Matthew Hilger
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| Matthew Hilger | |
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| Nickname(s) | None |
| Hometown | Atlanta, Georgia |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 9 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
33rd, 2004 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | 0 |
| 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:
- Internet Texas Hold 'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro (ISBN 0-9741502-0-7)
- Texas Hold 'em Odds and Probabilities: Limit, No-limit and Tournament Strategies (ISBN 0-9741502-2-3)
- The Poker Mindset: Essential Attitudes for Poker Success (with Ian Taylor) (ISBN 0-9741502-3-1)
- Card Player Magazine (numerous articles)
- The Hendon Mob website (numerous articles)
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 2004 (33rd,) 2005 (332nd) and 2007 (221st.)
As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $210,000.
On Sunday May 4th 2008 he won the Full Tilt Poker 750k guaranteed for $132,788 besting a 3600+ player field.
[edit] Personal life
Outside of poker, Hilger enjoys composing music on the piano.
