Matt Perrins (born c. 1988) is a British professional poker player who won World Series of Poker bracelets at the 2011 and 2013 World Series of Poker.

Matt Perrins
Nickname(s)pez102 (Full Tilt)
ResidenceRochdale, England, UK
Bornc. 1988 (age 35–36)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)4
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)2
Information last updated on 2015-10-1.

Background

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Perrins is a resident of Rochdale.[1] He learned to play poker by playing with Jake Cody,[2] whom he has known his whole life.[3] Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Perrins was an engineer.[4]

Career highlights

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In 2009, Perrins won the PokerStars.com Italian Poker Tour Venice, collecting €851,660 in the process against a field of 438 contestants that included Johnny Lodden, Dario Minieri, and Vanessa Rousso.[5] Perrins was the first non-Italian to win an event on the PokerStars Italian Poker Tour.[5] In 2010, he was featured on Late Night Poker along with Phil Ivey, Carlos Mortensen, James Akenhead, John Duthie, Scott Fischman, Michael Binger, and Ben Roberts.[6]

When Perrins won the 275-entrant $1,500 2–7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) 2011 World Series of Poker Event 9 against a final table that included Jason Mercier, Bernard Lee and eventual runner-up Chris Björin, it was the first time he had ever played no-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball.[7] He won the 784-entrant $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 2013 World Series of Poker Event 57, earning nearly $800,000.[8] Among those he defeated at the final table was Matt Berkey, who was at his third final table of the 2013 series.[9] The victory came on the last day before the 2013 Main Event began on 6 July.[10]

Online at Full Tilt Poker, where Perrins plays under the nickname "pez102". On 18 October 2009, he won the 2,606-entrant $200 buy-in Sunday Brawl for a prize of $105,803.60.[11]

World Series of Poker

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World Series of Poker results
Year Cashes Final Tables Bracelets
2011 1 1 1
2012 1 0 0
2013 2 1 1
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2011 $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) $102,105
2013 $5,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em $792,275

References

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  1. ^ Mathers, Kevin (7 June 2011). "WSOP End of Day: Matt Perrins Draws a Bracelet, Jon Turner Leads $1K No-Limit". Bluff. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Matt Perrins". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ^ Welman, Jessica (7 June 2011). "WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Matt Perrins". Bluff. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ^ Dalla, Nolan (6 July 2011). "Matt Perrins Takes Second Gold Bracelet". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b McAdam, Rebecca (4 August 2009). "Brit Matt Perrins Wins Italian Poker Tour Venice: Young Perrins Beats Big Names to Take Down Venice Stop of IPT". Card Player. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ^ Murray, Brendan (26 October 2010). "Late Night Poker Final on TV Tonight: Channel 4 In UK Shows Big Game Featuring Phil Ivey and Carlos Mortensen". Card Player. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ Pempus, Brian (6 June 2011). "World Series of Poker: Matt Perrins Wins Event No. 9: Chris Bjorn Finishes Second at Tough Final Table". Card Player. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ^ Davis, Bethany (6 July 2013). "World Series of Poker -- Matt Perrins Wins $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em: Perrins Earns His Second Gold Bracelet and $792,275 First-Place Prize". Card Player. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Matt Perrins wins World Series of Poker Event #57". Ante Up. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  10. ^ Schult, Steve (5 July 2013). "Perrins Wins Second Bracelet in $5K No Limit Hold'em". Bluff. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. ^ Welman, Jessica (19 October 2009). "Online Poker: Rajkumar Racks Up a Win for the FTP Red Pros". Bluff. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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