Mike Matusow

Known as ‘The Mouth’ due to his sometimes confrontational table talk, Mike Matusow is one of the most polarizing poker pros.

Known as ‘The Mouth’ due to his sometimes confrontational table talk, Mike Matusow is one of the most polarizing poker pros, but there is no doubting his talent on the felt.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Matusow’s first introduction to the game was a video poker machine, which he played to such an extent that he began to experience repetitive strain injuries in his arms and shoulders. Unsurprisingly this machine hurt his bankroll, so much so that he stole money from his mother’s purse and attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings.

It was not until Matusow was taught Texas Hold Em from a rounder in 1989 that his fortune started to change. In 1997 Matusow entered his first World Series of Poker event, an Omaha eight-or-better tournament, where he eventually finished second to Scotty Nguyen. The next year, convinced by Nguyen’s ability, Matusow staked Nguyen a third of his entry into a Main Event satellite. Nguyen would go on to win both the satellite and the Main Event itself, earning Matusow a third of his winnings, a cool $333,333.

Known as one of the strongest tournament players in the game, Matusow has experienced great success at the World Series of Poker. He has won four bracelets, spanning from 1999 to 2013, and has shown his versatility with each title coming from a different variation of poker. In addition to this, Matusow has also had several deep runs in the Main Event, finishing 6th in 2001, and 9th in 2005.

He rose to fame again winning the National Heads Up Poker Championship 2013 for $750,000. Matusow is infamous for his aggressive trash-talk at the table and can often be found taunting and mocking his opposition. This does not always work in his favour, as he is known to experience a ‘Mike Matusow Blow Up’, where one mistake can cost him all of his chips and hours of solid play.

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Published 11 years ago

Mike Matusow: "I am disappointed that Full Tilt didn't sponsor me"

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Mike Matusow and Barry Greenstein play heads-up poker in the Superstars Tournament filmed at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas

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Published 10 years ago

7-2 Bluff Phil Hellmuth vs. Mike Matusow HSP

Amazing Poker Bluff Phil Hellmuth against his old buddy and rival Mike Matusow. On High Stakes Poker.

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Published 15 years ago

All Things Considered, Mike Matusow is Happy with His Day

Mike Matusow talks to Kimberly Lansing at the end of Day 1b of the WPT World Championship at the Bellagio.

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Published 7 years ago

Antonio Esfandiari De-Pants Mike Matusow

Antonio Esfandiari dares to pull down Mike Matusow's pants at the World Series of Poker!

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Published 10 years ago

Bad Beat - Matusow vs Arias (drama on the river)

Bad Beat - Matusow vs Arias (drama on the river)

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Published 9 years ago

Bad boys of poker final hand - Tony G vs Mike Matusow

Heads up for the crown of the 'Bad Boys of Poker' WPT event, Mike Matusow picks up kings against Tony G.

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Published 9 years ago

Best Calls - Mike Sexton vs Mike Matusow

Mike Sexton makes a big call against Matusow during the World Series of Poker.

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Published 8 years ago

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Fun feature showcasing some of the best "poker boobs" featuring Lacey Jones, Kriszina Polgar and of course Jennifer Tilly!

Phil Hellmuth Calls for his Boy Mike Matusow to be 2023 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee

Phil Hellmuth has come out fighting for his “boy” Mike Matusow to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame

Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow Called out for $50k WSOP Profit Bet

Matusow has hit the headlines again with a WSOP offer to bet up to $50k that he will profit by at least $50k over the course of this year’s WSOP

Mike Matusow’s WSOP Profit Claims Questioned in New Controversy

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has courted controversy once again by claiming to have won more at this year’s World Series of Poker than he actually did

Mike Matusow Explodes on Twitter Over Negative Hall of Fame Nomination

Matusow has fired an angry tweet at the PokerNews team over what he thinks is an unfairly negative review of his suitability for entry into the Poker Hall of Fame

Mike Matusow Looks for Big WSOP 2021 Win to Showcase New Documentary

Fans of Mike “the Mouth” Matusow are in for a treat with news that a fly-on-the-wall documentary is being made about his 2021 WSOP adventures

Mike Matusow Sold 700 Bitcoin Which Cost Him $35Million

The legendary Mike Matusow is never far from the headlines and this week he hit them again

Mike Matusow Accused of “Robbing People” with Huge WSOP Markup

Mike Matusow was accused of “robbing people” this weekend by charging up to 1.5 markup on his buy-in packages to the WSOP $10k+ events

Mike Matusow Files Class-Action Lawsuit vs PayPal

Mike Matusow is the latest figure to join a class-action lawsuit being filed against leading e-wallet PayPal

Mike Matusow Gets COVID-19 After Being Vaccinated

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow is a bit miffed after catching COVID-19 even after being double-vaccinated

Chris Moneymaker Takes on PayPal After Having $12k Seized

Chris Moneymaker has taken aim at PayPal after the payment processor swiped more than $12k from the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion’s account