Matthew Hilger

Matthew is from Atlanta, Georgia. He received his BBA in Finance at the University of Georgia and followed that with a Master's in Finance at Georgia State University. He then worked for a few years with Andersen Consulting (currently known as Accenture) doing consulting work mainly for the banking industry.

Matthew then moved to Phoenix, Arizona to pursue a Master's in International Management from Thunderbird. It was in Phoenix where he played his first game of Texas Hold'em at a local Indian reservation. He graduated in 1996 and began working for Chiquita Brands International in Cincinnati. His poker game was put on hold until they transferred him to their division in Costa Rica.

In Costa Rica he played his first no-limit tournament and started to play poker with more frequency. Costa Rica was a great place to hone his skills with some of the top players in the world such as Humberto Brenes, Dr. Max Stern, and Jose Rosenkrantz.

In 1999, Matthew began working for Bristol-Myers Squibb as their Finance Director for Central America. The following year, Bristol transferred him to Argentina. Argentina did not have any live poker games, and he soon discovered Internet Poker. His early success on the Internet fueled his passion further and he started to study the game seriously. He was soon hooked, and after a vacation to New Zealand, decided to move there with his wife and started playing professionally on the Internet.

Matthew has now played over 7000 hours of poker on the Internet playing at limits from $1-$2 up to $30-$60 and many online tournaments. In 2002, he won the New Zealand Poker Championship. His book, Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro, provides a comprehensive tool for players at all levels to be successful at limit Texas Hold'em.

Name: Matthew Hilger Location: Duluth, GA, United States Cashes: 16 Total Winnings: $272,334 First Place Finishes: 1 Age: 41 Marital Status: Marries Children: Joshua and Zachary Started Playing Poker: 8 years old Favorite Poker Game: Live Hold'em tournaments and short-handed online cash games

Matthew Hilger Poker Results EVENT PLACE PRIZE DATE 39th World Series of Poker 2008 Event #38 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 41st $4,404 Jun 20, 2008 38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #55 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship 221st $51,398 Jul 17, 2007 2007 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em 8th $10,570 Jan 9, 2007 2007 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #1 - No Limit Hold'em 7th $11,732 Jan 6, 2007 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #44 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 8th $19,697 Aug 8, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #40 - WSOP Hold'em 52nd $3,003 Aug 3, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #11 - WSOP Limit Hold'em 19th $4,784 Jul 6, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #3 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 14th $21,059 Jun 28, 2006 Borgata Winter Open/ WPT Event - Season 4 Event #9 - WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship 34th $14,783 Feb 1, 2006 Grand Casino Tunica Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event Event #8 - WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em 12th $3,760 Aug 18, 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #42 - WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em 332nd $21,070 Jul 15, 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #11 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 12th $10,930 Jun 12, 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #10 - WSOP Limit Hold'em 39th $3,140 Jun 11, 2005 35th Annual World Series of Poker WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em 33rd $80,000 May 28, 2004 New Zealand Poker Championships Pot Limit Hold'em & Omaha 9th $243 Mar 21, 2003 New Zealand Poker Championships Event #10 - No Limit Hold'em 1st $11,761 Apr 27, 2002 See an error in the results? an email

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