Mike Matusow Professional Poker Player Review Series
By: Brian Garvin
Submitted: 2008-10-19 07:12:38 | Word Count: 616
Mike Matusow, the trash talker at the poker table. Yes, the word trash talker is the appropriate preposition for this legendary poker player. As any one whore are aware of sports mostly poker will recognize this man through this word. Two time winner of World Series of Poker bracelet and also the winner of 2005 World Series of Poker Champions. Here is one more punch, as of 2007 his winnings total is $5,939,921. In the year 1997 a WSOP bracelet eluded him when he came in second to Scotty Nguyen. It was $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo event.
At first Mike Matusow was a dealer of poker at a Vegas Casino. From there, he found his talent and started playing poker instead of dealing. The 1999 WSOP No Limit Hold em event helped him to reach one of his goals. He got the nickname The Mouth due to aggressive and verbal behavior at the poker table. In spite of that he is very emotional and never hesitates to express his feelings at or away from the table. This poker player is an owner of $90,000 BMW 645 cabriolet which he bought from a $750,000 winning session at online poker.
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Michael The Mouth Matusow was born on 30th April, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Mike was named this because he has a long standing reputation for talking a lot of trash at the Poker Table. He is an American poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Sometimes this poker player ruins hours or days of good play with a single spectacular misjudgment. Mike Matusow suffered from bullying when going through school. He did not attend college. His wish was to be an auto mechanic, he did completed the required the studying and as a result he did not get the job. He used o work at his family s furniture store. He used to play video poker and it was his first experience of poker.
Mike started playing professionally in the 1990 s. His original job was that of a Poker Dealer. Once he learned the ropes he graduated to a full fledged Poker Professional. He won the World Series of Poker three times, which says all it needs to about his Poker Career. He also won the 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. Not too many people in Poker can brag about bagging $6,800,000, but Mike certainly can. It would be great to see one of his events in person.
He used to steal money from his mother s purse and attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Steve Samaroff, a rounder taught Mike Matusow Texas Hold em in 1989. At that time he won 51 out of 53 sessions and $250,000. Peoples first believed that the result was 81 out of 83, but Mike Matusow himself rectified the statement on the Rounder Poker Show. At the 2004 WSOP main event this poker player was the centre point of ESPN s coverage. As he verbally attacked eventual champion Greg Raymer, Mike Matusow s debut on the European Poker Tour was in the year 2006, September. Though he was eliminated on the first day, this poker player won $671,320 in July 2007 and he got the second position at the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup III.
Many poker fans loves him as well as many fans hate him. His life is full of tragedies and problems. He was put behind he bars for total six months in 2004 and 2005 after being caught with cocaine. He resides in a 3,700 square foot home which is having a cathedral ceiling in Henderson. He often wears a Hebrew symbolic gold chain around his neck for good luck. He hosted Card Player s poker radio show or podcast, The Circuit, I the year 2006 and 2007 WSOP. He was also the host of Card Player s online video segment The Mouthpiece.
