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Matt Matros

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  • Name: Matt Matros
  • Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Matt Matros enjoyed an introduction to poker early in life. "I started playing poker as a kid. My dad was and is really into the game, and he introduced me to it back in the day," he says. "I started playing the game seriously in the fall of 1998, my senior year of college."

And it was definitely an unusual route to becoming a professional poker player, by Matros' account. "It was a very gradual process. I decided to leave my job to pursue...

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Trivia

  • Holds a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Yale University
  • Holds a Master's in Fine Arts from Sara Lawrence College
  • Author of a highly praised book about tournament play

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament Place Winnings
WPT Season 7, North American Poker Championship 7th $109,362
2008 WSOP, Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em 78th $77,200
2008 WSOP, Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em 6th $148,875
2008 WSOP, Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em 30th $13,727
2008 WSOP, Event 10, Omaha 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better 43rd $4,893
2008 WSOP, Event 9, No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 43rd $4,893
2008 Special, Aussie Millions 67th 15,000 AUD
2007 WSOP, Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout 61st $6,634
2007 WSOP, Event 51, S.H.O.E. 14th $6,842
2007 WSOP, Event 23, Pot-Limit Omaha 37th $4,010
2006 WSOP, Event 29, Pot-Limit Hold'em 34th $4,524
2006 WSOP, Event 23, Limit Hold'em 35th $3,765
2005 WSOP, Event 36, $3,000 Limit Hold'em 9th $22,410
2005 WSOP, Event 9, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 83rd $3,225

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Player Statistics

Cashes15
Total Winnings$1,132,263
First Place Finishes0
WSOP Bracelets0

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