Matt Graham (poker player)

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Matt Graham
Matt Graham (2009)
Matt Graham (2009)
  Personal information  
Year of birth 1983
place of birth United StatesUnited States New Orleans
Nicknames
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mattg1983PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Bodog & bwin

mattgrahamUltimateBet & Absolute Poker
place of residence United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 679,402
Total prize money $ 1,795,866
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 13
Best main event 319th ( 2006 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 5
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: February 9, 2020

Matthew "Matt" Graham (born 1983 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is a professional American poker player .

Personal

Graham is from North Grosvenor Dale , Connecticut . He did pre-medical training, but dropped out of college for his poker career. Graham lives in Las Vegas .

Poker career

Career

Graham played online from July 2006 to “Black Friday” in April 2011 under the nicknames mattg1983 ( PokerStars , Full Tilt Poker , Bodog and bwin ) and mattgraham ( UltimateBet and Absolute Poker) . During this time he recorded tournament winnings of almost two million US dollars and in 2007 was temporarily in the top 10 of the PocketFives ranking, which lists the most successful online poker tournament players worldwide. Since 2005, Graham has also participated in prestigious live tournaments .

In July 2006 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and finished 319th in the main event for around 35,000 dollars in prize money. By winning a shootout tournament in the variant Limit Hold'em at the WSOP in 2008 , he secured his first bracelet as well as its previously highest prize money of nearly 280,000 US dollars. In mid-December 2008, Graham won the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas for $ 320,000. In June 2009 he won his second bracelet by winning the world championship in the variant PLO . For this, he prevailed against 294 other players and cleared almost 680,000 dollars in prize money. After 2010 , he could not place in any tournament of the World Series of Poker in the money.

In total, Graham has made more than $ 1.5 million in poker playing live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Graham cashed 13 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2008 0.1500 Limit Hold'em Shootout 823 278.180
2009 10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha 295 679.402

Web links

Commons : Matt Graham  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Matt Graham in the World Series of Poker database, accessed March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Matt Graham in the Global Poker Index database, accessed March 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ mattg1983 in the PocketFives database, accessed February 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ a b c Matt Graham in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed March 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ 37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006 ($ 10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 12, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ 2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($ 5,000 + 180 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 12, 2016 (English).
  8. ↑ 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 12, 2016 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Graham, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graham, Matthew (full name); mattg1983 (nickname); mattgraham (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana , United States