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Jarvis knew he had about a 50-50 chance of doubling up, but those chances withered when the flop brought two queens, giving Mizrachi three of a kind. When a nine hit on the turn, giving Jarvis a full house, the Canadian poker pro's friends and family rejoiced. His father, who is battling cancer, raised his arms in the sky. Evan Jarvis poker results, stats, photos, videos, news, magazine columns, blogs, Twitter, and more. World Series of Poker - Matt Jarvis Wins Event No. 40 ($5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em) Nov 07, 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event - The Top 10 Hands from the Final Table Nov 07, 2010.

Matt Jarvis Poker

Matthew 'Matt' Jarvis is a Canadian professional poker player from Surrey, British Columbia, known for his November Nine appearance in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. He earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker.^[1]

Career[edit]

In 2010, he opted not to participate in most of the preliminary World Series of Poker (WSOP) events. Instead, he participated in several no limit hold 'em events at the June 2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III, placing in the money in three of them.^[2][3][4] At the 7,319-player 2010 World Series of Poker US$10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Event 57 (2010 WSOP Main Event), he entered the final table fifth in chips.^[5][6] During the interim between the main summer WSOP events and the November Nine final table he earned a Canadian Open Poker Championship victory in the August 23, 2010 64-player CA$4,600 No Limit Hold'em - Heads-Up Championship, earning CA$100,000.^[7] He also had an in the money finish with a 40th place in the September 17, 2010 World Series of Poker Europe 582-player GB£1,075 No Limit Hold’em Event 3 for a prize of GB£2,747.^[8] At his November Nine appearance at the final table of the 2010 WSOP Main Event he placed 8th, earning US$1,045,743 for his first WSOP in the money finish. He was eliminated after getting 9♣9♥ all-in preflop, falling behind on the flop and turning a full house, but losing to a higher rivered full house against Michael Mizrachi's A♦Q♦ when the cards ran Q♠8♦Q♣9♠A♠.^[9]

Jarvis plays online under the name Jarfish (with variations on the upper and lower cases at different poker networks).^[10] He has numerous five-figure online victories and in 2011 established his online career high prize with a victory in the 387-player July 23, 2011 $2000+100 Absolute Poker - UBOC16 $750K GTD High Roller No Limit Hold 'em Tournament for a prize of $193,500.^[11]

World Series of Poker[edit]

Jason Jarvis Poker

Jarvis earned his first World Series of Poker Bracelet at by winning the 732-player $5,000 2011 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Event 40 for a prize of US$808,538.^[12] It was his tenth career WSOP event and the victory made him the third November Nine player (after Eric Buchman and Phil Ivey) to win a bracelet in the following year's WSOP.^[13]

Personal[edit]

Jarvis was born in Richmond, British Columbia.^[14]

Notes[edit]

1. ^'Matthew Jarvis'. TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
2. ^'2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III: Event 12 - No-Limit Hold'em'. Card Player. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
3. ^'2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III: Event 18 - No-Limit Hold'em'. Card Player. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
4. ^'2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III: Event 25 - No-Limit Hold'em'. Card Player. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
5. ^Wise, Gary (July 19, 2010). 'Meet the 2010 WSOP November Nine'. ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
6. ^'2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker: Event #57: No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Day 8 Update)'. WSOP.com. July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
7. ^'C$ 4,600 No Limit Hold'em - Heads-Up Championship'. TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
8. ^'2010 World Series of Poker Europe: Event #3: No Limit Hold'em'. WSOP.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
9. ^'2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker: Event #57: No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Day 9 Update)'. WSOP.com. November 7, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
10. ^'Matt Jarvis'. Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
11. ^'Absolute Poker - UBOC16 $750K GTD High Roller Tournament Results'. Bluff Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
12. ^'2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker: Event #40: No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed'. WSOP.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
13. ^Feldman, Andrew (July 1, 2011). 'Jarvis' determination leads to WSOP win'. ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
14. ^Bradley, Lance (June 27, 2011). 'WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Matt Jarvis'. Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

External links[edit]

• Jarvis at Hendonmob.com
• Jarvis at Bluff Magazine
• Jarvis at Card Player
• Jarvis at WSOP.com