Matthew Ashton
{{Short description|English poker player (born 1988)}}
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Matthew Ashton (born 8 June 1988) is a professional poker player from Liverpool, England, best known for winning the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the 2013 World Series of Poker.
Highlights
Ashton began playing poker in 2003. Playing under the name "MUSTAFABET", he won a World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event in 2009 in Pot-Limit Omaha for $86,000.{{Cite web |date=4 September 2009 |title=Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2009 Event No. 3 |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/167753 |access-date=22 July 2013 |website=Card Player}} His first World Series of Poker cash came in 2011, when he finished in 6th place in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. In 2013, he made 4 WSOP final tables, finishing in 2nd ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event #13), 3rd ($2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or Better event #5) and 7th ($2,500 Seven Card Stud event #23) before winning the $50,000 The Poker Players Championship (event #55).{{Cite web |title=Matthew Ashton |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=100215 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=WSOP.com |publisher=Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc.}} By winning this late event, he took over the lead in the WSOP Player of the Year race lead.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2013 |title=Matthew Ashton Wins 2013 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players' Championship |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/07/matthew-ashton-wins-2013-50-000-poker-players-championship-15884.htm |access-date=6 July 2013 |website=Poker News}} He is the youngest champion{{Cite web |last=Schult, Steve |date=5 July 2013 |title=Ashton Wins $50K Poker Players Championship |url=http://www.bluff.com/news/ashton-wins-50k-poker-players-championship-45798/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004070221/http://www.bluff.com/news/ashton-wins-50k-poker-players-championship-45798/ |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013 |website=Bluff Magazine}} in that event's 8-year history and the first non-American champion.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2013 |title=Ashton and Perrins Crush for UK, Negreanu Nears Bracelet #6 |url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/ashton-and-perrins-crush-for-uk-negreanu-nears-bracelet-6-24306 |access-date=6 July 2013 |website=PokerListings}} His first three final tables in 2013 were in stud poker variants.{{Cite web |last=Schult, Steve |date=15 June 2013 |title=David Chiu Dedicates 5th Bracelet to Late Lakers Owner |url=http://www.bluff.com/news/david-chiu-dedicates-5th-bracelet-to-late-lakers-owner-44125/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622163542/http://www.bluff.com/news/david-chiu-dedicates-5th-bracelet-to-late-lakers-owner-44125/ |archive-date=22 June 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013 |website=Bluff Magazine}} His second-place finish in $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low came to Mike Matusow.{{Cite web |last=Fiorvanti |first=Tim |date=8 June 2013 |title=Mike Matusow Captures Fourth Career WSOP Bracelet in $5K Stud Hi-Lo |url=http://www.bluff.com/news/mike-matusow-captures-fourth-career-wsop-bracelet-in-5k-stud-hi-lo-43444/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613030042/http://www.bluff.com/news/mike-matusow-captures-fourth-career-wsop-bracelet-in-5k-stud-hi-lo-43444/ |archive-date=13 June 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013 |website=Bluff Magazine}} His Poker Player's Championship came at a final table that included bracelet winners John Hennigan, David Benyamine, Mike Wattel, and Jonathan Duhamel as well as Minh Ly. The Championship was contested using an eight-game mix that included No Limit Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven card Stud, Seven card Stud Hi-Lo, Razz, and Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw.
As of 2013, his total career live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.{{Cite web |title=Matthew Ashton's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=175385 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 8 WSOP cashes account for $2,185,000 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Home : Players : Matthew Ashton |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/131998-matthew-ashton |access-date=22 July 2013 |website=Card Player}} After winning the World Series of Poker bracelet for the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, he became the leader in the 2013 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, but Daniel Negreanu reclaimed the lead at the end of the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe.{{Cite web |last=Oresteen, Paul |date=24 October 2013 |title=Daniel Negreanu Wins 2013 WSOP Player of the Year |url=http://www.bluff.com/news/daniel-negreanu-wins-2013-wsop-player-of-the-year-49705/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028010738/http://www.bluff.com/news/daniel-negreanu-wins-2013-wsop-player-of-the-year-49705/ |archive-date=28 October 2013 |access-date=27 October 2013 |website=Bluff}}
World Series of Poker
| class="wikitable" |
| + World Series of Poker results |
| Year
!Cashes !Final Tables !Bracelets |
|---|
| 2011
|2 |1 |0 |
| 2012
|2 |0 |0 |
| 2013
|4 |4 |1 |
| 2013 E
|2 |0 |0 |
| 2014
|2 |1 |0 |
| 2015
|1 |0 |0 |
| class="wikitable" |
| + World Series of Poker bracelets |
| Year
!Tournament !Prize (US$) |
|---|
| 2013
|$50,000 The Poker Player's Championship |$1,774,089 |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=175385 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130707214244/http://www.bluff.com/players/matthew-ashton/99237/ BLUFF profile]
- [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/131998-matthew-ashton Card Player profile]
- [http://www.wsop.com/players/playerProfile.asp?playerID=100215&pagecolor=FFFFFF WSOP profile]
- [https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/matthew-ashton-175385/ Global Poker Index profile]
{{2010s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
{{World Series of Poker $50,000 Players' Championship Winners}}
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Category:English poker players
Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners