Salsberg has collected six wins, spending parts of the past 10 years on the live tournament circuit. His biggest win to date came in September of 2012 where he won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris at the prestigious Aviation Club de France, taking home the €380,000 first prize. He would finish 12th in that same event the very next year. His career totals have now surpassed the $1.7M mark.
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When he's not at the poker table, Salsberg spends time writing and producing for some of Hollywood's hottest shows. His biggest credits to date include Weeds and Entourage. He recently finished writing a pilot for Fox Television.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER EVENT #29: NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM$2,500 Buy-In | 1,165 Entries | $2,650,375 Prize Pool
Pierre Milan (FRA) $536,768 Justin Oliver (CAN) $332,198 Matt Salsberg (USA) $207,842 Thad McNulty (USA) $150,859 Barry Hutter (USA) $111,368 Jamie Armstrong (USA) $83,486 Andy Phan (USA) $63,502 Daniel Laming (UK) $48,952 Samantha Cohen (USA) $38,244
