Education
Schneider graduated from Eagan High School in 2002. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in December 2006 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Schneider graduated from Eagan High School in 2002. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in December 2006 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
As a saxophone player, he played in Eagan"s Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. As of 2014, Mike"s live poker tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000. Schneider"s poker nickname is "Schneids".
He is regularly regarded as one of the top LHE players in the world.
Mike schneider was inducted into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame in 2014.
In March 2006, he won the PartyPoker.com Million V Cruise event (limit Texas hold "em) and the $1,000,000 first prize, defeating Kenna James in the final heads-up confrontation. In October 2006, Mike won the first event of the Fall Poker Classic hosted by Canterbury Park. In October 2007, Mike was the Fall Poker Classic"s Player of the Year. In August 2008, Mike won the "Twin Cities Poker Open" for $81,818. In October 2012, Mike won Canterbury Park"s first ever HORSE Event in their annual "Fall Poker Classic" for $9894 and followed it up by winning the 2012 Fall Poker Classic main event for $63,759. In August 2014, Schneider won the Midwest Poker Classic event at Running Aces for $48,425.
He is also a member of Team CardRunners a group of sponsored professional poker players on Full Tilt Poker.