Mike Matusow Poker Tournament Updates

Mike Matusow Eliminated By Jules Dickerson

Jul 16, '19

Jules Dickerson had a bet of 8,000 in front of him from the big blind and Mike Matusow had a bet of 25,000 in front of him from middle position.

Dickerson thought for about 45 seconds before moving all in. Matusow double-checked his hole cards and then called all in for about 50,000.

Dickerson showed KK and was in the lead against Matusow’s 1010.

“I wasn’t trying to slowroll you or anything,” said Dickerson. “I was just thinking.”

“I know,” said Matusow.

The board ran out QJ84J and Matusow was eliminated nearly halfway through level 8. Dickerson won the pot and is quickly one of the bigger stacks in the field.

Jules Dickerson – 135,000
Mike Matusow – Eliminated

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Jules Dickerson

Mike Matusow Reluctantly Doubles Through Joe Cada

Jul 16, '19

Mike Matusow was down to his last 3,700 and all in during a battle of the blinds between himself and Joe Cada. Matusow held pocket sevens against the K10 of Cada, and didn’t know which cards to root for.

“I don’t know if I even want to double up,” said Matusow, presumably lamenting his short stack and preferring to re-enter with a fresh 25,000 instead.

The flop came down 733, giving Matusow a full house.

“Well, you’re going to win this one,” said Cada.

The turn was the 3, however, giving Cada outs to quads. Although some players at the table called for the case trey, the 6 rolled off instead, and Matusow doubled up to 24 big blinds.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Joseph Cada

Late Arrivals

Jul 16, '19

Plenty of recognizable faces have joined the field here on day 1A of the 2019 CPPT Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event.

Among the big names to take a seat recently were Alex Foxen, James Calderaro, Ryan Hughes, John Racener, Ray Qartomy, Ryan Laplante and Mike Matusow.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow

The Mouth In The House

Jul 19, '16

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow is a four-time WSOP bracelet winner with $8,645,491 in lifetime earnings.

He has joined the field here on day 1C. The tournament clock currently shows the number of entries for the day at 180.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow

"Just Don't Show Me A Bluff"

Jul 20, '16

With a board of 944J Ilan Boujean bet 15,000 and Mike Matusow made the call.

The 9 completed the board on the river and Boujean went all in for 32,600.

Matusow counted out the chips needed to make a call and saw that he would be left with only 16,200 were he to lose the hand.

After plenty of thought he said, “Just don’t show me a bluff.”

Matusow folded and Boujean flashed the 4 for fours full.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow

The Mouth In The House

Jul 19, '16

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow is a four-time WSOP bracelet winner with $8,645,491 in lifetime earnings.

He has joined the field here on day 1C. The tournament clock currently shows the number of entries for the day at 180.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow

"Just Don't Show Me A Bluff"

Jul 20, '16

With a board of 944J Ilan Boujean bet 15,000 and Mike Matusow made the call.

The 9 completed the board on the river and Boujean went all in for 32,600.

Matusow counted out the chips needed to make a call and saw that he would be left with only 16,200 were he to lose the hand.

After plenty of thought he said, “Just don’t show me a bluff.”

Matusow folded and Boujean flashed the 4 for fours full.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow Wins Event No. 14 ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better)

Jun 08, '13

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 210

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Matthew Ashton – $164,700

Live Updates

Mike Matusow Wins Event No. 13 ($266,503) — Matthew Ashton Eliminated in Second Place ($164,700)

Mike Matusow: (94) 93K5 (K)
Matthew Ashton: (42) 72810 (8)

Matthew Ashton posted the bring-in and Mike Matusow completed. Matusow bet on fourth street and Ashton raised. Matusow reraised and Ashton called all in. It looked like Ashton would scoop to double up until seventh street. Matusow received a second king to make a higher two pair, and that meant that the tournament was over. Ashton was eliminated in second place and took home $164,700. Matusow won the hand and the tournament. He took home $266,503 and his fourth gold bracelet.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Matthew Ashton

Level 28 Update: Mike Leah Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 08, '13

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 210

Average Chip Count: 1,575,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 2,100,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 775,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Mike Leah – $108,412

Live Updates

Mike Leah Doubles Up Through Matthew Ashton

Mike Leah: (32) QA79 (4)
Matthew Ashton: (53) 10K24 (9)

Matthew Ashton posted the bring-in and Mike Leah completed. Ashton raised and Leah called. Fourth street went out and Leah bet. Ashton raised and Leah called all in. After seventh street Leah held a solid seven-four low to take the bottom half of the pot, and his ace-high was good enough to take the high as well. The scoop doubled Leah up to 370,000 but Ashton was still well in the lead with close to 2 million.

Mike Leah Eliminated in Third Place ($108,412)

Mike Matusow: (K5) 3444 (10)
Mike Leah: (A7) KA93 (J)

Mike Matusow posted the bring-in and Mike Leah completed. Matusow raised and Leah called all in. Matusow received three fours in a row and made trips to win the high. Neither player qualified low so Matusow scooped the pot and Leah was eliminated in third place. Matusow held 800,000 after the hand and that put him behind the 2.3 million of Matthew Ashton before the heads-up final began.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Mike Leah,   Matthew Ashton

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 13 ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better)

Jun 07, '13

The final table of Event No. 13 ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Tuan Vo in ninth place ($21,190), the eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 23 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 3,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 171,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 405,000
Seat 3: Vladimir Shchemelev – 41,000
Seat 4: Yuval Bronshtein – 354,000
Seat 5: Tony Cousineau – 260,000
Seat 6: Gavin Smith – 221,000
Seat 7: David “Bakes” Baker – 801,000
Seat 8: Mike Leah – 354,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted a field of 210 players, creating a total prize pool of $987,000, and the top 24 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $266,503
2nd Place: $164,700
3rd Place: $108,412
4th Place: $79,078
5th Place: $58,835
6th Place: $44,543
7th Place: $34,268
8th Place: $26,757

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Mike Matusow,   Gavin Smith,   Mike Leah,   David Baker

Level 24 Update: Ivey Leads Final Six; Hanson 7th ($45,084), Matusow 8th ($34,748)

Jun 13, '12

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 256

Average Chip Count: 640,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Meng La — 620,000
Seat no. 2 — Elie Doft — 130,000
Seat no. 3 — Joe Cassidy — 975,000
Seat no. 4 — Phil Ivey — 1,340,000
Seat no. 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 510,000

Seat no. 9 — Gregory Jamison — 270,000

Players Eliminated:

Mike Matusow — 8th Place ($34,748)
Bart Hanson — 7th Place ($45,084)

Live Updates:

Mike Matusow Eliminated in 8th Place ($34,748)

Mike Matusow was all in for 15,000 from early position, Meng La raised to 40,000 from late position, Phil Ivey called from the small blind and Scotty Nguyen called the big blind.

The flop came K87, Ivey checked, Nguyen bet 20,000, La and Ivey called.

The turn was the 3, Ivey bet 40,000, Nguyen raised to 80,000, La folded, Ivey three-bet to 120,000 and Nguyen called.

The river was the 4, Ivey bet 40,000 and Nguyen called.

Ivey: A732
Nguyen: 8742
Matusow: AQ86

Ngueyn won the high hand with two pair and Ivey took the low pot with the nut A-2 low. Matusow was only able to make a pair of eights and an A-6 low by the river and was eliminated in 8th place ($34,748).

Bart Hanson Eliminated in 7th Place ($45,084)

Phil Ivey raised to 40,000 from the button and Bart Hanson called all in from the big blind.

Ivey: KK52
Hanson: KQ106

Board: 76328

Hanson was all in before the flop for his tournament life against Ivey’s pair of kings and he failed to improve by the river and was eliminated in 7th place ($45,084). Ivey padded his chip lead after that hand with just over 1 million.

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Phil Ivey,   Bart Hanson

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 13, '12

The final table of Event no. 24 ($5,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 began with 27 players spread out over 3 tables, and with the elimination of Andreas Krause in 10th Place ($21,020), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 with limits of 12,000-24,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Meng La — 518,000
Seat no. 2 — Elie Doft — 311,000
Seat no. 3 — Joe Cassidy — 940,000
Seat no. 4 — Phil Ivey — 890,000
Seat no. 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 324,000
Seat no. 6 — Bart Hanson — 96,000
Seat no. 7 — Mike Matusow — 133,000
Seat no. 8 — Ryan Lenaghan — 254,000
Seat no. 9 — Gregory Jamison — 376,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 256 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,203,200. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $294,777
2nd Place — $182,213
3rd Place — $136,046
4th Place — $102,260
5th Place — $77,342
6th Place — $58,873
7th Place — $45,084
8th Place — $34,748
9th Place — $26,940

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Meng La,   Joe Cassidy,   Phil Ivey,   Bart Hanson,   Ryan Lenaghan,   Gregory Jamison,   Elie Doft

Day 1B -- Level 4

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1B: 825 out of 985

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Notables Eliminated This Level:

None

Hands:

Jon Aguiar Stuck In Reverse

On a board of 9 8 2 K, Jon Aguiar checked-called a bet of 3,000. The 3 on the river prompted a check-call of 7,000. Aguiar’s opponent showed a set of nines and that was good. Aguiar fell to 20,000.

Matusow Checks Quads

Mike Matusow called 800 from the small blind with pocket eights, and the big blind also called. The flop came A 8 2, and Matusow bet 1,100. One opponent called and the other raised to 2,500. Matusow called. The Q on the turn prompted a check-call of 5,500 from Matusow. The river was another eight, giving Matusow quads, and he checked. His opponent brutally checked behind and that was that.

Scott Seiver Going South

Seiver had A-K and put another player all in. However, his opponent woke up with aces and Seiver was in horrible shape. The board ran out Q 9 6 5 5, and Seiver was left with just 7,500.

Poker Tweets:

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Scott Seiver

Greg Raymer Defeats Mike Matusow

Mar 04, '11

After winning a crucial coinflip, Greg Raymer had Mike Matusow on the ropes and looking for a double up. Matusow moved in blind with Q8 and Raymer looked him up holding K9.

The board came 98556 and Matusow hit the rail. Raymer will now face the winner between Tom Marchese and Phil Gordon in the next round.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Greg Raymer

Level 8 Update: Day 1 Complete

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 207 out 460

Average Chip Count: 33,333

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin Schaffel — 178,900
2. Alex Freiberg — 138,900
3. Kevin Boudreau — 137,300
4. Jonas Entin — 118,200
5. Dan Shak — 100,800
6. Javed Abrahams — 92,700
7. Scotty Nguyen — 67,000
8. Annette Obrestad — 58,000
9. Joshua Tieman — 57,000
10. Senovio Ramirez — 52,100

Notable Eliminations:

Kevin Saul
Vitaly Lunkin
James Akenhead
Shannon Shorr
Jason Somerville

Big Hands:

Jason Mercier Doubles Up

Jason Mercier limped and Ted Lawson bet. Scotty Nguyen called along with two other players. Mercier shoved all in for his tournament life. Lawson moved all in over the top. Nguyen and everyone else mucked. Mercier tabled the AAQ8 and was up against the K7K6 of Lawson. The board ran out 1032A2 and Mercier doubled to 38,000. Lawson was down to 6,000.

Mike Matusow Loses One

Kevin Schaffel bet preflop and Mike Matusow raised to 4,100. Schaffel called. The flop came K108. Schaffel checked and Matusow checked. The 5 on the turn prompted a 6,000 bet by Schaffel. Matusow called. Schaffel bet 15,000 on a 4 river. Matusow tank-called. Schaffel tabled the K433 for two pair. Matusow mucked. Schaffel was up to 88,000 after the hand while Matusow was down to 38,000.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Ted Lawson,   Kevin Schaffel,   Jason Mercier

Level 7 Update: Danny Wong and Michael Mizrachi Double Up

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 270 out 460

Average Chip Count: 25,555

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Cernuto — 86,000
2. Kevin Schaffel — 71,000
3. Mike Matusow — 52,000
4. John Duthie — 48,000
5. Nick Binger — 44,000
6. Vadim Markushevski — 43,000
7. Greg Raymer — 42,000
8. Christian Harder — 42,000
9. Felipe Ramos — 40,000
10. Andrew Brown — 38,000

Notable Eliminations:

Peter Jetten
Alex Kravchenko
Sam Farha
Chris Ferguson
Tom McEvoy
David Benyamine
Tony Cousineau

Big Hands:

Danny Wong Doubles Up

Danny Wong was all in for 14,000 with the AA73 and was up against the QQJ10 of his opponent. The board ran out 94272 and Wong doubled up to 30,000.

Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up

Michael Mizrachi was all in for 4,100 with the AA72 against the J986 of an opponent. The board ran out K7673 and Mizrachi doubled to 9,000.

Tony Cousineau Eliminated

An under-the-gun player bet 1,100. Tony Cousineau raised to 3,900. Mike Matusow called and so did the original bettor. The flop came K94 and action was checked to Cousineau. He bet 2,700. Matusow called and the other opponent potted. Cousineau called all in for his tournament life. Matusow folded. Cousineau tabled the AA86 while his opponent exposed the AJ9K. Cousineau was behind against the two pair of his opponent. Both the turn and river bricked for Cousineau and he was gone.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Mike Matusow,   Michael Mizrachi,   Danny Wong

Level 13 Update: Mike Matusow Eliminated

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 70 out 460

Average Chip Count: 98,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin Boudreau — 310,000
2. Men Nguyen — 245,000
3. Daniel Makowsky — 225,000
4. Javed Abrahams — 175,000
5. Matt Glantz — 175,000
6. Jose Nacho Barbero — 160,000
7. Ran Azor — 160,000
8. Kyle Bowker — 160,000
9. Alex Freiberg — 155,000
10. Michael Piper — 135,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Matusow

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Mike Watson
Jonathan Little
Phil Hellmuth
Eugene Todd
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

David Colclough Eliminated

David Colclough was all in preflop. Ran Azor and Ali Aljenabi had a side pot. The flop came 522 and Azor bet. Aljenabi folded. Colclough tabled the KQJ9 and Azor exposed the AAQ8. The 5 on the turn and A on the river were no help. Azor was up to 160,000 after the hand.

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Matt Glantz bet 5,000. Benny Spindler called. Mike Matusow raised to 21,000. Glantz called and Spindler folded. The flop came 1072 and Matusow moved all in for 52,000. Glantz called. Matusow tabled the AAK9 while Glantz exposed the Q987. The J on the turn was disaster for Matusow. The 5 on the river ended the hand and Matusow was gone. Glantz is up to 175,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Matthew Glantz,   Ran Azor

Level 8 Update: Day 1 Complete

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 207 out 460

Average Chip Count: 33,333

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin Schaffel — 178,900
2. Alex Freiberg — 138,900
3. Kevin Boudreau — 137,300
4. Jonas Entin — 118,200
5. Dan Shak — 100,800
6. Javed Abrahams — 92,700
7. Scotty Nguyen — 67,000
8. Annette Obrestad — 58,000
9. Joshua Tieman — 57,000
10. Senovio Ramirez — 52,100

Notable Eliminations:

Kevin Saul
Vitaly Lunkin
James Akenhead
Shannon Shorr
Jason Somerville

Big Hands:

Jason Mercier Doubles Up

Jason Mercier limped and Ted Lawson bet. Scotty Nguyen called along with two other players. Mercier shoved all in for his tournament life. Lawson moved all in over the top. Nguyen and everyone else mucked. Mercier tabled the AAQ8 and was up against the K7K6 of Lawson. The board ran out 1032A2 and Mercier doubled to 38,000. Lawson was down to 6,000.

Mike Matusow Loses One

Kevin Schaffel bet preflop and Mike Matusow raised to 4,100. Schaffel called. The flop came K108. Schaffel checked and Matusow checked. The 5 on the turn prompted a 6,000 bet by Schaffel. Matusow called. Schaffel bet 15,000 on a 4 river. Matusow tank-called. Schaffel tabled the K433 for two pair. Matusow mucked. Schaffel was up to 88,000 after the hand while Matusow was down to 38,000.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Ted Lawson,   Kevin Schaffel,   Jason Mercier

Level 7 Update: Danny Wong and Michael Mizrachi Double Up

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 270 out 460

Average Chip Count: 25,555

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Cernuto — 86,000
2. Kevin Schaffel — 71,000
3. Mike Matusow — 52,000
4. John Duthie — 48,000
5. Nick Binger — 44,000
6. Vadim Markushevski — 43,000
7. Greg Raymer — 42,000
8. Christian Harder — 42,000
9. Felipe Ramos — 40,000
10. Andrew Brown — 38,000

Notable Eliminations:

Peter Jetten
Alex Kravchenko
Sam Farha
Chris Ferguson
Tom McEvoy
David Benyamine
Tony Cousineau

Big Hands:

Danny Wong Doubles Up

Danny Wong was all in for 14,000 with the AA73 and was up against the QQJ10 of his opponent. The board ran out 94272 and Wong doubled up to 30,000.

Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up

Michael Mizrachi was all in for 4,100 with the AA72 against the J986 of an opponent. The board ran out K7673 and Mizrachi doubled to 9,000.

Tony Cousineau Eliminated

An under-the-gun player bet 1,100. Tony Cousineau raised to 3,900. Mike Matusow called and so did the original bettor. The flop came K94 and action was checked to Cousineau. He bet 2,700. Matusow called and the other opponent potted. Cousineau called all in for his tournament life. Matusow folded. Cousineau tabled the AA86 while his opponent exposed the AJ9K. Cousineau was behind against the two pair of his opponent. Both the turn and river bricked for Cousineau and he was gone.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Mike Matusow,   Michael Mizrachi,   Danny Wong

Level 13 Update: Mike Matusow Eliminated

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 70 out 460

Average Chip Count: 98,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin Boudreau — 310,000
2. Men Nguyen — 245,000
3. Daniel Makowsky — 225,000
4. Javed Abrahams — 175,000
5. Matt Glantz — 175,000
6. Jose Nacho Barbero — 160,000
7. Ran Azor — 160,000
8. Kyle Bowker — 160,000
9. Alex Freiberg — 155,000
10. Michael Piper — 135,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Matusow

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Mike Watson
Jonathan Little
Phil Hellmuth
Eugene Todd
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

David Colclough Eliminated

David Colclough was all in preflop. Ran Azor and Ali Aljenabi had a side pot. The flop came 522 and Azor bet. Aljenabi folded. Colclough tabled the KQJ9 and Azor exposed the AAQ8. The 5 on the turn and A on the river were no help. Azor was up to 160,000 after the hand.

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Matt Glantz bet 5,000. Benny Spindler called. Mike Matusow raised to 21,000. Glantz called and Spindler folded. The flop came 1072 and Matusow moved all in for 52,000. Glantz called. Matusow tabled the AAK9 while Glantz exposed the Q987. The J on the turn was disaster for Matusow. The 5 on the river ended the hand and Matusow was gone. Glantz is up to 175,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Matthew Glantz,   Ran Azor

Tournament of Champions Begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday

Jun 27, '10

The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions will begin at 1 p.m. PDT on Sunday, June 27 at the 2010 WSOP. This invitation-only tournament includes 27 players and they will all begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 50-100. Levels will be 60 minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after the completion of level 6. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Sunday, June 27, 1 p.m.: Day 1 (Play down to final 9 players)
Sunday, July 4, 1 p.m.: Final Table

This is the fourth year for this prestigious invitational event. The previous champions include Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, and Mike Sexton. CardPlayer.com will bring you live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from this marquee event.

Here is the full lineup of players for this event, which includes Card Player’s Barry Shulman (pictured above right). Twenty players were chosen by a popular fan vote, while seven spots were automatic invites or sponsor exemptions:

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Mike Matusow,   Barry Shulman,   Mike Sexton