A true godfather of European poker, Michel Abecassis first discovered the world of cards in the form of bridge. After winning multiple national and European titles, Mik turned toward poker in 1997. Specialized in multiple variants, Michel now spends much of his time advising younger players while at the same time continues to perform well in the international circuit.
Born in Oran in 1952, Michel’s was destined to become a medical doctor. However, the emergence of card games in his life left him practicing medicine for only two years, before hanging up his stethoscope and enthusiastically taking-up the game of bridge. Thirteen French national titles and two European titles later, Michel reluctantly had to admit that despite his considerable success in the game, playing bridge would not feed his family.
In 1997, Michel turned to poker. He was quickly seduced by the game and the competition. He read, observed and studied before joining in the ring games at the French Aviation Club (ACF). Mik considers to this day that his past experience playing bridge plays a key role in analysing hands, strategically manoeuvring, taking risk and understanding the statistics that are all a part of the game of poker.
Today, Michel is one of the leading figures in French poker. He regularly ranks high in the competitions organized by the French Aviation Club, has taken on several final tables during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and is one of the first live players to start playing online.
In the middle of the 2000s, as poker became ever more popular and entered into a new mediatized era. Michel naturally became one of the faces of French poker, announcing major tournaments on Eurosport and RTL and later launching the magazine Live Poker. Two years in a row, Michel won a televised poker tournament reserved for celebrity players, The Aces Tournament (Tournoi des As).
In 2008, Michel joined the Winamax Pro Team. When he is not playing in a major live even, Michel can be found at the golf course or on the Pot-Limit Omaha tables on Winamax playing under the user name “MIK.22”.
02/2016 | WPT National High Roller €2,200 - Brussels | 4th (€19,950) |
07/2015 | WSOP No-Limit Hold’em Bounty $1,500 - Las Vegas | 12th ($19,012) |
05/2015 | European Poker Tour – Monte-Carlo | 73th (€19,175) |
07/2014 | Deepstack Extravaganza $1,600 - Las Vegas | 3rd (€40,185) |
05/2014 | Winamax SISMIX - Marrakech | 9th (64,000 Dirhams) |
04/2013 | NLHE €2,000 - Berlin | 16th (€6,450) |
04/2013 | PLO Turbo €2,000 - Berlin | 6th (€5,720) |
02/2013 | European Poker Tour - Deauville | 33rd (€16,000) |
01/2013 | Euro Finals of Poker €5,000 - ACF, Paris | 3rd (€40,185) |
12/2012 | NLHE Turbo €1,000 - Prague | Winner (€38,300) |
12/2012 | Eureka High Roller €1,850 - Prague | 6th (€15,300) |
10/2012 | NLHE Turbo €2,000 - San Remo | 10th (€6,550) |
09/2012 | World Series Of Poker Europe PLO €5,000 - Cannes | 7th (€19,606) |
06/2012 | World Series Of Poker $1,000 - Las Vegas | 107th ($3,269) |
10/2011 | World Series of Poker Europe PLO €5,000 - Cannes | 13th (€14,147) |
06/2011 | World Series of Poker $5,000 - Las Vegas | 78th ($9,561) |
09/2010 | European Poker Tour - Londres | 89th (£9,000) |
04/2010 | European Poker Tour - San Remo | 27th (€26,000) |
02/2010 | Euro Finals of Poker €5,000 - ACF, Paris | 3rd (€80,090) |
11/2009 | European Poker Tour - Vilamoura | 6th (€62,468) |
11/2009 | Evian Poker Open - High Roller | 5th (€4,000) |
10/2009 | European Poker Tour - Varsovie | 21th ($10,125) |
09/2009 | WSOP-E Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha- Londres | 12th (£7,643) |
01/2009 | European Poker Tour - Deauville | 26th (€12,400) |
09/2008 | Partouche Poker Tour - Palm Beach, Cannes | 8th (€78,000) |
09/2006 | European Poker Tour - Londres | 10th (£10,000) |
02/2005 | Euro Finals of Poker €5,000 - ACF, Paris | 2nd (€40,500) |
02/2005 | Pot Limit Hold'em €1,000 - ACF, Paris | Winner (€13,700) |
05/2003 | WSOP Omaha High-Low $2,500 - Las Vegas | 4th ($18,860) |
12/2001 | Pot Limit Omaha FF 2,500 - ACF, Paris | Winner (FF 87,100) |
09/2001 | Pot Limit Dealer Choice FF 2,500 - ACF, Paris | 2nd (FF 30,900) |
05/2001 | WSOP Omaha High-Low $2,500 - Las Vegas | 4th ($26,045) |
03/2000 | European Championship FF 30,000 - ACF, Paris | 5th (FF 140,700) |
03/2000 | Pot Limit Omaha FF 5,000 - ACF, Paris | 2nd (FF 121,400) |
09/1999 | Pot Limit Omaha FF 3,000 - ACF, Paris | 3th (FF 42,250) |
03/1999 | Pot Limit Hold'em FF 5,000 - ACF, Paris | Winner (FF 200,300) |
03/1999 | Pot Limit Courchevel FF 1,000 - ACF, Paris | Winner (FF 30,000) |
03/1999 | Pot Limit Courchevel/Lowball FF 1,000 - ACF, Paris | Winner (FF 43 500) |
05/2015 | High Roller €300 | 8th (€747) |
05/2015 | Xtase 100€ | 7th (€1,315) |
04/2015 | Winamax Series XII - Event 27 | 10th (€631) |
04/2015 | HIGHROLLER €300 | 10th (€631) |
01/2015 | Winamax Series - Event 27 | 5th (€1,395) |
11/2014 | XTASE €100 | 8th (€1,094) |
09/2013 | Winamax Series VII – Event 16 | 2nd (€10,941) |
04/2013 | Winamax Series VI - Event 22 | 4th (€9,507) |
12/2012 | XTASE €100 | 5th (€1,161) |
10/2012 | XTASE €100 | 5th (€1,220) |
02/2012 | XTASE €100 | 8th (€1,021) |
02/2012 | XTASE €100 | 2nd (€3,892) |
10/2011 | Winamax Series - Event 3 | 3rd (€14,625) |
06/2011 | Grand Tournoi €1,000 | 5th (€6,080) |
06/2011 | High Roller €300 | 2nd (€1,820) |
05/2011 | High Roller €300 | 5th (€1,209) |
05/2011 | High Roller €300 | 3rd (€1,260) |
05/2011 | Winamax Series - Event 10 | 3rd (€6,538) |
05/2011 | High Roller €300 | 5th (€806) |
05/2011 | High Roller €300 | 6th (€1,848) |
01/2011 | High Roller €300 | 2nd (€5,093) |
01/2011 | XTASE €100 | 4th (€1,080) |
01/2011 | XTASE €100 | 3rd (€939) |
01/2011 | XTASE €100 | 4th (€1,080) |
10/2010 | XTREM €100 | 7th (€988) |
09/2010 | XTREM €100 | 8th (€829) |