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The Australian Poker Pro, Michael Addamo had a pretty solid run this September. First, he managed to win the two final events where he scooped a total of $1.84 million. With these wins, he claimed the Poker Master title and won the purple jacket at the PokerGo Studio.
His words then were: It’s been an incredible run of winning a lot of all-ins” and “It’s just insane”. In the series, he managed to win Event 11, which was a $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, and he took $680k for his amazing performance. Then, he also won the final event which was a $100k No-Limit Hold’em tournament. He took $1,160,000 from the final event only. As if that wasn’t enough, he also got an extra $50,000, for finishing in the first place on the Poker Master leaderboard.
At the Poker Masters series, Addamo finished with a total of 808 points, and Nick Petrangelo was right behind him with 402 points. It was an interesting clash between these two poker legends because they were playing Heads-Up in the final event of the series.
But Addamo didn’t stop there, instead, he won the $300,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller Bowl for a total of $3.402.000. He was playing Heads Up against the poker pro - Justin Bonomo, who managed to win $1,890,000 for finishing in second place. He outplayed Bonomo in the final hand when he had a flush against the Bonomo’s two pairs. It seems that the PokerGo studio is his lucky place because if we do the math, we will come to $5.242 million in winnings only from these three events. That is what we call an epic run.
When Addamo was asked about his opinion on the three straight wins, he replied: I’d say, That’s like a one-in-a-million chance or something ridiculous. Now, his carrier winnings are more than $13.5 million, and that is an impressive number for someone born in 1994th. He also has won two of the World Series of Poker events, meaning he has two golden bracelets. For his latest achievements, he is currently in first place on Australia All Time Money List.
One of the best hands that Addamo played last month was when he was playing a hand against Michael Zhang at the $250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event. He had Qh9h, against Zhang’s AcKd. Zhang raised pre-flop, and Addamo cold called. The board on the flop came as TsTdTh, and Addamo checked. Zhang then made a bet, and Addamo returned with a 3-bet, after which Zhang called.
The turn card was 2 of spades, and Addamo took that opportunity to make a bet, which was again called by Zhang. Finally, the river card was Jack of hearts, and after a minute of thinking, Addamo shoved all of his chips with just Q high. Zhang didn’t know if Addamo was bluffing or not, so he was forced to fold. To be honest, no one is sure if Addamo made the correct decision or not, we just know that he managed to win that hand of crucial value.
Now, Addamo is focused on his performance at the WSOP.
