Matt Stout was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on December 12, 1984. His family loved to play card and board games, and his sister taught him how to play Five-Card Draw when he was four years old. Although he didn't play poker seriously growing up, he was always playing various card and strategy games, especially chess.

Then, in 2003, around the time an unknown named Chris Moneymaker took down the biggest poker tournament in history, some college buddies of Matt's invited him over to play 25¢-50¢ Limit Hold'em. He had no idea how to play the game, but he assumed that his knowledge of...

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Matt Stout was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on December 12, 1984. His family loved to play card and board games, and his sister taught him how to play Five-Card Draw when he was four years old. Although he didn't play poker seriously growing up, he was always playing various card and strategy games, especially chess.

Then, in 2003, around the time an unknown named Chris Moneymaker took down the biggest poker tournament in history, some college buddies of Matt's invited him over to play 25¢-50¢ Limit Hold'em. He had no idea how to play the game, but he assumed that his knowledge of poker would be enough to help him hold his own. At the end of the night, he was only up $4… but he was hooked immediately.

Matt continued to play small-stakes games with friends and began to play free-money games online. Eventually he started to deposit small amounts online, and lost them quickly like most do. Through trial and LOTS of error, he slowly gained the discipline and patience required to be a winning player.

By the time he turned 21 in December of 2006, he was using his small profits from low-limit online poker to help support himself while in school. He then began playing live cash games and tournaments in Atlantic City, which is where he really met with poker success.

After a number of final tables in smaller AC tournaments, he satellited into a $500 buy-in WSOP Circuit event in March 2006, and chopped at the final table for over $32,000. In a matter of three months , he went from being knee-deep in debt to being clear of it and having a five-digit bankroll. One thing became clear to him: he wouldn't be turning back any time soon.

Over the past year Matt has transitioned back to playing a lot more tournaments online under the name "All In At 420." He's been splitting his time between online and live tournaments in Atlantic City and around the world. He is currently ranked in the Top 100 by PocketFives and CardPlayer for online tournaments. His live-tournament highlights include winning a preliminary event at the 2007 United States Poker Championships at the Taj Mahal, four cashes at the 2007 World Series of Poker including 118th place in the Main Event ($58,570), and a 24th-place finish in the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event (AUS $65,000).