Corey Cheresnick “Muchaka“

Birthplace
Charlotte, NC

Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Birthday
October 2

Total Winnings
$240,000

Corey Cheresnick knows numbers. He spent most of his early life working his way toward an advanced degree in accounting. Though born in North Carolina, he spent his later life in Florida. It was in those sunny confines that the young man started to turn himself into more than a future accountant. He started dipping his toes into poker's waters. It might have been one of the smartest moves he would make.

At first, Cheresnick didn't spend much time playing live poker. In the latter part of his college years, Cheresnick started playing poker in the virtual world. At the time, he considered himself a neophyte. However, it would not be too long before Cheresnick would find his way to the World Poker Tour stage. Just a few months before graduation, a $25 online satellite led the student to San Francisco to play in the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament.

Cheresnick placed fifth in that tournament, earning an impressive $240,000. Since then, Cheresnick has picked up eight other cashes in major live poker tournaments, including final tables at the World Series of Poker and the Bellagio Cup. While he has nearly half a million dollars in live tournament winnings, he is better known online as Muchaka, where he can be found playing and winning tournaments nearly every day.