Matthew Lambrecht is a professional poker player from Florida, United States, best known for becoming the champion of Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.
According to The Hendon Mob Database, Lambrecht first cashed in a live event in a low-stakes tournament in Durant in April 2013. Although he didn't appear again until 2016, Lambrecht cashed 12 times that year, including winning the $365 WSOP Circuit Hammond Turbo for $14,275 and a WSOPC ring.
Lambrecht continued grinding low-stakes tournaments throughout 2017. He enjoyed two victories in the space of a week in March 2018, taking down the $3,250 NLHE WSOPC Los Angeles High Roller for $85,440 and then the $560 NLHE Single Ante at Pompano Beach for $14,336.
Lambrecht began mixing higher buy-in tournaments into his schedule with moderate success. Then, in October 2021, he finished fourth in a $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em event during the Wynn Fall Classic for a $120,288 score, the largest of his career at the time. A month later, Lambrecht finished fifth in a $1,100 DeepStack Championship Poker Series event for $78,624.
High four-figure and five-figure prizes started becoming the norm for Lambrecht. At the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Lambrecht finished fifth in a $3,000 Mystery Bounty event for $63,150. In July 2023, having cashed in the WSOP Main Event, Lambrecht banked $132,060 for a 15th-place finish in the $10,200 WPT EveryOne for One Drop.
Lambrecht went into the 2024 WSOP on the back of a $238,079 score, having finished third in a $1,600 Wynn Summer Classic event. He cashed in four events before winning the $10,000 Mystery Bounty tournament for $1,018,933 and his first WSOP bracelet.
Matthew Lambrecht's Top 5 Poker Results
Date | Event | Place | Prize |
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Jul 2024 | $10,000 Mystery Bounty WSOP | 1st | $1,018,933 |
Jun 2024 | $1,600 NLHE | 3rd | $238,079 |
Jul 2023 | $10,200 WPT EveryOne for One Drop | 15th | $132,060 |
Oct 2021 | $1,600 NLHE | 4th | $120,288 |
Mar 2018 | $3,250 WSOPC High Roller | 1st | $85,440 |