Top 3 Heads-Up Battles of All Time
There have many legendary battles across the years, $millions and huge titles coming down to the mano-a-mano form of poker.
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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Mizrachi and Adams in a Big Hand Plus Fun Banter'The Grinder' trying to figure out what to do on the river, while JRB and Mike 'The Mouth' are recalling funny stories
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National Heads-Up Championship - Mike Matusow Vs Joe HachemJoe Hachem and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow are doing battle in the first round of the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship filme...
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National Heads-Up Championship - Tom Dwan Vs Mike MatusowTom Dwan and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow are doing battle in the second round of the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship filmed...
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National Heads-Up Championship Final - Hellmuth Vs MatusowPhil Hellmuth and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow playing heads-up is surely a recipe for trouble and amusement, especially when it's in ...
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Online High Stakes - HORSE Action with Mike MatusowMike Matusow playing some high stakes HORSE on Full Tilt and rants away
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Online Poker - Mike Matusow Running BadMike Matusow not very happy after getting sucked out on on the river
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PNiA - Slow Roller Gets OWNED!We all remember when Shaun Deeb slow-rolled quads against Mike Matusow a couple of years back (if not, there's a clip at the start...
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