Matt Matros

Matthew "Matt" Matros (born May 13, 1977)^[1] is a professional poker player and author from Brooklyn, New York, who has won three World Series of Poker events.^[2][3]

Matt Matros
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Born	(1977-05-13) May 13, 1977 (age 48)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	3
Final table(s)	6
Money finish(es)	28
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	78th, 2008
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	1
Money finish(es)	3

Matros holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of the book The Making Of A Poker Player: How An Ivy League Math Geek Learned To Play Championship Poker, and was a poker coach on the now defunct poker site, CardRunners.^[4]

Live poker

Matros won his first bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker Event 12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em earning $189,870.^[5] He has three other WSOP final tables, finishing 9th at the 2005 WSOP $3,000 Limit Hold'em event, 6th at the 2008 WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event, and 9th at the 2010 $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em event.^[6][7][8]

He finished in third place behind the runner up Hasan Habib and winner Martin de Knijff in 2004 at the $25,000 World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, earning him $706,903.^[9] Matros finished 22nd at the 2006 (WPT) Pokerstars.com Caribbean Adventure, and just missed the 6 handed Final Table of the WPT 2008 North American Poker Championship, where he finished 7th.^[10]

At the 2012 World Series of Poker, Matros won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event, earning $454,835.^[11]

As of 2012, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.^[12]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Event	Prize Money
2010	$1,500 Limit Hold'em	$189,870
2011	$2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)	$303,501
2012	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	$454,835