Matthew Glantz
American poker player (born 1971)
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Matthew Glantz (born November 26, 1971) is a professional poker player from Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.
| Matthew Glantz | |
|---|---|
Matt Glantz in 2018 | |
| Nickname | PokerGodZeus |
| Born | November 26, 1971 Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet | None |
| Final tables | 15 |
| Money finishes | 76 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 146th, 2015 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | None |
| Money finishes | 4 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | None |
| Money finish | 1 |
Glantz has had success at the World Series of Poker and other poker tournaments. At the 2005 World Series of Poker, Glantz finished runner-up to Andre Boyer, which was also his highest finish in a WSOP tournament, in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event which earned him $364,620.[1]
His biggest cash at the World Series of Poker was in 2008, where he finished 4th in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship and earned $568,320.[2] On October 2, 2009, he won the European Poker Tour High Roller tournament in London for $862,837.[3]
At the 2022 WSOP, Glantz won the $1 million top bounty prize in the first-ever Mystery Bounty event. He also made the final table of the inaugural WSOP Paradise Main Event, finishing in fourth place for $685,000.[4]
As of 2024, his total live tournament winnings are over $8,400,000.[5] His 84 cashes at the WSOP account for $3,747,573, of those winnings.[6]
