If you were to look up “legend” in the dictionary, there is a good chance you would find Tom McEvoy’s picture right next to it. As the first person ever to satellite into and win the World Series of Poker Main Event, Tom McEvoy has truly become legendary. Tom is also only one of a handful of players in the world to have played with every WSOP Main Event winner in history.
He is also the most prolific author in poker history with 14 books currently in print. Tom is also responsible for the education of millions of players around the world and is widely considered one of the foremost authorities on tournament poker. Tom McEvoy’s life is one of tremendous success on the felt. However, what makes this world champion more amazing is what he has done for the game away from the table. In 1998, Tom McEvoy successfully organized the first non-smoking big buy-in tournament in history. His effort to make tournament poker safer materialized even more, 4 years later when Harrah’s made all WSOP events smoke-free.
DeepStacks University is extremely proud to have the 1983 World Champion as a member of Team DeepStacks. We are excited to have this true “Legend of Poker” call DeepStacks University home!





