McDonald's first WSOP money finish was in 2011 as it was the year when he could start legally playing poker in the United States. He marked his debut by cashing in two events. In one of the two, McDonald went all the way to the final table and collected over $70,000 for the sixth-place finish in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six Handed tournament. He came back to Vegas in the summer of 2012 and scored five more money finishes. His best result was once again the sixth place finish at the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Ante Only event in which he cashed almost $40,000. A few months later he went to the WSOP Europe in Cannes, France, and placed 11th in the €1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed event for just over €5,000.

Mike McDonald Top Five Poker Results

DateEventPlacePayout
Feb-14Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge3rd$1,701,808
Jan-08EPT Dortmund Main Event1st$1,370,161
Feb-14Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge2nd$1,343,436
Feb-15Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge2nd$1,235,228
Jan-15PCA Main Event2nd$1,064,865

Mike McDonald Basketball Prop Bet

McDonald, who launched the now-defunct PokerShares platform, made headlines in 2020 when he won a highly-publicized prop bet for $250,000. He had to shoot 90 percent from the free throw line over a 100-shot sample to win the bet, and despite not being a basketball player and with an unorthodox stance, he won the bet within five months. Some of the poker pros he beat included Nick Schulman, Will Jaffe, Jake Abdalla, and Christian Harder.

What is Mike McDonald's net worth?

With over $13 million in live earnings, it's easy to assume that Mike McDonald's net worth is in the millions of dollars

How did Mike McDonald make his money?

An experienced tournament player, McDonald won several tournaments during the 2010s, with three seven-figure scores at the Aussie Millions during this time.

Why is Mike McDonald called Timex?

McDonald's nickname of "Timex" comes from the original nickname "Bank of Timex" due to his propensity to book bets, set lines, etc.

Is Mike McDonald Good at Poker?

With over $13 million in tournament earnings, McDonald was one of the most feared tournament opponents in the mid-2010s, with a slew of seven-figure victories.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
121st $3,476
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
361st $2,503
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #50: $2,100 No Limit Hold'em Bounty Championship
137th $2,258
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st
718th $2,115
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #44: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
78th $6,699
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD
308th $1,166
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD
61st $5,338
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #40: $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha
50th $5,877
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #38: $600 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
54th $2,081
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #36: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
35th $6,347
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
26th $2,188
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
1174th $15,000
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
CA$10,300 Main Event
22nd 30,000 CAD
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Main Event
109th 10,000 CAD
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
$10,300 High Roller
1st 200,000 CAD
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$5,000 Main Event
52nd $11,560
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
259th €8,660
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
30th €27,800
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin
€5,300 Main Event
60th €10,270
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
139th €8,910
2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Main Event
71st 7,030 CAD
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
27th €17,840
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€25,750 High Roller
1st €498,575
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
43rd €22,840
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
12th €60,900
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
5th €257,000
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
12th €87,900
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€10,300 High Roller
11th €52,100
2015 Aussie Millions
$250,000 Challenge
2nd 1,592,500 AUD
2015 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
30th 30,000 AUD
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker
Main Event
25th 202,000 HKD
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
73rd $4,626
2014 Aussie Millions
LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge
3rd 1,900,000 AUD
2014 Aussie Millions
$100,000 Challenge
2nd 1,500,000 AUD
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event
2nd $1,064,865
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
8th $217,320
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
€10,300 High Roller
5th €115,400
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
4th €269,400
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Main Event
20th £17,500
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
11th €5,103
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
5th €215,100
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
386th $28,530
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
44th $20,050
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
6th $39,931
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
90th $6,983
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
164th $3,719
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Main Event
9th €35,000
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Main Event
27th €17,000
2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo
Main Event
18th €19,000
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
32nd $20,699
2010 EPT Deauville
Main Event
3rd €295,000
2008 PokerStars.net EPT4 German Open - Dortmund
€7,700 + 300 German Open Main Event
1st €933,600
2008 Aussie Millions
Event 11 - $1,050 PokerPro No Limit Holdem
1st 33,950 AUD
2008 Aussie Millions
Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Holdem (2-Day Event)
2nd 85,920 AUD
2007 EPT - Prague
EPT Prague Main Event
14th €20,200

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