[2] McEvoy's first cash in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) came in 1982 when he finished 6th in the $1,000 Razz event.

[5] He was the first Main Event winner to earn his buy-in through a single table satellite tournament.

[8][9][10] In March 2005, McEvoy won the third ever Professional Poker Tour event beating a field of pros-only at the Bay 101 casino.

He defeated a final table that included fellow WSOP bracelet winners, Toto Leonidas and Hoyt Corkins.

[12] McEvoy has authored or co-authored over a dozen books on poker with other players such as T. J. Cloutier, Brad Daugherty, Don Vines, Linda Johnson, Dag Palovic and Max Stern.