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Mike McDonald may be the most intimidating player in poker.
Of course, the record speaks for itself. McDonald was winning millions online when he was just a teenager, won his first EPT title at 18 and last week, when he shipped the €25,750 High Roller, he became the EPT's all-time leading money winner with $6,228,104 in career earnings.
A day later he was overtaken on the list when Steve O'Dwyer made it up to $6,731,614 winning the €10,200 Single-Day High Roller, but the Hendon Mob page may not be the scariest thing about the man they call 'Timex.'
He tends to stare down opponents when they play pots against him, and whether he knows it or not, the Canadian does it with a steely-eyed scowl that might make the meek muck.
He defended his big blind against a Przemyslaw Piotrowski open to 13,000 moments ago, and after checking the 
flop, fixed his eyes squarely on Piotrowski. Piotrowski bet 16,000, and after staring him down a little while longer, McDonald made the call.
The turn brought the 
, another check and a firm stare down from McDonald. Piotrowski checked as well. The river came the 
and this time McDonald led for 21,000, once again glancing over at Piotrowski with intensity.
Piotrowski gulped, called and reluctantly showed the 
. McDonald had just the 
and dipped below his peak stack at the end of the last level.
Piotrowski appeared to breath a sigh of relief, having faced the McDonald stare down and stood strong this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
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|
165,000
-65,200
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-65,200 |