[theman]

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We've all heard Mr. Matusow constantly berate others, talk up a storm, and/or try to coach others on becoming a better player, etc....Given that he's a constant loser (live and online), do others in the poker community really respect his game or comments/advice?

I've seen him get really unlucky online (like almost every day), but have also seen him play poorly too. Game-wise, I don't think he's that great. But of all the guys out there, he seems to blame it on bad luck the most. On top of that, he loves to coach "newer or lesser" players all the time. Do people respect his game/advice?

-TheMan

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If you think he is a loser then when can he get the $$$$ to play all those game???? Life on live Tourney cost couples hundreds grand a year... Please explain.

Thanks.

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For sure, Mikey has been a loser. It's a well known and often poked-fun-of fact in the poker community. Mike himself openly admits to losing and often steaming off even more money online (close to millions). He gets by from having strong financial backers in the poker community.

Do you remember after his WSOP ME final table finish and TOC win (2005? I think) that Mikey was saying he won just enough to pay off his debt to backers? Well, that's a good indication of just how much he was down.

I admit, though, he takes sick beats online when I watched him play reguarly about 3 months ago.

-TheMan