Matthew Jarvis is a member of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine. On his way to poker fame he was able to make several critical knockouts including Benjamin Statz in 16th place and Full Tilt Poker pro Scott Clements in 18th place when his A-K held up against A-Q. The biggest knockout he delivered came at the final table when play was at 10 players and had his pocket Queens hold up against Brandon Steven’s A-K which set the field down to the November Nine.
Jarvis is a native of Surrey, British Columbia in Canada and is known to be a regular at the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza series. He will enter the 2010 November Nine fifth in chips at 16.7 million. His previous biggest tournament finish was in November of 2009 when he bubbled the final table of the British Columba Poker Championship which earned him just over $20,000. He learned to play poker by reading books and talking with friends about hands. When he’s away from the tables he is also a graduate business student.
In this interview Jarvis talks about the events that led up to him making the November Nine. He discussed Canada’s great showing in the Main Event and also talked about some the skiing he does in British Columbia. Also discussed during the interview are his key knockouts, including the one against Steven that made him the most popular man in all of Las Vegas. He also talks about upcoming events that he plans to participate in.
Jarvis is 25-years-old and is a full-time poker player who makes his living online. He feels like his chances are as good as anyone’s for the WSOP Main Event bracelet but admitted to ESPN’s Gary Wise that he didn’t like to see Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi chip up on the last day of play.