Mike "The Mouth" Matusow is the winner of the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Championship! Matusow defeated Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in the first round, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom in the second, Barry Greenstein in the third, John Hennigan in the quarterfinals, Scott Seiver in the semifinals and then faced Phil Hellmuth in the best-of-three-series final.
Matusow won the first match against Hellmuth. Phil Hellmuth won the second match and looked extremely strong, but "The Mouth" kept a cool head, switched to a higher gear and managed to win the deciding match. The win must have been extremly important for Mike Matusow's confidence and perhaps also for his bankroll. Many broke-rumors have surrounded "The Mouth" in the past few years, and he has been lying quite low since Black Friday. Let's hope that he spends his winnings wisely!
Below are some of Matusow's tweets after the win, results and payouts.
Payouts:
Mike Matusow - $750 000
Phil Hellmuth - $300 000
Scott Seiver - $100 000
Joseph Serock - $100 000
Daniel Cates - $50 000
John Hennigan - $50 000
Brian Hastings - $50 000
Eugene Katchalov - $50 000
Antonio Esfandiari - $25 000
Vanessa Rousso - $25 000
Barry Greenstein - $25 000
Phil Ivey - $25 000
Joseph Cheong - $25 000
David Sands - $25 000
Tom Dwan - $25 000
Dan Smith - $25 000
