Matt Perrins

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Matt Perrins
Nickname(s)pez102 (Full Tilt)
Residence Rochdale, 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 accurate as of 2015-10-1.

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.

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Background

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

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

World Series of Poker results
YearCashesFinal TablesBracelets
2011 111
2012 100
2013 211
World Series of Poker bracelets
YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2011 $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit)$102,105
2013 $5,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em $792,275

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References

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  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. 1 2 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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