Matthew Wantman

Nationality

GPI Rank 20

WPT Wins 1

Total Live Earnings $6,334,416

Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Matthew Wantman is an American poker player with over $4 million in career earnings.

He is a former WPT champion, winning the Aria Summer Championship in May 2019 for $443,475.

At the Wynn High Rollers in December 2020, Wantman made the final table in the first three events. First, he finished fifth for $39,200 in the first high roller, and he followed it up with another fifth-place finish for $51,200 in the second one. For Event #3, he wound up finishing runner-up to Ray Qartomy, good for $135,000. All told, Wantman banked $225,400 in prize money.

In 2022, he narrowly missed out on a second title after finishing third behind Ray Qartomy and eventual winner Joshua Pollock in the Legends of Poker.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris €3,000 Mystery Bounty	112^th	€3,480
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship	416^th	$8,500
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #5: $25,000 High Roller PLO	7^th	$133,500
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship	34^th	$66,600
2023 NAPT Las Vegas $1,650 Main Event	12^th	$15,950
2023 World Series of Poker Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	29^th	$280,100
2023 World Series of Poker Event #88: $1,500 The Closer	123^rd	$4,590
2023 World Series of Poker Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	13^th	$126,801
2023 World Series of Poker Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	130^th	$3,731
2023 World Series of Poker Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker	198^th	$9,279
2023 World Series of Poker Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	119^th	$1,678
2023 World Series of Poker Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	338^th	$1,052
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #4: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack	135^th	$1,878
2023 World Series of Poker Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	57^th	$8,750
2023 World Series of Poker Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions	1112^th	$2,221
2023 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	39^th	$11,806
2023 Wynn Millions $3,500 Main Event	58^th	$15,509
2022 WSOP Online Event #33: $500 Fall Finale	30^th	$1,555
2022 WSOP Online Event #32: $10,000 NLH Super High Roller 8-Max	3^rd	$72,384
2022 WSOP Online Event #31: $600 NLH Deep Freeze	61^st	$988
2022 WSOP Online Event #23: $1,500 NLH	4^th	$25,867
2022 WSOP Online Event #22: $500 Big 500	57^th	$1,703
2022 WSOP Online Event #19: $1,500 NLH	20^th	$4,428
2022 WSOP Online Event #12: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack	76^th	$1,016
2022 WSOP Online Event #10: $2,500 NLH	2^nd	$56,916
2022 WSOP Online Event #2: $500 NLH Monster Stack	38^th	$1,267
2022 World Series of Poker Event #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em	49^th	$3,828
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver	143^rd	$964
2022 World Series of Poker Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	569^th	$25,500
2022 World Series of Poker Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	56^th	$11,523
2022 World Series of Poker Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em	606^th	$3,480
2022 World Series of Poker Event #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	10^th	$41,916
2022 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	55^th	$17,323
2022 World Series of Poker Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em	126^th	$5,550
2021 World Series of Poker Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship	48^th	$17,607
2021 World Series of Poker Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	11^th	$79,631
2021 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	96^th	$2,625
2021 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	410^th	$2,629
2021 World Series of Poker Event #28: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed	115^th	$1,753
2021 World Series of Poker Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	27^th	$17,995
2021 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em	144^th	$6,330
2021 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	191^st	$2,402
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event	227^th	$1,775
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max	147^th	$648
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack	88^th	$906
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #6: $2,000 NLH Deepstack	20^th	$4,694
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD) MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)	200^th	$3,725
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD) MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)	294^th	$2,423
Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social $1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event	190^th	$2,700
2021 Wynn Spring Classic Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship	5^th	$89,842
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event 2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com	40^th	$25,718
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event	63^rd	$5,670
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #73: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	62^nd	$4,276
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD	162^nd	$3,712
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #29: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	45^th	$6,103
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale	254^th	$1,013
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #22: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack	209^th	$711
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #21: $777 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	90^th	$1,620
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em	13^th	$7,932
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #14: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	24^th	$9,650
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #12: $500 The BIG 500 No-Limit Hold'em	288^th	$983
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #8: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	153^rd	$865
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	43^rd	$3,164
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em	92^nd	$1,054
2020 Aussie Millions A$10,600 Main Event	25^th	51,250 AUD
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas $1,700 Main Event	36^th	$3,833
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods Main Event	29^th	$3,899
2019 World Series of Poker Event #80: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha	12^th	$18,447
2019 World Series of Poker Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	35^th	$22,364
2019 World Series of Poker Event #42: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	178^th	$1,198
2019 World Series of Poker Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em	14^th	$37,421
2019 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	170^th	$1,636
2019 World Series of Poker Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix	45^th	$2,978
2019 Aussie Millions AU$25,000 Challenge	16^th	63,420 AUD
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 PCA Main Event	122^nd	$17,620
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship	115^th	$39,500
2018 World Series of Poker Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)	48^th	$4,498
2018 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	44^th	$5,227
2017 World Series of Poker Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em	114^th	$3,454
2017 World Series of Poker Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em	1506^th	$1,143
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $5,000 Main Event	109^th	$7,260
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event	105^th	$9,720
2012 World Series of Poker Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	144^th	$3,719
2011 World Series of Poker Event #58: $10,000 Main Event	120^th	$54,851
2011 World Series of Poker Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	65^th	$7,406

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