Michael Liang

Michael Liang

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 49
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $4,190,501
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Biography

Michael Liang is an American poker player who won the $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Liang has a long list of impressive live cashes dating back to 2015. Liang won a WSOP Circuit rins in March 2016, taking down the $365 WSOPC Baltimore Re-Entry event for $182,920.

In March 2021, Liang won the $10,000 L.A. Poker Classic in Los Angeles for $175,300 and followed that up with a runner-up finish in the $5,000 WPT Venetian Main Event for $606,890. A few months later, at the delayed 2021 WSOP, Liang finished second in the $25,000 NLHE High Roller for $515,014.

At the 2022 WSOP, he again came close to winning a bracelet, finishing third in the $1,500 Closer for $247,890. He then finished fifth in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo event at the 2023 WSOP for $51,700.

Having won a $3,000 buy-in Main Event at The Lodge Championship for $428,000 in May 2024, Liang headed to the WSOP in fine form. He cashed six times before winningEvent #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em for $777,777 and his first gold bracelet.

Michael Liang's Top 5 Poker Results

DateEventPlacePrize
Jul 2024$777 Lucky 7s WSOP1st$777,777
Jul 2021$5,000 WPT Venetian2ns$606,890
Oct 2021$25,000 NLHE High Roller WSOP2nd$515,014
May 2024$3,000 NLHE1st$428,000
Jul 2022$1,500 The Closer WSOP3rd$247,890

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em (7-Handed)
1st $777,777
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
328th $6,006
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
96th $9,952
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker
62nd $3,135
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
23rd $25,319
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
71st $20,940
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
248th $2,203
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
434th $1,682
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
5th $51,700
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions
662nd $2,470
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
101st $10,413
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $1,500 The Closer
3rd $247,890
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
792nd $19,000
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup
135th $1,895
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
1029th $2,400
2022 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD]
148th $2,806
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $7,777 Lucky 7’s No Limit Hold’em High Roller [1x Re-entry]
12th $23,584
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em
126th $2,155
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
2nd $515,014
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
89th $34,708
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore
$1,700 Main Event
36th $2,847
2019 Borgata Poker Open
WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
34th $15,527
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€1,100 EPT National
203rd €3,310
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
229th $2,896
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
102nd $4,068

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