Mike Matusow is famous not only for his five WSOP bracelets, but also for his proneness to tilt and his trash-talking at the poker tables, for which he was nicknamed "The Mouth". He discovered video poker when he was 18 years old and got so much into it that he had to attend Gamblers Anonymous meetings. A later addiction to sports betting has cost him his poker bankroll many times over his long career.
After working as a poker dealer in his 20's, he turned professional and now can be seen playing both live and online with the "dill pickle", "mrpokejoke" and "Mike Matusow" screen names on UltimateBet, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, respectively.