Marc Karam attended McMaster Catholic elementary school and earned his high school diploma from St Patrick's High School in Ottawa.
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Marc Karam took on additional work as a self-taught, freelance, web designer.
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Late in the year 2001, Marc Karam began playing micro-stakes home games and small local tournaments.
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Marc Karam was an avid fan of professional wrestling and his friends had nicknamed him "Myst", short for "Mysterio" after his favourite professional wrestler, Rey Mysterio Jr.
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In early 2006, Marc Karam won an entry into the 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure poker tournament by qualifying online via a "satellite" tournament.
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Since becoming a professional poker player, Marc Karam has earned over $2,000,000 in major poker tournaments all around the world.
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Marc Karam went on to place in the money at the 4th Annual Five Star World Poker Classic and the July 21,2006 No Limit Holdem event at the 37th Annual World Series of Poker.
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Marc Karam then managed to place in the top 6 at the next three major tournaments he entered; The 2006 North American Poker Championship, The 2007 Aussie Millions, and The 2007 EPT Grand Final.
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Marc Karam is the only professional player to have accomplished this feat.
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In 2007, Marc Karam became a regular monthly contributor to both Canadian Poker Player magazine in Canada and Card Player magazine in the United States of America.