Matt Matros

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Matt Matros
ResidenceBrooklyn, New York
Born (1977-05-13) May 13, 1977 (age 46)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)3
Final table(s)6
Money finish(es)28
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		78th, 2008
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)3

Matthew "Matt" Matros (born May 13, 1977)[1] is a professional poker player and author from Brooklyn, New York, who has won three World Series of Poker events.[2][3]

Matros holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of the book The Making Of A Poker Player: How An Ivy League Math Geek Learned To Play Championship Poker, and was a poker coach on the now defunct poker site, CardRunners.[4]

Live poker[edit]

Matros won his first bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker Event 12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em earning $189,870.[5] He has three other WSOP final tables, finishing 9th at the 2005 WSOP $3,000 Limit Hold'em event, 6th at the 2008 WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event, and 9th at the 2010 $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em event.[6][7][8]

He finished in third place behind the runner up Hasan Habib and winner Martin de Knijff in 2004 at the $25,000 World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, earning him $706,903.[9] Matros finished 22nd at the 2006 (WPT) Pokerstars.com Caribbean Adventure, and just missed the 6 handed Final Table of the WPT 2008 North American Poker Championship, where he finished 7th.[10]

At the 2012 World Series of Poker, Matros won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event, earning $454,835.[11]

As of 2012, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.[12]

World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]

Year Event Prize Money
2010 $1,500 Limit Hold'em $189,870
2011 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) $303,501
2012 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed $454,835

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Matt Matros bio". epicpoker.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. ^ McDaniel, Scott (June 7, 2010). "World Series of Poker -- Matt Matros Wins Event No. 12". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  3. ^ Cox, Diana (June 7, 2010). "2010 World Series of Poker Day 10: Watt Bests Durrr, Matros Joins List of WSOP Bracelet Winners, and More". PokerNews.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "About Matt Matros". PokerListings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  5. ^ "41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "World Poker Tour - WPT Championship, WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2006, WPT - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed (Event #16)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "Matt Matros' profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

External links[edit]

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