Matthew Glantz, or as also called – Matt, is a professional poker for the last few years. Residing in Pennsylvania, married with two children, Matt Glantz was not always into the profession of card playing. In previous years, before competing professionally in poker, Matt Glantz was an options trader. Getting the feel of high risks in the trading world, dealing with people’s reactions to high steaks involving money, it was only natural to dive into the world of poker. Matt Glantz has his specialty in high limit cash poker games. Around the card table, Matt Glantz has his unique nickname and is called The Fiddler. Living closer to Atlantic city than to Las Vegas, Matt Glantz is a known poker player at the Trump Taj Mahal. Several tournaments and championships have seen Matt Glantz seated at their final tables. In the 2005 World Series Of Poker event of $3000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, Matt Glantz was as close as he ever gotten to winning a gold bracelet. He came in 2nd place, loosing to Andre Boyer who came in first out of 1,010 buy-ins. Matt Glantz cashed in that event a total prize of $364,620. That match lasted for hours, with each one of the opponents advantaging the board alternately. Finally, it was Andre Boyer who called in and won the match. All in all, Matt Glntz has had seven money finishes in the World Series Of Poker so far. His biggest payday at the WSOP was in the 2008 final tournament of $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, coming in 4th place and cashing $568,320. Playing in the World Poker Tour, Matt Glantz has made two money finishes. Participating in the Trump Classic Poker tournament in 2007, Matt Glantz won first place in the main event No Limit Hold’em $4800 buy-in and cashed $32,400. Although Matt Glantz has yet to win a first place in any major tournament, he has made it to the top ten finishes several times both at the World Series Of Poker and the World Poker Tour. For cashing in high amounts of money and participating in final tables often, Matt Glantz is ranked as #39 player of the year. Up to 2008, Matt Glantz has made over $1,800,000 from prize winnings.
Matt Glantz – Winnings and Highlights
1st Place: Trump Classic Poker, 2007
2nd Place: WSOP No Limit Hold’em final event, 2005
3rd Place: WSOP world championship mixed event 2008
4th Place: WSOP World championship, H.O.R.S.E. 2008