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Mike McDonald won his free-throw shooting prop bet for $200,000, but the manner in which he won is being scrutinized by some, including Nick Schulman who had a piece of the action. The basic rules for the bet that began in April were quite simple. McDonald was required to drain 90 free-throws out of a 100-shot set before the end of the year. McDonald rose to fame by becoming the youngest winner in European Poker Tour history and by being able to stare at his opponents without blinking for 16 straight days. An unlikely rise to the NBA “Mike wasn’t really on our radar until his free throw video surfaced,” noted Eversley during this morning’s press conference. — Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) October 15, 2020. Not content with becoming a basketball, investing and poker master, he wants to be a Chess Grandmaster too. This bet is quite unique, however, in that it is a lifetime bet.
- Mike McDonald starting playing online poker at age 16 in his hometown of Waterloo, Ontario. Obsessed with poker, McDonald put considerable time into the game while still in high school, on poker sites like Partypoker and Paradise Poker. McDonald put in enough hours to earn an entry into a power sit n go on Paradise Poker, with $1,000,000 going.
- Mike McDonald is a Canadian professional poker player best known for being the youngest-ever European Poker Tour champion. He is also a well-known online grinder playing under the alias “Timex”. Mike McDonald was born in 1989 in Waterloo, Ontario. He is best known for becoming the youngest.
Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald, known as “Timex” online, announced on his blog at CardRunners this week that he is retiring from the game of poker. McDonald, 20, earned more than $2.6 million in live tournament earnings during his brief career, but plans to take his life in another direction after having secured himself financially at such a young age.
“Before talking about where I plan to go from here, I guess I should point out that I do enjoy playing poker and I doubt I’ll ever straight up quit playing poker. I just think at this point, I sort of feel no ambition towards poker,” said McDonald.
“In poker, although I’ve met tons of people I really like and had tons of cool experiences, I just kind of feel like there is nowhere to go from here. I can’t really think of anyone who is more engrossed in the poker world than me who I aspire to be like and poker seems to be a lot more isolating than I initially realized.”
McDonald, who still isn’t old enough to play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has only a handful of live cashes on the tournament circuit since turning 18 in 2007, but four of them were enormous paydays. In February 2008, he became the youngest person to win a European Poker Tour (EPT) event when he took down the €7,700 German Open for €933,000. He returned a year later to place fifth in the same event for €197,000.
His brilliant success at the EPT continued this year with a third place finish at the €5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event in Deauville, where he earned €295,000. McDonald also won a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for another $146,804.
McDonald is a Full Tilt Poker Red Pro as a member of Team CardRunners, but intends to leave that career behind as he pursues other ventures in life. That path is likely to begin by re-enrolling at the University of Waterloo, where he spent three semesters before pursuing poker full-time. “I think returning to school and trying out a wide variety of courses, learning new things, meeting new people, and just beginning to live a life that is more in touch with everyone else seems aligned with my interests,” he said. “I currently am trying to get in touch with the University of Waterloo about possibly taking some classes this summer and depending on how that goes, may return to Waterloo or another university in the fall.”
McDonald admits that a comeback to poker is certainly possible and even concedes that he’s “probably a heavy favorite to return” to the game at some point. For now, the 20 year-old is excited about the new life challenges in front of him.
“My life goal was to more or less get to the point where I never had to do anything for the rest of my life as early as possible. I’m at that point; I have almost no obligations, and if I really wanted to, I could sit around for the rest of my life watching the world go by and I’m just realizing that’s not what I want.”
by Jonathan PereiraPosted on 29 Aug, 2020
Mike McDonald is now very close to achieving a win in his $200,000 basketball prop bet. The Canadian high stakes poker star has improved massively and is now looking likely to do what most people thought was impossible for an amateur. Everybody thought McDonald had no chance, but now it seems that he is above to prove everyone wrong.
In April, McDonald took on a bet that he could sink 90 out of 100 free throws in a basketball court sometime before the end of the year. At the beginning, he could barely shoot free throws, fellow high stakes player Aaron Jones tweeted a video, showing that this wasn’t only about skill but also about general fitness. Since that time, McDonald has been working on his shot, and started the challenge a few days ago.
While the World Series of Poker (WSOP) continues on GGPoker, McDonald’s free throw prop bet is grabbing the attention of poker masses which is being streamed on Twitch. Based on recent results, there seems to be an excellent chance that McDonald will win the wager. Over the course of just two days, McDonald has had attempts where he hit 88/100 and 89/100 free throws, respectively. It seems to be just a matter of time before McDonald breaks the 90/100 mark.
The prop bet has certain rules that must be followed:
- An unlimited number of attempts is allowed, but McDonald must announce in advance when he is going to head to the basketball court.
- No rebounder is allowed.
- McDonald has until the end of 2020 to make 90/100 free throws, or else he loses the bet.
That puts you ahead of most NBA free throwers throughout history 😱 pic.twitter.com/fXviDUbrOZ
— Alex the Trading Monk (@cloudreaver2) August 21, 2020
Only three players in history, Steph Curry, Steve Nash, and Mark Price, have a free throw success rate of over 90%. If McDonald can pull it off the achievement will make waves in the basketball community. With more than four months to go it surely looking good for the Canadian. We look forward to seeing what he can come up with next to entertain us.
UPDATE!
Mike McDonald has pulled off an incredible feat and showed that he isn’t just a poker player! The Canadian poker pro ultimately triumphed in his basketball prop bet after draining 90 out of 100 free throw shots. But his win initially became controversial after Nick Schulman, one of the poker players who bet against him, questioned the validity of his victory. Schulman said a break in the middle of a set nullified the win, as it gave McDonald some advantage.
FWIW after Tuesday's controversy I hit it again on Wednesday to conclude the bet
— Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) August 29, 2020
Miss shot 0
Make 90/100 between shots 1-100
Make shot 101 (decided to keep shooting in case there was a miscount or whatnot)
Miss shot 102
— Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) August 27, 2020
The poker pro was quick to defend his victory and expressed his willingness to repeat the challenge with no breaks to prove his shooting abilities and ultimately silence the critics. McDonald also argued that taking breaks was part of the conditions of the bet. Some players also sided with McDonald, saying taking a break actually affects the shooter’s rhythm, meaning there’s a huge possibility he wouldn’t be as well on pace as he was before the break. With his latest victory, McDonald is now $200K richer.
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