Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow

aka "The Mouth"
Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 2,414
WSOP Bracelets 4
Total Live Earnings $10,484,446
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Biography

Never one to crawl into a shell at the table, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow got his nickname for his reputation of talking trash at the poker table. Of these well-known rants, Matusow’s most famous incident might be when he berated eventual champion Greg Raymer in the 2004 Main Event.

Matusow took up poker at a young age when a friend introduced him to the game just before the 1990s. The game would soon become more and more serious for him. He took up a job as a poker dealer where he was able to pick up on various strategies and watch others play hand after hand, which helped him greatly. Following dealing, Mike took up the game professionally and never looked back.

Everyone may remember that Scotty Nguyen won the 1998 WSOP Main Event for a cool $1 million. If you watch the footage of the event, you’ll see Mike Matusow rooting Scotty on from the rail. The Mouth paid one-third of Scotty’s satellite buy-in, which he ended up parlaying into an overall victory in the Main Event. For this, Matusow was given a third of Nguyen’s winnings.

One year later, Matusow would win his first bracelet. He followed that up the next year with some more WSOP cashes before making a very deep run at the 2001 Main Event. He placed sixth and earned almost $240,000. In 2002, Matusow won his second bracelet and in 2005 he made another deep run in the Main Event. This time around, he finish was slightly worse when he placed ninth, but it was worth more than four times what he earned in his previous Main Event final table. He took home $1 million. Later that same year, the WSOP Tournament of Champions was held, and Matusow won the event for another $1 million.

He would eventually win his third bracelet in 2008, cashing multiple other times along the way. In 2013, Matusow won the $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event at the WSOP for $266,862 and his fourth bracelet. He came close to adding a fifth bracelet in 2023, finishing second in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event.

The Mouth also has made a few WPT final tables. He’s cashed in many other events, some of which include the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, the Aruba Classic, and the Wynn Classic.

Matusow has also been featured on High Stakes Poker and is a regular fixture on Poker After Dark, which he won once. Matusow regularly played a wide range of games and tournaments on the now-defunct Full Tilt Poker where he was a member of Team Full Tilt.

Mike Matusow's Top 5 Live Poker Results

DateEventRankPrize
Jul 2005$10,000 WSOP Main Event9th$1,000,000
Nov 2005TOurnament of Champions1st$1,000,000
Jan 2013$20,000 NBC Heads-Up Championship$750,000 
Jul 2007$10,300 WPT Bellagio Cup III2nd$671,320
Jun 2008$5,000 WSOP NL 2-71st$537,862

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #98: $1,500 The Closer
10th $41,500
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
20th $21,066
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
102nd $10,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
894th $2,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship
31st $21,321
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
39th $5,330
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller
5th $176,904
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
9th $28,797
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
2nd $95,957
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship
177th $5,138
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
130th $2,635
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship
12th $20,425
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
77th $6,141
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
31st $15,233
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
677th $21,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
165th $5,269
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
28th $16,155
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
76th $3,023
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
55th $2,417
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em
9th $17,010
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
29th $16,165
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
103rd $3,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
7th $29,063
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
503rd $23,900
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
25th $5,219
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
14th $16,552
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed
9th $12,702
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
17th $23,806
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em
16th $6,668
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
5th $56,826
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #33: $500 NLH Grand Finale
271st $900
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship
17th $5,025
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship
22nd $2,368
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #27: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
180th $838
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale
304th $901
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
30th $3,381
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #22: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack
10th $7,248
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
88th $1,374
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #12: $500 The BIG 500 No-Limit Hold'em
242nd $983
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #11: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed
131st $989
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #8: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
118th $931
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed
37th $1,754
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #4: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo
86th $955
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Kick-Off
44th $2,624
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #89: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
31st $13,911
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
199th $50,855
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
4th $116,255
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
31st $6,687
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
45th $6,020
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
15th $21,961
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
17th $7,846
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
23rd $5,805
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
4th $75,708
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
14th $14,864
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet
17th $5,460
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
30th $4,132
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
12th $7,815
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
11th $25,619
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $1,500 Razz
40th $2,818
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
12th $97,328
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix
11th $7,188
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
11th $12,723
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
6th $35,532
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
5th $59,827
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
8th $37,120
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
19th $7,784
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
77th $4,411
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better
39th $5,617
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better
40th $5,458
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
11th $19,788
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
1st $266,503
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
14th $9,818
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed
43rd $4,309
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
8th $34,748
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
8th $40,059
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
223rd $3,584
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
54th $5,106
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
24th $6,368
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
20th $20,129
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
49th $4,448
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
26th $21,665
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 46 - $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
23rd $7,411
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
18th £36,200
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
30th $193,000
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
57th $2,959
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 37 - $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low World Championship
5th $138,062
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys
1st $537,862
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
9th $25,000
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.
16th $88,800
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 19 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem
11th $21,435

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