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Matusow wins third WSOP bracelet

June 12, 2008

Mike MatusowYou’d be forgiven for thinking that a marathon 12 hour final-table session may have been enough to leave even Mike Matusow short of breath. That wasn’t the case though as “The Mouth” won the 2-7 Draw Lowball event at the World Series of Poker.

With 85 players contributing 272 re-buys, the prize pool was an impressive $1,735,020 meaning that on average each player had contributed $20,000 to the overall prize pool.

The Full Tilt Poker professional had to work hard for the $537,862 first prize though, overcoming some of the world’s top poker players who refused to lie down. Erick Lindgren, Tony G and 2007 WSOP Player of the Year, Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider were amongst those players involved in what turned out to be a see-saw battle royale.

However it was Tony G and fellow pro David Benyamine who crashed out early finishing in sixth and seventh place respectively. They were followed to the rail by Schneider and poker legend Barry Greenstein who finished in third place and added $225,552 to his already impressive career earnings.

The heads-up play was between Matusow and Jeff Lisandro and lasted almost two hours. It must have been a frustrating time for Matusow who was continually making Lisandro walk the wire only to see him scoop a huge pot and stay alive. Just before 3 o’clock in the morning though “The Mouth” broke into a huge smile as he picked up his third WSOP bracelet.

“I don’t know a lot about this game,” Matusow admitted afterwards. “I kept my patience, and I never gave up. I played against 84 of the best players in the world. I played real good, and I never say that about myself. I’m proud of myself.”

Lisandro was left to contemplate missing out on a second career bracelet, but will have found consolation in his runners up cheque for $347,004

Written by ShortStack · Filed Under Poker News 

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