Matt Berkey

Nationality

GPI Rank 9,584

Total Live Earnings $4,729,762

Biography

Matt Berkey is an American professional poker player best known in the poker world for his role in founding Solve For Why, a poker training and entertainment site. Berkey's net worth was built up through both playing poker and his business ventures, he also runs a popular poker podcast called Only Friends.

Matt Berkey Background

Matt Berkey was born in Leechburg, Pennsylvania on January 29, 1982. Berkey grew up with hopes of playing baseball professionally, but during his teenage years, he discovered poker. Poker grew in importance for Berkey through high school and college, where he earned a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from Gannon University.

This growing passion was timed well with the poker boom, allowing Berkey to leave an unsatisfying career at a chemical company and switch to playing poker full-time. He has built a poker career and along the way, founded a coaching site called Solve For Why and in 2021, a poker marketing company with Tim Wheaton called Above The Felt.

Matt Berkey Poker History

Matt Berkey's poker career is now centered around live high-stakes cash games. However, he got his start playing online poker under the screenname "berkey11."

He has also made eight WSOP final tables, one WSOPC final table, and several WSOP Online final tables. Despite this success, he is still hunting for his first bracelet. Berkey has also played on several cash game live streams, including High Stakes Poker and Live At The Bike.

He is also a key figure in several projects that are peripheral to his poker career. These include running a podcast, training site, and media agency.

Wealth - What is Matt Berkey’s Net Worth?

Estimating a poker like Matt Berkey's net worth without seeing their tax returns is a bit of a guessing game. However, current estimates are in the region of $10,000,000.

Most of this probably comes from his poker career, largely live cash games. In addition to his cash game bankroll, he has over $4.6 million in tournament cashes including a $1.1 million cash in the 2016 $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl.

Additional parts of Matt Berkey's net worth stem from his business ventures — Solve For Why and Above The Felt.

How Did Matt Berkey Make His Money?

Matt Berkey worked briefly in the chemical industry after college before switching to poker full time. As a result, he started out making money playing online in the early days of the online poker boom, switching to become a live cash game specialist as he improved his game and built his net worth up.

Family - Does Matt Berkey Have a Wife and is he Married?

No, Matt Berkey is not married and is not publicly dating anyone at the time of writing.

Matt Berkey-Doug Polk-Nik Airball Feud

On March 22, 2023, Doug Polk interviewed Nik Airball on the Doug Polk Podcast Youtube channel. During this interview, the pair discussed Airball's attempt to get Matt Berkey to play heads up with him. Airball called Berkey a scammer during the call, while Polk implied that Berkey's training products were poor value for customers. Both Airball and Polk called Berkey out for putting off the heads up match.

Berkey responded publicly to the attacks and poker Twitter amplified all three voices in the feud. Eventually, Berkey played Airball heads up (with Airball receiving coaching from Polk). Berkey won, and he and Airball called a tenuous truce.

Berkey and Polk have both made it clear that they still dislike the other.

Matt Berkey FAQs

Does Matt Berkey have Twitch?

No. Matt Berkey does not have Twitch but he does appear on several live-streamed cash games (e.g. Live At The Bike) if you want to watch him play.

Does Matt Berkey have Instagram?

Yes. You can find Matt Berkey on Instagram under the account name @berkey11.

Does Matt Berkey have Twitter?

Yes. Matt Berkey tweets under the username @berkey11.

Does Matt Berkey have a podcast?

Yes. Matt Berkey presents the Solve For Why Podcast and co-hosts the Only Friends podcast. He has also appeared on episodes of other poker-related podcasts.

Does Matt Berkey have a poker training site or offer poker training?

Yes. Matt Berkey founded Solve For Why, a poker training site and media company.

Has Matt Berkey been on Poker After Dark?

Yes. Matt Berkey has appeared on Poker After Dark, including two episodes of Season 13 (2021).

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 World Series of Poker Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)	145^th	$13,605
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship	10^th	$24,276
2023 World Series of Poker Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	52^nd	$16,261
2023 World Series of Poker Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	104^th	$6,939
2023 World Series of Poker Event #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty	14^th	$29,600
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max	118^th	$1,676
2022 WSOP Online Event #33: $500 Fall Finale	5^th	$14,889
2022 WSOP Online Event #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max	6^th	$18,221
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em Second Chance	118^th	$1,368
2022 World Series of Poker Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	7^th	$68,102
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $600 Deepstack Championship	289^th	$845
2022 World Series of Poker Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	73^rd	$5,004
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout	19^th	$10,900
2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania $1,060 Main Event - Pennsylvania	1^st	$31,250
2021 World Series of Poker Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship	8^th	$62,505
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events Event #3: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	35^th	$1,830
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Keystone Kick Off	62^nd	$765
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #29: $800 NLH 8-Max turbo Deepstack Championship	28^th	$2,333
Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social $1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event	78^th	$3,900
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #31: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	56^th	$4,645
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver	5^th	$36,851
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed	7^th	$18,638
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout	205^th	$575
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #21: $777 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	181^st	$1,048
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em	75^th	$1,466
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack	129^th	$1,594
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #4: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo	79^th	$1,061
2019 World Series of Poker Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	83^rd	$4,479
2019 World Series of Poker Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon	101^st	$4,252
2019 World Series of Poker Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	158^th	$8,893
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 PCA Main Event	15^th	$77,620
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event	90^th	$12,500
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $25,500 MILLIONS World	19^th	$90,000
2018 World Series of Poker Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee	346^th	$2,416
2018 World Series of Poker Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em	24^th	$22,122
2017 World Series of Poker Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$240,588
2017 World Series of Poker Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	44^th	$12,147
2017 World Series of Poker Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK	590^th	$3,124
2017 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	1113^th	$2,249
2017 World Series of Poker Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	5^th	$87,141
2017 World Series of Poker Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	154^th	$2,594
2016 Super High Roller Bowl $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl	5^th	$1,100,000
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event	45^th	$32,000
2013 World Series of Poker Event #57: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	5^th	$171,822
2013 World Series of Poker Event #45: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em	57^th	$3,020
2013 World Series of Poker Event #40: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	6^th	$89,008
2013 World Series of Poker Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	66^th	$5,555
2013 World Series of Poker Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)	3^rd	$199,733