Mike Matusow

Name: Mike Matusow
Nickname: The Mouth
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: April 30, 1968
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

Every sport has a bad boy or two, and for poker, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow fits the bill. Even though he's better known for constantly teasing and needling his opponents, and for never holding back emotional outbursts, you can't discount his talent with the cards.

Matusow had already discovered video poker when he forayed into the real thing as a dealer at Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. He used his time at the...

Trivia

2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions winner
Well known for his loud mouth and taunting at the poker table

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em	30th	$193,000
2008 WSOP, Event 51, H.O.R.S.E.	57th	$2,959
2008 WSOP, Event 37, World Championship Omaha Hi-Lo Split...	5th	$138,063
2008 WSOP, Event 18, No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/re-buys	1st	$537,857
2008 Special, Wynn Classic	12th	$26,627
2008 Special, NBC Heads-Up Championship	16th	$25,000
WPT Season 6, Borgata Poker Open	6th	$271,600
WPT Season 6, Bellagio Cup III	2nd	$671,320
2007 WSOP, Event 39, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	16th	$88,800
2007 WSOP, Event 36, World Championship Omaha Hi-Lo Split...	15th	$15,134
2007 WSOP, Event 19, No-Limit Hold'em	11th	$21,435
WPT Season 5, World Poker Challenge	23rd	$11,391
2007 Special, Wynn Classic	5th	$76,824
2007 Special, NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship	9th	$25,000
2006 WSOP, Event 41, No-Limit Hold'em	95th	$1,289
2006 WSOP, Event 13, No-Limit Hold'em	7th	$89,010
2006 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed, 6/table	33rd	$8,528
2005 WSOP, Event 42, No-Limit Hold'em Championship	9th	$1,000,000
2005 WSOP, Event 2, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	44th	$9,225
2004 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	87th	$20,000
2001 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2001	6th	$239,765
2004 WSOP, Event 15, $2,000 Limit Hold'em	11th	$6,340