Matt Glantz

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Matt Glantz
Matt Glantz (2018)
Matt Glantz (2018)
  Personal information  
Date of birth November 26, 1971
place of birth United StatesUnited States Lafayette Hill
Nickname
PokerGodZeusPokerStars & Full Tilt Poker
place of residence United StatesUnited States Philadelphia
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 862,837
Total prize money $ 7,170,611
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 61
Best main event 146th ( 2015 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 21st
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 2
  Main Event of party poker Live  
title no
Cashes 1
Last updated: April 5, 2020

Matthew "Matt" Glantz (born November 26, 1971 in Lafayette Hill , Pennsylvania ) is a professional American poker player .

Personal

Glantz worked after leaving school as options traders on Philadelphia Stock Exchange , the oldest stock exchange in the United States. He is married with two children and lives in Philadelphia .

Poker career

Glantz plays on the online poker platforms PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker under the nickname PokerGodZeus . Since 1999 he has been taking part in renowned live tournaments .

Glantz was in mid-May 2000 for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas successful and died in a tournament variant Limit Hold'em in the money. At the beginning of July 2005 he reached his first WSOP final table in the tournament series, which has meanwhile been played in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and took second place, worth almost 365,000 US dollars . At a tournament of the Festa Al Lago in the Hotel Bellagio in Las Vegas, Glantz also came second in mid-October 2005 and received more than 150,000 US dollars. In early October 2007 he finished third at the main event of the United States Poker Championship in Atlantic City , which was paid for around 160,000 US dollars. At the 2008 WSOP , Glantz made the final table in both the 8-game World Championship and the $ 50,000 HORSE event, winning more than $ 750,000 in prize money. At the beginning of October 2009 he won the high roller of the European Poker Tour in London and received a prize of over 860,000 US dollars. At the 2010 WSOP , Glantz sat at the final table of the HORSE World Championship and finished fifth for around $ 135,000. The following year he won first in 8-Game played Poker Player's Championship of the 2011 WSOP , endowed with more than 375,000 US dollars fifth. The High Roller for One Drop the WSOP 2013 ended Glantz in 13th place, the US dollar was paid with 250,000. At the end of August 2013, he finished fourth in the US $ 100,000 Alpha8 event of the World Poker Tour in Hollywood , Florida , and received nearly US $ 250,000. In January 2014, Glantz finished fifth in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventures Super High Roller in the Bahamas for just under 450,000 US dollars. At the 2016 WSOP , he finished third in the Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better World Championship for around $ 175,000. Glantz also took third place in the Dealers Choice Championship of the WSOP 2018 , for which he received almost $ 140,000.

In total, Glantz has earned more than seven million US dollars with poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Matt Glantz  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Matt Glantz in the Global Poker Index database, accessed on April 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c Matt Glantz in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Matt Glantz Discusses Growth of Parx Poker Room, a Pending Online Poker Deal, and More at pokernews.com on February 27, 2014, accessed April 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ Spring Championship of Online Poker Day 10: Lamb, Monnette and win a SCOOP title on pokernews.com on May 13, 2010, accessed April 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ 31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000 ($ 5,000 + 100 Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 5, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ 36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005 ($ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV ($ 3,000 + 100 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  8. ↑ 2007 United States Poker Championship ($ 9,700 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship 8-Game) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008 ($ 50,000 HORSE) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ European Poker Tour - EPT London (£ 20,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 5, 2020 (English).
  12. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010 ($ 10,000 HORSE Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  13. ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011 ($ 50,000 The Poker Players Championship - 8 Game) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ 44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013 ($ 111,111 No Limit Hold'em - One Drop High Roller (Event # 47)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ Seminole Hard Rock 2013 Poker Open ($ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Alpha8) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  16. ↑ PCA - 2014 ($ 98,000 + 2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  17. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2016 ($ 10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship (Event # 32)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ 50th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2019 ($ 10,000 Dealers Choice Championship - 6-Handed (Event # 35)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Glantz, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glantz, Matthew (full name); PokerGodZeus (Nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Lafayette Hill , Pennsylvania , United States