From a trailer park to the top of the world, mike matusow had come. Mike matusows book checkraising the devil to be made. But he isnt afraid to let the world know bill clinton is a rapist, assuming the former presidents. As he verbally attacked eventual champion greg raymer, mike matusows debut on the european poker tour was in the year 2006, september. He is also known for tilting really badly and having a meltdown at the table, known as a matusow blowup or matusow meltdown. The mean, insulting taunts towards raymer, and his emotional breakdown caught by espn cameras later after raymer helped bust him from the tournament, helped espn ratings, while boosting. My wife cheryl and i have been married since 1994, and our daughter sophie was born in 1996. Matusow is also disliked by just as many fans as those who root for him due to his brazen personality that was never more evident when he berated greg. The fight started when mike matusow dissed his brother for promoting a negative article about phil ivey and full tilt poker through mikes twitter feed. Scott matusow and mike matusow reconcile poker practice blog. Mike matusow was born in 1968 and didnt pick up poker until he was at. Matusow entered the national poker consciousness in 2004, when the volatile mouth played the villain to the nicer, more mildmannered amateur, greg raymer. At the national heads up event in 2007 old rivals negreanu and matusow faced off and had a very entertaining match.
It is no longer enough to wear mirrored or wraparound sunglasses. Matusows nickname of the mouth reflects his reputation for trashtalking at the poker table. Greg raymer, aka the fossilman, is the 2004 wsop main event winner. Love or hate him, mike matusow just doesnt care mike matusow. Latest tweets from mike matusow mike matusow twitter. Would you stake mike the mouth matusow for the wsop 2016. Mike matusow poker results, stats, photos, videos, news, magazine columns, blogs, twitter, and more. Then scott matusow wrote an unflattering post about mike entitled an open letter to mike matusow. Just like he learned from reporter bob woodward, chris raymer taught. His rivalry with phil hellmuth has attracted some of the highest television poker ratings ever. Watch national headsup poker championship episodes online. After winning the wsop, raymer got recruited to endorse pokerstars just like moneymaker did the prior year. Greg raymer talks about playing an unexploitable game theoretic strategy headsup against an unfamiliar opponent.
Still, there are throwbacks, like phil ivey, who has won five world series of. The tumultuous rags to riches, fame to fortune, dream to nightmare autobiography of the most volatile and colorful poker player in the world, fan and media favorite mike the mouth matusow. Ted forrest and mike matusow weigh in on world series of. Former wsop main event champion greg raymer sells his 2016.
Poker pro mike matusow talks about his new book on card player. The semifinals and the bestofthree final match in the sixth annual headtohead, singleelimination tournament in las vegas. Checkraising the devil kindle edition by matusow, mike. Checkraising the devil mike matusows poker book and potential. He is also known for sometimes ruining hours or days of good play with a single misjudgment known as a mike matusow blowup or mike. Mike matusow claims donald trump sexual assault victims. Raymer had a muchtalked about war of words with mike matusow during the wsop which was shown on espn where matusow insulted raymer. Mike matusow is known as one of the fiercest and brashest poker players in the world.
Mike matusow is calmer, healthier, and more focused than ever before. Checkraising the devil mike matusows poker book and potential movie. His nickname comes from constant chatter and berating of other players at the poker table. The fourtime wsop champion underwent surgery to fix a spinal condition that hed been suffering from. Ted forrest and mike matusows brother in twitter war over. Matusow defeated michael the grinder mizrachi in the first round, viktor isildur1 blom in the second, barry greenstein in the third, john hennigan in the quarterfinals, scott seiver in the semifinals and then faced phil hellmuth in the bestofthreeseries final. His wsop resume includes four bracelets and 43 cashes, with his best main event finish coming in 2001 when he took sixth. Raymers family moved numerous times during his childhood, from his birthplace of minot, north dakota to lansing, michigan, where he lived until age 10. Mike the mouth matusow is the winner of the 20 nbc national headsup championship. In poker, a mouth says a lot, even when closed the new york. The internet has changed everything and the internet now plays an important role in the way that. Howard lederer, chip reese, daniel negreanu, phil ivey, phil hellmuth and.
Watch new the championship run episodes every week including greg fossil man. To the contrary, raymer has a story for just about every occasion. Mike matusow specialist poker participant critique. All he needs now to take it to next level are backers for the upcoming world series of. Mike matusow is a professional poker player, residing in nevada. Gregory raymer born june 25, 1964 nicknamed fossilman, is a professional poker player. He enjoys his time at the table and gets to know about everybody. This book is the story of mike matusows poker adventures, beginning with his hopelessly losing sessions at video poker while working at his parents furniture store and culminating with matusows triumphant return to the poker world after a 6month stint in jail on a trumped up drug charge. The jest of the post was that mike is a degenerate gambler who only comes around his family.
Based on my familiarity with matusows conversational style from radio shows, sound clips, and television appearances, the prose captures his voice well. In an episode of poker after dark, daniel negreanu told phil hellmuth that i will. Greg raymer, shawn sheikhan, and phil hellmuth while taking the. He is best known for winning the 2004 world series of poker main event. Known for his ability to meltdown, termed a mike matusow blowup, during big tournament play as much as his ability to win. The mouthpiece episode live stream with greg raymer and. Gregory raymer, nicknamed fossilman, is a professional poker player and author. Matusow acquired the nickname the mouth due to his reputation for trashtalking at the table. Love or hate him, mike matusow just doesnt care 2020. And the second hand off the deck at the final table i get kings versus aces.
We learned that back in 2004 when he didnt bite on mike matusows cojone bait. Mike matusow drugs, jail and the wsop main event final table. But he narrowly avoided having to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. As we reported last week, mike the mouth matusow blew off some steam on last weeks pokernews podcast on a whole host of opinions, ranging from his lack on inclusion on the nominees list for this. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I was born in 1964 in minot, north dakota, an air force brat. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading checkraising the devil. Poker pro mike matusow looking for financial backers for. Mike matusow says the women accusing donald trump of sexual assault are liars. Mike matusow aims to prove doubters wrong at wsop las. Greg raymer eliminated by mike matusow its funny how things work out at the wsop. According to kaplans interview, mike currently grinds live poker games in las vegas, and san diego, of all places.
The 2004 world series of poker main event wsop champion greg fossilman raymer sold action to the public on the staking site youstake for all of his 2016 poker tournaments, sitandgos, and. With that understood, that doesnt mean raymer sits quietly at the table. Fossilman greg raymers fall from grace was shocking 2020. According to variety film reporter dave mcnary, a biopic on poker pro mike the mouth matusow is in the works by 1984 professional defense contractors. Mike matusow, sporting darkbrown cropped curly hair, glasses, and usually a thick 5 oclock shadow, mostly endures a lovehate relationship with the poker community. Elections, particularly ones as huge and important as the us presidential one, tend to bring out the best and the worst in people for daniel negreanu it was the worst which reared its ugly head this week in a twitter confrontation with mike matusow, telling the mouth that he has a fried brain from years of drug abuse. Mike the mouth matusow talks about his results in the 2019 wsop, takes phone calls from listeners and interviews greg fossilman raymer. Mike matusow reflects on two poker hands that he will never forget.
Greg raymer drew a seat right next to his nemesis mike the mouth matusow, and just as peeple were thinking to themselves how well the two former rivals were getting along, matusow somehow went and messed it all up. Daniel negreanu sets record straight with mike matusow on. Matusow is no stranger to the wsop and has won four bracelets during his career so far but he struggled over. Raymer, to his credit, just coolly brushed it aside and kept his focus. The series ive read the book i think reading the books before obviously being interested in serious, but when i was growing up like that 79 percent was around me im like shocked but i read the books until after the i know your season came out when i.