[1][2] MacPhee was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and attended Lake City High School.
MacPhee has been playing poker professionally since April 2008, when he set the PokerStars Tournament Leader Board record.
[2] In March 2010, MacPhee won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin Main Event during Season 6, earning the title of tournament champion and a prize of €1,000,000.
In June 2015, MacPhee won his first World Series of Poker bracelet by taking first place in Event #56: $5,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em, earning $490,900.
[5][6][7] In October 2015 he won his second bracelet, winning the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event for $1,001,577.