In one chapter he describes his first experience playing at my house, where he met Russell Rosenblum who became his poker mentor. It's well written, and a nice gift for your poker-enthusiast nieces and nephews. Six months ago Matt published his first book, 'The Making of a Poker Player,' an autobiographical treatment of his experiences along the way from recreational poker in college to the WPT championship final table. I concurred, and Matt became a regular in the game. Nolan knew that I too was a Yalie, and figured that would be enough of a recommendation to invite Matt. He e-mailed Nolan asking if he could suggest a poker game Matt could play in, and Nolan (who was a regular in my monthly game) asked me if it would be okay to bring along a new player. He read in Card Player magazine that one of the regular contributors to the magazine, Nolan Dalla, lived in D.C. When he moved to the DC area he was having trouble finding a place to play poker. While in residence at Yale he played a fair amount of dorm poker, and took weekend trips with his buddies on occasion to nearby Foxwoods to play in the big poker room there. Matt graduated from Yale about five years ago with a Bachelor of Science degree in math, and moved to Northern Virginia to take a job with MicroStrategy.
I have this friend named Matt Matros who plays poker for a living. This report by Ken Adams is part of a series for chronicling his run at the 2005 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
