Matthew Hilger

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Matthew Hilger
Nickname(s) None
Hometown Atlanta, Georgia
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finishes 8
Highest ITM main event finish 33rd (2004)
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables None
Money Finishes 1

Matthew Hilger is an American professional poker player and author from Atlanta, Georgia. He also operates his own poker-related website.

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[edit] Early years

Prior to poker, Hilger graduated from University of Georgia with a Bachelor's degree in Finance (1989) and a Master's degree from Georgia State University in Finance in(1991). He received a second Master's in International business from Thunderbird School of Global Management (1996), then worked for Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) in numerous positions.

[edit] Poker career

Hilger became an online poker professional during 2001 and made over $100,000 playing online in his first year, playing limit poker from $1/$2 to $30/$60. At the time he wrote his first book, he had played over 7,000 hours of online poker.

His writings include:

Hilger won the 2002 New Zealand Poker Championship and went on to finish in the money in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event in both 2004 (33rd) and 2005 (332nd.)

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $200,000.

[edit] Personal life

Outside of poker, Hilger enjoys composing music on the piano.

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