Michael Ruane (poker player)

Michael Ruane
Nickname(s)Back-to-backer
ResidenceHoboken, New Jersey, United States[1]
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)2 (including unofficial)
Money finish(es)15
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		4th, 2016
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
Information last updated on 22 July 2024.

Michael Ruane (ROO-ən) is an American semi-amateur midstakes[2][3] poker player who has cashed four times in the World Championship Series Main Event including two final tables. His first came in 2016, with a fourth-place finish for $2,567,003;[4] his second came in 2017, with a tenth place for $825,001.[5] He later finished in 147th place in 2022 for $62,500[1] and in 545th-place in 2023 for $32,500.[1]

Ruane experienced a subset of poker tactics by watching poker on TV and playing home games with friends and his twin brother — although it was his younger brother Sean who would become Ruane's poker companion. Ruane and Sean now live together in New Jersey.[2][6]

  1. ^ a b c "Michael Ruane Profile". CardPlayer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Nuwwarah, Mo (September 15, 2016). "The 2016 November Nine: Seat 6, Michael Ruane". PokerNews. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Michael Ruane's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  4. ^ "2016 WSOP Main Event: Michael Ruane Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,576,003)". PokerNews. October 31, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Lamers, Adam (July 18, 2017). "Michael Ruane Eliminated in 10th Place ($825,001)". PokerNews. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Tuley, Dave (July 26, 2016). "Michael Ruane's anonymity was nice while it lasted". ESPN. Retrieved July 29, 2023.