Matt Salsberg

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matt Salsberg
Matt Salsberg (2019)
Matt Salsberg (2019)
  Personal information  
Year of birth 1971
place of birth CanadaCanada Montreal
place of residence United StatesUnited States West hollywood
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 478,415
Total prize money $ 2,778,231
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 27
Best main event 70th ( 2011 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title 1
Cashes 17th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 1
  Main Event of party poker Live  
title no
Cashes 1
Last updated: June 22, 2020

Matthew "Matt" Salsberg (* 1971 in Montreal , Québec ) is a Canadian television producer , screenwriter and poker player . He won the Main Event of the World Poker Tour in September 2012 and was named Player of the Year in the tournament series at the end of the season .

Personal

Salsberg grew up in Montreal . Already in his youth he came into contact with gambling in the form of horse racing and played golf . At the urging of his parents, he took a course in script writing and found his calling. Since then he wrote a. a. for the TV series Weeds - Small Deals Among Neighbors , Family Quarrel De Luxe and Kidding .

Poker career

Salsberg has been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2004 .

Salsberg won his first live prize money until 2011 at smaller events, most of which were played in Los Angeles . In July 2011 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and finished 70th in the main event, worth almost 110,000 US dollars . In mid-September 2012, Salsberg won the Main Event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) in Paris . For this he prevailed against 227 other players and secured a prize of 380,000 euros . In addition, he finished sixth in both Atlantic City and Hollywood , Florida , and seventh in Venice during the 2012/13 WPT season . Because of these achievements, he was named Player of the Year in the tournament series at the end of the season . In the WSOP 2014 Salsberg was at a tournament variant No Limit Hold'em third and received nearly 210,000 US dollars. In September 2016 at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, he finished second in a deep stack tournament for just under 150,000 US dollars. In May 2017, he won the main event of the California State Poker Championship in Los Angeles and secured the grand prize of around 175,000 US dollars.

Overall, Salsberg has earned more than $ 2.5 million in poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Matt Salsberg  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matt Salsberg on pokertube.com, accessed June 22, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d Matt Salsberg in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 22, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Before the Game: Matt Salsberg the TV Writer (Part One) on pokernews.com from April 24, 2019, accessed on June 22, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Rendez-Vous à Paris (€ 7,500 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 22, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open ($ 3,300 + 200 No Limit Hold'em - Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 22, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open ($ 3,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 22, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Venice (€ 3,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Grand Prix) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 22, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ Step Back in Time: Matt Salsberg Wins WPT Player of the Year on worldpokertour.com on November 11, 2019, accessed on June 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ 45th World Series of Poker - 2014 WSOP ($ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 29)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ Deepstack Extravaganza 3.5 ($ 3,500 No Limit Hold'em - $ 1 million GTD) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ 2017 California State Poker Championship ($ 1,100 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 22, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Salsberg, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salsberg, Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian television producer, screenwriter and poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec , Canada