Ian Matakis

Nationality

GPI Rank 237

WSOP Bracelets 1

Total Live Earnings $1,891,585

Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Ian Matakis is a poker player from Minnesota and a WSOP gold bracelet winner that can be seen all over the country on mid-stakes tours and at big events like the WSOP and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Matakis won his first bracelet during the 2023 WSOP Online series in the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder tournament. He continuted to run hot in the opening stages of the 2023 WSOP with a run to fifth in the $600 Deepstack online and top finishes of 9th and 15th in the $1,500 and $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit tournaments, respectively, that put him in the hunt for 2023 Player of the Year.

In January 2023, Matakis finished 13th in the Main Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 World Series of Poker Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	60^th	$6,532
2024 World Series of Poker Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em	417^th	$5,670
2024 World Series of Poker Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)	11^th	$35,519
2024 World Series of Poker Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)	88^th	$3,530
2024 World Series of Poker Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	37^th	$18,037
2024 World Series of Poker Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em	319^th	$4,500
2023 World Series of Poker Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)	115^th	$8,059
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver	41^st	$3,202
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #18: $2,000 Freezeout Championship	66^th	$3,874
2023 World Series of Poker Event #82: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed)	3^rd	$205,696
2023 World Series of Poker Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	9^th	$199,275
2023 World Series of Poker Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	7^th	$114,210
2023 World Series of Poker Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker	15^th	$68,523
2023 World Series of Poker Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty	128^th	$2,213
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship	29^th	$2,911
2023 World Series of Poker Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	199^th	$1,821
2023 World Series of Poker Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	78^th	$6,805
2023 World Series of Poker Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	15^th	$30,429
2023 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	282^nd	$1,602
2023 World Series of Poker Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	93^rd	$2,051
2023 World Series of Poker Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	99^th	$8,011
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #4: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack	5^th	$38,184
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder	1^st	$120,686
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #1: $333 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off	30^th	$2,285
2023 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	9^th	$47,788
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 PCA Main Event	13^th	$93,800
2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic $1,100 Main Event	42^nd	$3,342
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $600 Deepstack Championship	163^rd	$1,126
2022 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em	99^th	$5,835
2022 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	243^rd	$5,742
2022 MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]	120^th	$3,865
2022 Wynn Millions $10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD]	13^th	$125,326
2021 Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 NLH Championship	106^th	$12,160
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #26: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed	14^th	$9,399
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #5: $315 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	305^th	$506
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #6: $200 FLIP & GO NO-Limit Hold'em [Go Stage], $1M GTD	33^rd	$4,965
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #6: $2,000 NLH Deepstack	55^th	$2,847
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo	101^st	$689
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD) $10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)	85^th	$34,708
2021 GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Online Series #12: $800 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	1^st	$87,386
2021 GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Online Series #4: $800 No Limit Hold'em 6-Max Championship	8^th	$16,067
2021 GG Spring Festival GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD	57^th	$40,100
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit WSOPC #4: $800 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	27^th	$4,252
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #83: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD	45^th	$29,160
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #80: People's Choice Event [Pros Vote]	325^th	$1,259
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, $25M GTD	283^rd	$18,098
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	50^th	$4,717
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st	621^st	$2,459
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD	74^th	$4,437
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event	31^st	$2,532
2019 Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 Championship Event	47^th	$13,211
2019 MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event	8^th	$17,858
2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event	42^nd	$2,006
2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park $2,500 High Roller	1^st	$32,242
2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event	38^th	$4,852
2019 World Series of Poker Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	82^nd	$4,818
2019 World Series of Poker Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em	159^th	$3,022
2019 World Series of Poker Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon	81^st	$5,444
2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago Main Event	55^th	$2,942