Micah Raskin

Micah Raskin is a semi-professional poker player who made his first live-event cash in 2007. In the first 4 years, Micah cashed 25 times, made 16 final tables, won 4 events, cashed at the WSOP 3 times, and earned over $1 million.

Born on August 8, 1968 in New York, Micah was raised in a musically talented family. He graduated from Baruch College with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He is now president of a direct marketing company and a software company.

In 2007 at the WSOP Circuit event in Atlantic City, Micah made his first live-event cash when he finished 5th in the $500 NLHE to earn $4,020. His other cash that year came at the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, when he earned $28,905 in the $15,000 NLHE.

The first of Micah’s 5 cashes in 2008 was at the L.A. Poker Classic. He also cashed in a Bellagio Weekly Tournament, the Borgata Summer Poker Open, and at the WSOP, where he earned $10,759 in the $1,500 NLHE. His last cash of the year was at the $500,000 Borgata Deep Stack, where he finished 9th in the $2,000 NLHE to earn $38,240.

Micah started 2009 by finishing runner-up in the $1,500 NLHE at the Borgata Deep Stack to collect $140,850. He cashed at the WSOP before going back to the Borgata for the Deep Stack, where he won the $1,500 NLHE for $320,231. He also finished in 6th place in the $500 NLHE at the WSOP Circuit event at Harrah’s Atlantic City for $18,071.

In 2010, Micah cashed 7 times, and started the year by winning the $500 NLHE Turbo at the New Years Classic Atlantic City to earn $6,975. The next month, he was runner-up in the $1,500 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge for $50,098.  At the Five Star World Poker Classic, he won the $2,500 Super Satellite for $ 25,700, and at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, he finished 18th in the Championship Event for $15,500. To finish the year, he made the money at the River Guaranteed Poker Series in Thackerville, took 19th for $18,000 in the Main Event at the NAPT in Los Angeles, and finished 4th in the $10,000 NLHE Regional Championship at the WSOP Circuit event at Harrah’s Atlantic City to collect $117,457.

As of November, Micah had cashed 6 times in 2011. In January at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, he earned $39,575 for 6th place in the $10,000 NLHE 6-Max High Roller event. In March at The Big Event, he won the $1,500 NLHE for $32,650, and the next month, finished 8th in the $10,000 NLHE High Roller Bounty Shootout to earn $46,000 at the NAPT Uncasville.

In Las Vegas, Micah cashed once at the 2011 WSOP, and finished 6th in the Epic Poker League’s $1,500 NLHE Pro/Am to collect $2,780 and earn a $20,000 seat the Epic Main Event. In October, Micah was at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods where he was runner-up in the $2,325 NLHE to earn $38,249.

Currently living in Old Westbury, NY, Micah divides his time between running his companies, playing poker, and singing in the New York area rock-n-roll cover band Backseat Betty. He also enjoys hanging out with his talented twin brothers Logan and Roger, who are singers, songwriters, and music producers in Los Angeles. In October 2011, the Raskin twins were on the Dr. Phil Show, and in November, they made their movie debut in Jack and Jill starring Adam Sandler.