Matt Dean is a famous poker player who was born in 1980. At his very first participation in a tournament Matt Dean made a great achievement. On May 28, 2004, Matt Dean took part in the 35th Annual World Series of Poker WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em where he finished in 7th place and went home with a check for $675,000.
Matt Dean had been playing poker only for a year and a half in live tournaments and online poker for about a year before he became a success. On September 11th, 2004, Matt Dean participated in the 2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge No Limit Hold'em where he placed 2nd and won $7.000. 2005 was not as successful of year for Matt Dean as he joined in the 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #42 - WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em where he finished 476th and took a prize for $14.135. Onother tournaments that Matt Dean has participated in include: Grand Casino Tunica Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event Event #7 - WSOP Circuit Pot Limit Hold'em, 4th Borgata Poker Open / WPT Event Season 5 / PPT Event Event #8 - No Limit Hold'em, Festa al Lago / WPT Event No Limit Hold'em, Festa al Lago / WPT Event No Limit Hold'em, World Poker Open / WPT Event - Season 5 Event #11 - Pot Limit Hold'em, Grand Casino Tunica Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event Event #10 - WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em Championship and IP Poker Classic Event #7 - No Limit Hold'em. His last appearance on a tournament was in 2007. On February 13th Matt Dean took part in the L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5 Event #20 - No Limit Hold'em where he finished at 24th place and became richer by $1.805. One day later he participated in the L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5 Event #21 - No Limit Hold'em Tag Team where he finished at 13th place and won $472.
His total live tournament winnings exceed $837,661. In his spare time Matt Dean likes playing tennis, baseball, golf and watching movies. The place where he likes to spend his time mostly is San Diego, CA. His favorite poker game is No Limit Hold’em and preffered online poker site is PokerStars.com as they gave him the opportunity to play in the World Series of Poker.
When asked about his gameing skills Matt Dean said that his strength was him being patient at the table and his weakness was the way he played. He said that he played poker only for the challenge of the game. All of the money he has earned as a poker player during the years went to be invested in different things. He seems himself in the near future as a teacher, but playing poker professionally doesn’t sound so bad to him as a side hobby.
Now Matt Dean resides in Woodlands, TX, United States. He is single and does not have any kids.
