10 Online Poker Millionaires Under 30 – Part 2

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Previously we brought you five of the top ten online poker millionaires.  Here are the five remaining featured players from our top ten list of poker young guns who have eclipsed the million dollar mark in winnings.

Kevin “Wu_Wizard” MacPhee

Kevin MacPhee is a 29-year old native Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, who as a newborn came out weighing 11 pounds 7 ounces. He is a self-described black sheep of his family and a natural deviant who after 5 majors and massive amounts of debauchery finished college after 7 years with a general studies degree. Three years as a pro has seen him emerge as a respected tournament player whose recent cashes include winning The Sunday Brawl on Full Tilt Poker in January 2010 for 86,963.00, coming in fourth in the NL Hold’em $250,000 guaranteed on PokerStars in December of 2009 earning 31,290.00, and winning the Wednesday Quarter Million on PokerStars in October, 2009 for a top prize of $51,910.80.

• Plays under these nicknames:  ImaLuckSac, Wu_Wizard

• Lifetime winnings thus far are in excess of $1,300,000

Steve “MrSmokey1″ Billirakis

Chicago native 23-year old Steve Billirakis made history at the 2007 World Series of Poker as being up to that point the youngest player ever to win a WSOP bracelet, just 11 days after his 21^st birthday. Though 2007 has thus far been his peak year, this amiable pro consistently finishes in the money.

• Plays under the nickname MrSmokey1

• Lifetime winnings thus far are in excess of almost $2 million

Steve “gboro780″ Gross

24-year-old New Jersey poker pro Steve Gross total playing online poker in 2009 was $1,216,413, enough to earn him top spot as Online Player Of the Year. Since turning pro at 19, he has been at the pinnacle of online tournament players in the world. Already in the first 2 months 2010, he has taken 1^st place in the $109+R NL Hold’em $250,000 guaranteed on PokerStars for $79,586.70, taken 1^st in a $150 buy-in, $75,000 Guarantee on Full Tilt Poker for $40,854.00 and won $155,641.00 FTOPS Event #12 for coming in third.

• Plays under the nickname gboro780

• Lifetime winnings thus far are in excess of  $6,100,100

Nick “agriffrod” Mitchell

20-year-old Nick Mitchell was unlike most teens. Instead of coming home from school and turning on the television, Mitchell watched top-ranked players on PokerStars instead, analyzing the hands and learning the game. After making an initial $25 deposit, he played $1 sit-and-gos until feeling confident enough to take a shot at a $10 rebuy event, which he subsequently won for $10,000.

• Plays under the nickname agriffrod

• Lifetime winnings thus far are in excess of $1,500,000

Jake “psutennis11″ Toole

Jake Toole is a very talented young lad. The 20-year-old not only is an accomplished poker player but also is an outstanding tennis player who won a scholarship to Penn State University on the strength of his skills with a racket. He took down the Event #22 of FTOPS XIII for a payday of close to half a million bucks.

• Plays under these nicknames: psutennis11, HWTD1 and hwtd1

• Lifetime winnings thus far are in excess of $1,150,000

See Part I of our featured Online Poker Millionaires >>