Mike Watson

Mike Watson

aka "SirWatts"
Nationality
Canada
Canada
GPI Rank 9
WSOP Bracelets 1
WPT Wins 1
EPT Wins 2
Total Live Earnings $28,269,620
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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."

Read More: Mike Watson Becomes Third Player in History to Win Two Live EPT Main Event Titles

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

 DATEEVENTPLACEPRIZE
 July 2008WPT Bellagio Cup IV $15,000 NLH1st$1,673,770
 October 2012WSOPE Cannes �50,000 Majestic Roller1st$1,304,648
 August 2022EPT Barcelona �50,000 NLH1st$895,933
 April 2023EPT Monte Carlo �5,300 Main Event1st$825,731
 May 2015EPT Monte Carlo �50,000 Super High Roller2nd$752,518

PokerNews Covered Events

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

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