Matt Hansen

Matt Hansen

Live Reporting Executive

PokerNews Live Reporting Executive Matt Hansen is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally from Chicago, he graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a degree in History and National Louis University with a MAT in Secondary Education.

Matt taught a number of subjects to grades 4-12 before joining PokerNews as a Live Reporter in 2021. His other previous work includes contributions to other poker sites and live event promotion.

He learned poker at Southern Illinois University in 2003 and played in card rooms throughout the Midwest prior to moving to Las Vegas in 2018.

Aside from poker, Matt has played baseball for nearly three decades and he enjoys the Chicago White Sox.

Matt Hansen Popular Stories

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Darren Elias Extends BetMGM Deal Ahead of Borgata Spring Poker Open

The Borgata Spring Poker Open runs from April 29-May 14

RunGood Poker Series
'I Came Here for First' Dimas Martinez Jr. is a Man of His Word at RGPS Jacksonville
Wynn
Wynn Millions Championship Wraps Up with Unlikely Winner
Wynn
Wynn Millions: Shorr Rivered on the Bubble; Zamani Bags Best of 45 Survivors
Industry
Poker Returns to Potawatomi in Milwaukee on May 3 With Brand-New Room

All Matt Hansen Articles

Event News Darren Elias Extends BetMGM Deal Ahead of Borgata Spring Poker Open RunGood Poker Series 'I Came Here for First' Dimas Martinez Jr. is a Man of His Word at RGPS Jacksonville Wynn Wynn Millions Championship Wraps Up with Unlikely Winner Wynn Wynn Millions: Shorr Rivered on the Bubble; Zamani Bags Best of 45 Survivors Industry Poker Returns to Potawatomi in Milwaukee on May 3 With Brand-New Room RunGood Poker Series Michael Esquivel Earns a Vacation With Destination RunGood Tunica Win ($55,321)* RunGood Poker Series RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Launches Official Rewards App Global Poker Index Doyle Brunson Honored, WPT and PokerStars Win Big at the 5th Annual Global Poker Awards World Poker Tour WPT Voyage Meet-Up Game Offers Chance to Win $5K Seat for Playing in Pajamas RunGood Poker Series Destination RunGood Stops at Horseshoe Tunica From Feb. 27-March 3 Player News After Parting GGPoker Jason Koon Signs with Poker Royalty WSOP More Broken Records? New Events? What Could Be On the 2024 WSOP Schedule?
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