Mike Leah: "So Absurd. Just Won My Second WSOPC Ring of the Day."
It’s not every day that a player known in part for his online chops takes down two World Series of Poker Circuit rings in 24 hours, but that’s exactly what happened to Canada’s Mike goleafsgoeh Leah (pictured) on Friday. The scene of the crime: The Bike in Southern California.
According to PokerNews, “Leah steamrolled Event #9, a $580 No Limit Hold’em tournament, on Friday afternoon. After claiming victory in that event and busting out of another tournament a short while later, Leah hopped in Event 11: $365 No Limit Hold’em Turbo. Less than 13 hours later, he won his second WSOP Circuit ring in a single day.”
Leah gleefully posted on Twitter, “So absurd; just won my 2nd @WSOPC ring of the day! Shipping Event #11 for $15k, no chop, and wrapped up Casino Champion at the same time.” That Tweet brought out a wave of congratulations from peers, including Jason Brewer, who chirped back, “And you were just telling me 2 days ago how you didn’t have one! Smh. Well done.”
David Paredesoffered his congratulations on Twitter, writing, “Amazing man! Congratulations. That’s incredible, Mike.” David “ODB” Baker added, “Pretty friggin impressive my friend… Save the Main for me, I’ll be there Sunday.”
Leah reminded WSOP officials that he’s experienced success at past Circuit stops: “I’ve been to three Circuit stops in the last two years and I’ve won Casino Champion at two of them. They’re fun. I’m always motivated because I like Player of the Series stuff. It motivates me and helps me play my best every day. It gives you something to shoot for.”
He passed $2 million in live tournament earnings with the two rings, according to the Hendon Mob, and is third in terms of the number of in the money finishes in live events by Canadian players. His largest live cash to date came a half-decade go at Borgata in a $1,650 tournament for $319,000.
Leah has $2.4 million in career online winnings in his PocketFives profile, including a $560,000 haul for chopping the WCOOP Main Event in 2011. He is a four-time FTOPS event winner, two of which came in 2013, and was once ranked as high as #78 worldwide on PocketFives.
Congrats to Leah on his amazing accomplishment!
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