Matthew Jarvis – Poker Player Profile
Matthew Jarvis of Surrey, British Columbia is one of the 27 players remaining in contention for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event title. Prior to the WSOP Main Event, Jarvis was a regular in the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza tournament series, registering several cashes.
His largest live tournament score came in November 2009, when he bubbled the final table of the British Columbia Poker Championship, earning a cash payout of just over $20,000. While a final table bubble in the Main Event would yield him quite a bit more as a consolation prize, Jarvis will certainly be setting his sights higher. The 2010 WSOP Main Event marks his first ever World Series cash.
Jarvis came in to Day 7 of the Main Event sixth in chips and stayed relatively quiet for most of the day, avoiding any major fireworks and slowly building his stack through a number of small pots. Towards the end of the day, he suffered a slight setback when Patrick Eskandar cracked his pocket aces.
Jarvis raised to 240,000 from early position and was called by Eskandar on the button; the big blind also called. The flop came down 8d-Kc-9c and Jarvis led out for 425,000. Eskandar thought for a moment before moving all-in for his last 1.965 million, prompting a fold from the third player. Jarvis called with Ah-As, but was not pleased to see his opponent’s red nines. There was no ace to come for Jarvis and he was forced to re-group. He did just that, showing great composure, surviving the day, and continuing his quest for the elusive championship bracelet and poker immortality.
Jarvis learned to play poker by reading various books and talking and playing with a number of close friends. He is currently a post-secondary business student.
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Poker terminology:
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
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