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maciek "michael" gracz

Maciek "Michael" Gracz

Birthdate: October 23, 1980
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Current Residence: Raleigh, North Carolina
Nickname: The Kid

Gracz is a young tournament poker star that learned the game by watching his father until he began playing regularly while he was a student at NC State. Gracz seems to possess a level of maturity beyond his 24 years at the poker table, and this will no doubt help him make the transition from a young phenom to a true poker veteran. Michael has had tremendous success at the poker tables over the last six months he has won more than $2.4 million. He has managed to win both one of the biggest ever World Poker Tour events as well as the 2005 World Series of Poker $1000 No Limit Hold'em with re-buys event. Michael strength is his ability to read his opponents and he is tremendous in the math side of the game. He definitely likes to play the flop because that is where he is able to put his skills to the test.

MAJOR POKER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Year Place Event
2005 1st World Series of Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2005 1st WPT PartyPoker.com Million IV Cruise
2004 1st Trump Classic $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Championsip

2005 season

  • 1st: World Series of Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 1st: WPT PartyPoker.com Million IV Cruise
  • 13th: Mirage Poker Showdown $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
  • 14th: LA Poker Classic $2,425 No Limit Hold'em
  • 18th: Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open $3,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 36th: WPT World Poker Open Championship No Limit Hold'em
  • 31st: World Series of Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold'em