Name	Mike Matusow
Website	mikethemouth.com
Location	Los Angelos, CA
Known Screenames	Mike Matusow on Full Tilt Poker
Endorses	Full Tilt Poker
Birthdate	April 30, 1968

Mike Matusow has earned his nickname of “The Mouth,” having perfected how to get his opponents off their game just by the words he speaks.  This has made Mike one of the more interesting professional poker players, with a large group of supporters as well as a large group of detractors.  Mike is also famous for his “Mike Matusow Blowups,” where he suffers a loss and goes all to piece, usually getting eliminated from tournaments fairly quickly. Mike Matusow is part of the original Full Tilt Poker team of professional poker players.

Born in Los Angeles in 1968, Mike the Mouth has been competitive ever since.  He would bowl, shoot pool, and even build race cars just for the competitive thrill.  Working as a poker dealer, Mike would pay attention to the details of the game, learning on the job, so to speak.  When he felt ready, Mike entered a fairly small poker tournament and won.  This was the start of Mike Matusow’s poker career, as he followed up his victory by entering more tournaments.  He kept on winning, and started putting his money into cash games, specializing in Omaha Hi/Lo.  Mike’s skills in Omaha are very good, as he is considered to be one of the best Omaha Hi/Lo players in the world.

Mike began playing in the World Series of Poker in 1997, his first event being Omaha Hi/Lo.  He finished in second place for a very respectable showing.  In 1999, Mike won his first WSOP bracelet while playing in the $3,500 No Limit Holdem event.  In the 2001 WSOP Main Event, Mike finished in sixth place after having been bluffed out of a pot by Carlos Mortensen, despite knowing that Carlos was bluffing.  This threw Mike out of his game and he was soon eliminated.  In 2002 while playing his best game, Omaha Hi/Lo, Mike won his second WSOP bracelet.  Mike finished ninth in the 2005 WSOP Main Event for a payday of $1,000,000, which was quickly followed by another $1,000,000 payday when he won the WSOP Tournament of Champions.

Despite these massive wins, Mike continues to struggle with his financial life. Although he no longer does drugs, he is not very good at managing his bankroll, losing most of it playing poker online at Full Tilt Poker.

Mike Matusow Arrested

Mike’s life has seen quite a lot of trouble.  Mike Matusow was arrested and spent six months in jail on drug charges, and felt abandoned for a lot of his time there.  Very few people came to see him and when he was finally released, he had to rebuild his life.  Phil Hellmuth loaned Mike $5,000 to renew his poker career, and Mike put that to good use.  Today, Mike is a better person than he once was, and is striving to be even better.

If you’re interested in learning more particulars about Mike Matusow’s arrest, there is a great article that was written about Mike Matusow by USA Today.

Mike Matusow is a member of the Full Tilt Poker professional poker team, which plays exclusively at Full Tilt Poker and gives advice to Full Tilt Poker players.  If you are interested in playing at Full Tilt Poker, make sure to use the Full Tilt Poker bonus code.