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Mike Matusow

Name: Mike Matusow
Nickname: The Mouth
Country: United States
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Total winnings: $ 7,823,573
Cashes: 83
First place Finishes: 12

Biography

Never one to crawl into a shell at the table, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow got his nickname for his reputation of talking trash at the poker table. Of these well-known rants, Matusow’s most famous incident might be when he berated eventual champion Greg Raymer in the 2004 Main Event.

Matusow took up poker at a young age when a friend introduced him to the game just before the 1990s. The game would soon become more and more serious for him. He took up a job as a poker dealer where he was able to pick up on various strategies and watch others play hand after hand, which helped him greatly. Following dealing, Mike took up the game professionally and never looked back.

Everyone may remember that Scotty Nguyen won the 1998 WSOP Main Event for a cool $1 million. If you watch the footage of the event, you’ll see Mike Matusow rooting Scotty on from the rail. The Mouth paid one-third of Scotty’s satellite buy-in, which he ended up parlaying into an overall victory in the Main Event. For this, Matusow was given a third of Nguyen’s winnings.

One year later, Matusow would win his first bracelet. He followed that up the next year with some more WSOP cashes before making a very deep run at the 2001 Main Event. He placed sixth and earned almost $240,000. In 2002, Matusow won his second bracelet and in 2005 he made another deep run in the Main Event. This time around, he finish was slightly worse when he placed ninth, but it was worth more than four times what he earned in his previous Main Event final table. He took home $1 million. Later that same year, the WSOP Tournament of Champions was held and Matusow won the event for another $1 million. He would eventually win his third bracelet in 2008, cashing multiple other times along the way.

The Mouth also has made a few WPT final tables. He’s cashed in many other events, some of which include the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, the Aruba Classic, and the Wynn Classic.

Matusow has also been featured on High Stakes Poker and is a regular fixture on Poker After Dark, which he won once. You can also regularly find Matusow playing a wide range of games and tournaments on Full Tilt Poker where he is a member of Team Full Tilt.

Latest News about Mike Matusow

The Inside Shuffle – CardPlayer and PokerNews POY Rankings, Matusow Denies Full Tilt Debt and More

02-09-2012, Emilis Pakenas

Tournaments and Winnings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
$ 2,500 Mixed Hold'em	54^th	$5,106
$ 2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw	24^th	$6,368
$ 10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship	20^th	$20,129
Bay 101 Shooting Stars
$ 9,500 WPT Shooting Star Champinoship - No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$369,800
2011 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
A$ 25,000 Full Tilt Poker Invitational Shootout - Heat 1	5^th
2010 Florida State Poker Championships
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship	1^st	$103,820
FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million IX
Heat 3	8^th
The Poker Lounge
$ 20,000 Episode 10	2^nd
$ 20,000 Episode 7	4^th
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8	49^th	$4,448
$ 10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship	26^th	$21,665
Poker After Dark VI
$ 20,000 Week 9 - Lonesome Shark	3^rd
$ 20,000 Week 6 - He Said, She Said	2^nd
$ 20,000 Week 2 - Nicknames	4^th
Full Tilt Poker Million VIII
Heat 8	5^th
Late Night Poker 2009
Heat C	7^th
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
$ 2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo	23^rd	$7,411
Poker After Dark V
$ 20,000 Week 9 - Sit-n-Talk	6^th
$ 20,000 Week 5 - Dream Table III	6^th
$ 20,000 Week 1 - Close but no Cigar	1^st	$120,000
2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 No Limit Hold'em - Doyle Brunson Classic	9^th	$100,880
2008 World Poker Finals
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	6^th	$124,048
2008 World Series Of Poker - Europe
£ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	18^th	£36,200
Poker Million VII
Heat 10	6^th
Poker After Dark IV
$ 20,000 Week 5 - Dream Match II	5^th
$ 20,000 Week 4 - Mission Impossible	4^th
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
$ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	30^th	$193,000
$ 1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	57^th	$2,959
$ 10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo Split	5^th	$138,062
$ 5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball	1^st	$537,862
NBC National Heads-Up Championship 2008
Finals	9^th	$25,000
The Wynn Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em	12^th	$26,627
Poker After Dark III
$ 20,000 Week 7 - "Jam Up Week"	5^th
$ 20,000 Week 3 - "Hecklers"	6^th
$ 20,000 Week 1 - "Dream Table"	6^th
2007 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	41^st	$10,630
2007 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	6^th	$271,600
Bellagio Cup III
$ 10,000 Bellagio Cup III - No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$671,320
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
$ 50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	16^th	$88,800
$ 5,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better	15^th	$15,134
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$21,435
Poker After Dark II
$ 20,000 Week 19 - Of Mouth and Men	6^th
$ 20,000 Week 16 - Rivals Week	6^th
Fifth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	30^th	$4,990
World Poker Challenge
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	23^rd	$11,391
2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$25,000
The Wynn Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$76,824
Poker After Dark
$ 20,000 Week 9	5^th
$ 20,000 Week 4	2^nd
$ 20,000 Week 2	3^rd
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic - No Limit Hold'em	48^th	$33,830
Festa Al Lago V Poker Tournament
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	73^rd	$12,525
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	95^th	$1,289
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$89,010
$ 2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em	33^rd	$8,528
Tournament of Champions
No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$250,000
$120,000 Full Tilt Poker Pro Showdown
$ 120,000 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$280,000
British Poker Open 2006
Final	6^th	£5,000
Heat 6	1^st
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3
Poker Superstars III Championship	1^st	$500,000
Quarter Finals - Group B - Match 2	2^nd	$15,000
Quarter Finals - Group B - Match 1	2^nd	$15,000
Final 16 - Group A - Match 1	1^st	$15,000
Heat 18	2^nd
Heat 13	2^nd
Heat 10	1^st	$10,000
Heat 5	6^th
Heat 4	6^th
WPT Bad Boys of Poker II
No Limit Hold'em	2^nd
FullTilt.net Poker Global Poker Challenge
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	9^th	$5,000
$120,000 Full Tilt Poker Invitational
$ 120,000 No Limit Hold'em	7^th
2005 Monte Carlo Millions
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em	34^th
2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions - No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$1,000,000
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
$ 10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event	9^th	$1,000,000
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	44^th	$9,225
2004 Ultimatebet.com Poker Classic
$ 6,000 No Limit Hold'em Final Day	3^rd	$250,000
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004
$ 10,000 World Championship Event	87^th	$20,000
$ 2,000 Limit Hold'em	11^th	$6,340
$ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	5^th	$75,700
2004 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic/WPT Championship
$ 25,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day	15^th	$83,165
2003 Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo	9^th	$3,492
2003 Showdown at the Sands
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	8^th	$29,100
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	10^th	$2,329
Festa al Lago
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event	10^th	$7,670
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003
$ 5,000 Limit Hold'em	15^th	$9,300
$ 3,000 Limit Hold'em	10^th	$6,920
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$57,200
2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship
$ 2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo	7^th	$5,856
2003 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	18^th	$1,530
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002
$ 5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	1^st	$148,520
2002 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo	4^th	$6,900
2001 Four Queens Poker Classic
$ 1,000 Omaha Eight or Better	8^th	$1,576
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001
$ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$239,765
2001 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship	7^th	$15,150
2000 United States Poker Championship
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$46,800
Tournament of Champions
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	12^th	$10,000
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000
$ 2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	7^th	$9,680
$ 1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	9^th	$6,960
The First Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship	15^th	$6,263
Carnivale of Poker III
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo	1^st	$49,275
1999 United States Poker Championship
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,800
30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999
$ 1,500 Omaha 8 or Better	5^th	$16,405
$ 3,500 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$265,475
LA Poker Classic VIII
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	8^th	$2,075
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	7^th	$2,453
Carnivale of Poker II
$ 5,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	10^th	$12,180
California State Poker Championship 1998
$ 300 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	5^th	$2,475
1998 Four Queens Poker Classic
$ 500 Dealers World Championship - Limit Hold'em	7^th	$1,070
1998 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	4^th	$4,620
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	9^th	$960
28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997
$ 2,000 Omaha 8 or Better	2^nd	$81,700
LA Poker Classic VI
$ 400 Limit Hold'em	8^th	$2,032
1996 Four Queens Poker Classic
$ 335 Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$7,547

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