Mike Watson

aka "SirWatts"

Nationality

GPI Rank 3

WSOP Bracelets 1

WPT Wins 1

EPT Wins 2

Total Live Earnings $29,209,347

Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Mike Watson is a Canadian poker player and two-time European Poker Tour (EPT) champion with over $20 million in live tournament earnings.

"SirWatts" won his maiden EPT Main Event title in 2016 by taking down the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $728,325. Seven years later, Watson won the 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event for $825,731 to become just the third player in poker history to earn live EPT Main Event titles.

"It's an amazing accomplishment," Watson said after the victory. "You know, winning two main events on the same tour is really hard. And yeah, I just feel really lucky that I was able to pull it off today."

Watson's success is far from limited to the European Poker Tour. In 2008, Watson received his biggest career cash and a World Poker Tour (WPT) title by taking down the $15,000 WPT Bellagio Cup IV for $1.7 million.

A few years later, Watson took down the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Cannes €50,000 Majestic Roller for $1.3 million.

The Canadian has had plenty of other big scores on the high roller circuit, having won a €50,000 High Roller at 2022 EPT Barcelona for $895,933 and a 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam $50,000 Short Deck event for $695,000.

Mike Watson's Top Five Live Cashes

DATE	EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE
July 2008	WPT Bellagio Cup IV $15,000 NLH	1st	$1,673,770
October 2012	WSOPE Cannes €50,000 Majestic Roller	1st	$1,304,648
August 2022	EPT Barcelona €50,000 NLH	1st	$895,933
April 2023	EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event	1st	$825,731
May 2015	EPT Monte Carlo €50,000 Super High Roller	2nd	$752,518

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Event	Place	Prize
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €10,300 EPT High Roller	1^st	€595,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha	6^th	€56,350
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,200 8-Game	2^nd	€23,550
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em I	3^rd	€171,200
2024 World Series of Poker Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed)	4^th	$126,780
2024 World Series of Poker Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	94^th	$9,952
2024 World Series of Poker Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker	81^st	$2,400
2024 World Series of Poker Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)	6^th	$68,672
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 EPT Main Event	149^th	€8,700
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris €25,000 NL Hold'em II	5^th	€124,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris €25,000 NL Hold'em I	4^th	€131,900
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris €10,200 Mystery Bounty	9^th	€14,700
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship	217^th	$12,100
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed	4^th	$132,800
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller	10^th	$130,900
2023 World Series of Poker Event #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet	54^th	$4,021
2023 World Series of Poker Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw	2^nd	$93,495
2023 World Series of Poker Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship	692^nd	$2,153
2023 World Series of Poker Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed)	440^th	$1,402
2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker $10,300 Main Event	16^th	$48,008
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 EPT Main Event	1^st	€749,425
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris €5,300 EPT Paris Main Event	49^th	€21,450
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 PCA Main Event	57^th	$25,600
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 PCA Super High Roller	5^th	$404,100
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event	53^rd	€17,400
2022 PokerStars EPT London £10,300 EPT High Roller	7^th	£59,200
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event	237^th	€10,060
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €10,300 EPT High Roller	56^th	€19,020
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship	83^rd	€4,580
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €100,000 EPT Super High Roller	7^th	€319,970
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €50,000 Single-Day High Roller I	1^st	€872,940
2022 World Series of Poker Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	73^rd	$8,085
2022 World Series of Poker Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	11^th	$41,057
2022 World Series of Poker Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha	88^th	$3,238
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max	44^th	$6,853
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $7,777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	6^th	$73,401
2022 World Series of Poker Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	170^th	$4,818
2022 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	10^th	$33,924
2022 World Series of Poker Event #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$326,296
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max	26^th	$3,992
2022 World Series of Poker Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event	37^th	$4,000
2022 World Series of Poker Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em	74^th	$2,580
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	3^rd	€247,400
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus Event #3: $75,000 Short Deck	3^rd	$538,000
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus Event #2: $100,000 NLH 8-Handed	4^th	$683,300
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague €10,300 EPT High Roller	6^th	€122,760
2021 PokerStars EPT Online Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd - Trophy Event #10	2^nd	$81,432
2021 World Series of Poker Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	55^th	$5,271
2021 World Series of Poker Event #75: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	20^th	$8,136
2021 World Series of Poker Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	20^th	$16,340
2021 World Series of Poker Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	50^th	$2,433
2021 World Series of Poker Event #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	54^th	$10,087
2021 World Series of Poker Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship	28^th	$22,990
2021 WPT World Online Championships Event #7: $5,300 Main Event	106^th	$12,454
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #25: $777 LUCKY SEVENS No Limit Hold'em 7-Handed	4^th	$73,392
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship [No Late Reg, 256 Cap]	14^th	$31,078
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #24: $1,050 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha	23^rd	$3,257
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #13: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	20^th	$11,625
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #10: $400 DOUBLE CHANCE Pot-Limit Omaha [2-Stack]	3^rd	$28,944
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #6: $200 FLIP & GO NO-Limit Hold'em [Go Stage], $1M GTD	325^th	$1,236
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker Event #23: $10,300 WPT High Roller, $1m GTD	11^th	$26,199
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker Event #5: $10,300 High Roller, $1m GTD	4^th	$80,047
2021 GG Spring Festival H-93: $25,500 Super High Roller	12^th	$47,852
2021 GG Spring Festival GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD	32^nd	$55,297
2021 GG Spring Festival H-84: $25,500 Super High Roller	9^th	$71,363
2021 GG Spring Festival H-83: $10,300 Super Tuesday	1^st	$397,264
2021 GG Spring Festival H-58: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty]	5^th	$57,179
2021 GG Spring Festival H-23: $25,500 Super High Rollers	4^th	$232,957
2021 GG Spring Festival H-05: $10,300 Super MILLION$ [2-Day Event]	19^th	$30,902
2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week Super MILLION$ Main Event $10,300, $10M Gtd.	43^rd	$42,379
2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week HRW 18: $10,300 Super MILLION$ Main Event, $5M GTD	3^rd	$498,713
2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week HRW 07: $10,300 NLHE High Roller, $1.25M GTD	12^th	$23,233
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD	120^th	$25,275
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #72: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Championship	5^th	$26,069
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD	38^th	$10,800
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #65: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship	125^th	$2,226
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD	608^th	$2,261
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	84^th	$4,049
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD	168^th	$3,712
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #53: $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha	63^rd	$1,997
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #47: $1,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$44,166
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD	289^th	$1,300
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD	1186^th	$1,011
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #35: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	4^th	$115,117
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #32: $100 The Opener [Final Day], $2M GTD	735^th	$547
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Super Circuit Event #16: PLO Main Event $1M Gtd	130^th	$3,365
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona €25,000 6+ No-Limit Hold'em (Short Deck)	5^th	€54,740
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona €25,000 Single-Day High Roller	9^th	€48,740
2019 World Series of Poker Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix	47^th	$2,978
2019 World Series of Poker Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship	13^th	$15,167
2019 World Series of Poker Event #10: $1,500 Dealers Choice	7^th	$13,681
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT €5,300 EPT Main Event	110^th	€9,660
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT €25,000 EPT High Roller	13^th	€59,060
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $10,300 High Roller	18^th	$20,000
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $25,500 MILLIONS World	21^st	$90,000
2018 World Series of Poker Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	9^th	$54,831
2018 World Series of Poker Event #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	111^th	$4,532
2018 World Series of Poker Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	12^th	$22,365
2018 World Series of Poker Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty	190^th	$1,124
2018 World Series of Poker Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	49^th	$6,555
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event	133^rd	10,000 CAD
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona €2,700 Warm Up	49^th	€8,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller	18^th	$45,300
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival $1,100 MILLIONS Open ($1 Million Gtd.)	44^th	$5,000
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Macau HK $1,000,000 Main Event	10^th	2,265,000 HKD
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Macau HK $250,000 6-Max Event	2^nd	4,297,000 HKD
2017 World Series of Poker Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	20^th	$16,889
2017 World Series of Poker Event #40: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	48^th	$3,117
2017 World Series of Poker Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship	4^th	$68,601
2017 World Series of Poker Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	89^th	$5,105
2017 World Series of Poker Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship	11^th	$19,187
2017 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed	37^th	$2,883
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® €10,300 PLO High Roller	8^th	€23,300
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® €50,000 Single-Day High Roller	8^th	€118,000
2017 Aussie Millions ANTON Jewellery $100,000 Challenge	2^nd	529,200 AUD
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event	1^st	$728,325
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague €10,300 High Roller	20^th	€31,480
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event	233^rd	€8,800
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €50,000 Super High Roller	2^nd	€672,300
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	2^nd	79,099 AUD
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific $1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator	13^th	3,755 AUD
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific $1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha	14^th	3,002 AUD
2014 World Series of Poker Event #58: $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$246,068
2014 World Series of Poker Event #42: $5,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	21^st	$16,888
2014 World Series of Poker Event #37: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	81^st	$3,250
2014 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low	63^rd	$2,603
2014 World Series of Poker Event #13: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship	13^th	$16,601
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €25,500 High Roller	22^nd	€56,700
2013 World Series of Poker Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	589^th	$19,106
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London £5,250 Main Event	67^th	£10,255
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event	47^th	€18,200
2013 World Series of Poker Event #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	29^th	$21,081
2013 World Series of Poker Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball	10^th	$12,683
2013 World Series of Poker Event #53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	5^th	$153,850
2013 World Series of Poker Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)	8^th	$19,430
2013 World Series of Poker Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	6^th	$50,774
2013 World Series of Poker Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)	10^th	$18,657
2013 World Series of Poker Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)	87^th	$5,023
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller	7^th	€218,300
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller	3^rd	$462,320
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event	12^th	303,000 HKD
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo Main Event	59^th	€12,000
2012 World Series of Poker Europe €50,000 Majestic High Roller	1^st	€1,000,000
2012 World Series of Poker Europe Event #5: €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em	15^th	€20,443
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller	3^rd	€399,500
2012 Aussie Millions $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Rebuys	5^th	29,610 AUD
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague Main Event	84^th	€9,000
2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo Main Event	128^th	€7,000
2011 World Series of Poker Europe Event #4: €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	2^nd	€112,526
2011 Aussie Millions Event #20: Turbo No-Limit Hold'em	10^th	2,000 AUD
2011 Aussie Millions Event #17: No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed	21^st	3,600 AUD
2011 Aussie Millions Event #15: 8-Game Mixed Event	5^th	20,000 AUD
2011 Aussie Millions Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed	24^th	4,015 AUD
2010 World Series of Poker Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em	24^th	$24,107
2010 World Series of Poker Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship	21^st	$17,138
2010 Aussie Millions Event 7: $1,150 No Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys	1^st	129,920 AUD
2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2010 PCA Main Event	198^th	$15,000
2009 World Series of Poker Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	22^nd	$14,433
2009 World Series of Poker Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	38^th	$5,838
PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown £20,000 High Roller Event	3^rd	£241,000
2008 World Series of Poker Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	43^rd	$5,055
2008 World Series of Poker Event 44 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys	69^th	$8,748
2008 Aussie Millions Event 4 - $1,100 Limit Holdem (2-Day Event)	15^th	1,230 AUD
2007 World Series of Poker Event 52 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys	89^th	$4,840
2007 World Series of Poker Event 42 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo	10^th	$9,049
2007 World Series of Poker Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed	34^th	$7,598
2007 World Series of Poker Event 25 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem	80^th	$6,188
2007 World Series of Poker Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys	65^th	$6,839

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