{"id":15338,"date":"2023-10-17T08:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/?p=15338"},"modified":"2026-10-10T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T21:37:06","slug":"matt-damon-star-del-cinema-icona-del-gioco-del-rounders-e-appassionato-di-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/celebrita\/matt-damon-star-del-cinema-icona-del-gioco-del-rounders-e-appassionato-di-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Damon: icona del Rounders e appassionato di poker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Damon \u00e8 un rinomato attore, produttore e sceneggiatore americano che ha affascinato il pubblico con il suo eccezionale talento e la sua vasta gamma di ruoli. Pur essendosi affermato come uno degli uomini di punta di Hollywood, il legame di Damon con il mondo di poker va oltre il grande schermo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il suo coinvolgimento nel film del 1998 &quot;Rounders&quot; non solo ha messo in mostra le sue doti recitative, ma ha anche alimentato la sua passione per il gioco. In questo profilo, approfondiamo la vita e la carriera di Matt Damon, esplorando il suo percorso, il suo amore per poker e l&#039;impatto di &quot;Rounders&quot;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Matt Damon - Torneo poker delle celebrit\u00e0 delle World Series of Poker - Rio Casino, Las Vegas&quot; di Kaloozer \u00e8 distribuito con licenza CC BY 2.0.\" class=\"wp-image-15339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/39196943@N05\/3724769266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt Damon \u2013 Celebrit\u00e0 del World Series of Poker Torneo poker \u2013 Rio Casino, Las Vegas<\/a>\u201d di&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/39196943@N05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kaloozer<\/a>&nbsp;\u00e8 rilasciata con licenza&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nato l&#039;8 ottobre 1970 a Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matt Damon \u00e8 cresciuto con il sogno di diventare attore. Ha frequentato l&#039;Universit\u00e0 di Harvard, ma l&#039;ha abbandonata prima di completare gli studi per intraprendere la carriera di attore. La svolta per Damon \u00e8 arrivata nel 1997, quando ha co-sceneggiato e interpretato il film acclamato dalla critica &quot;Will Hunting - Genio ribelle&quot;, che gli \u00e8 valso un Oscar per la migliore sceneggiatura originale insieme al suo amico d&#039;infanzia. <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/celebrita\/ben-affleck-star-di-hollywood-e-appassionato-giocatore-di-poker\/\">Ben Affleck<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dopo il successo di &quot;Will Hunting - Genio ribelle&quot;, Matt Damon \u00e8 rapidamente diventato una star. Ha dimostrato la sua versatilit\u00e0 in una vasta gamma di ruoli, dalla serie ricca d&#039;azione di &quot;Bourne&quot; a film drammatici come &quot;Il talento di Mr. Ripley&quot; e &quot;The Departed - Il bene e il male&quot;. La capacit\u00e0 camaleontica di Damon di immergersi completamente nei suoi personaggi gli \u00e8 valsa numerosi riconoscimenti e un ampio consenso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nel 1998, Matt Damon ha interpretato il ruolo di Mike McDermott nel classico cult &quot;Rounders&quot;. Il film, diretto da John Dahl, ruota attorno al mondo underground del poker poker ad alto rischio e alle tentazioni che lo accompagnano. L&#039;interpretazione di Damon di un talentuoso giocatore di poker poker alle prese con le insidiose acque del gioco \u00e8 stata ampiamente elogiata e ha suscitato un interesse personale per il poker poker che dura ancora oggi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&quot;Mi sono innamorato di poker mentre lavoravo a &#039;Rounders&#039;. \u00c8 un gioco affascinante che richiede abilit\u00e0, strategia e un attento processo decisionale.&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Controlla qui sotto <a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokergo.com\/free-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PokerGo<\/a> video con alcuni dei migliori momenti di Matt mentre suona al <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Series of Poker<\/a><\/span><\/strong>A proposito, il canale YouTube di PokerGo contiene migliaia di incredibili video poker. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOPw3R-TUUNqgN2bQyidW2w\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dai un'occhiata al canale cliccando qui.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Le migliori mani di poker di Matt Damon alle WSOP\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fz0Z8CnG9I8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La passione genuina di Damon per poker si estende oltre il grande schermo. Ha partecipato frequentemente a prestigiosi tornei ed eventi poker, confrontandosi con giocatori professionisti e lasciando il segno nel gioco. Tra le sue apparizioni pi\u00f9 importanti figurano le World Series of Poker (WSOP) e tornei di beneficenza per celebrit\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La passione di Matt Damon per poker e il suo ruolo iconico in &quot;Rounders&quot; hanno consolidato il suo status di figura venerata sia nell&#039;industria dell&#039;intrattenimento che nel mondo di poker. Dalle sue notevoli apparizioni nei tornei poker alla sua accattivante interpretazione di un giocatore poker sul grande schermo, l&#039;amore di Damon per il gioco traspare. Che si tratti di affrontare avversari al tavolo poker o di offrire performance memorabili sullo schermo, Matt Damon continua a catturare i cuori dei fan di tutto il mondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citazioni di Matt Damon sul poker:<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Damon is a renowned American actor, producer, and screenwriter who has captivated audiences with his exceptional talent and diverse range of roles. While he has established himself as one of Hollywood&#8217;s leading men, Damon&#8217;s connection to the world of poker goes beyond the silver screen. His involvement in the 1998 film &#8220;Rounders&#8221; not only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173886969,"featured_media":15339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_wpf_sched_at":"2026-10-25 18:00:00","_wpf_sched_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Matt Damon is an American actor and screenwriter whose best-known poker role is Mike McDermott, an aspiring poker player, in the 1998 film <em>Rounders<\/em>. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Before the film opened, he played the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he was eliminated on Day 1 when his pocket kings ran into Doyle Brunson's pocket aces. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup> He later returned to the WSOP for the Ante Up for Africa charity tournament. <sup><a href=\"#source-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":15339,\"align\":\"center\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3724769266_9dc5a1a26e_cc.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Damon at a World Series of Poker celebrity poker tournament at the Rio in Las Vegas\" class=\"wp-image-15339\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\"Matt Damon - World Series of Poker celebrity poker tournament - Rio Casino, Las Vegas\" by Kaloozer, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/39196943@N05\/3724769266\">Flickr<\/a>, licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt Damon: key facts<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:table {\"className\":\"wpf-keyfacts\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table wpf-keyfacts\"><table><tbody>\n<tr><th>Full name<\/th><td>Matthew Paige Damon <sup><a href=\"#source-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Born<\/th><td>October 8, 1970, Cambridge, Massachusetts <sup><a href=\"#source-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Country<\/th><td>United States <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Main career<\/th><td>Actor and screenwriter; Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for <em>Good Will Hunting<\/em> <sup><a href=\"#source-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Poker film<\/th><td><em>Rounders<\/em> (1998), as Mike McDermott <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>WSOP Main Event<\/th><td>1998, eliminated on Day 1 by Doyle Brunson <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Charity poker<\/th><td>WSOP Ante Up for Africa, 2009 and 2010 <sup><a href=\"#source-8\">[8]<\/a><a href=\"#source-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>WSOP bracelets<\/th><td>0 <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Live tournament earnings<\/th><td>$540 as of October 10, 2026 <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film career<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He co-wrote <em>Good Will Hunting<\/em> (1997) with Ben Affleck, and the pair won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; Damon was also nominated for Best Actor for the film. His later work includes Steven Spielberg's <em>Saving Private Ryan<\/em> (1998), the Jason Bourne films from 2002, Martin Scorsese's <em>The Departed<\/em> (2006), <em>The Martian<\/em> (2015), for which he won a Golden Globe, and Christopher Nolan's <em>Oppenheimer<\/em> (2023), in which he played General Leslie Groves. <sup><a href=\"#source-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup> PokerNews also lists the <em>Ocean's<\/em> trilogy among the films he is best known for. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rounders<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Rounders<\/em> was directed by John Dahl from a script by David Levien and Brian Koppelman and released in September 1998. It cost an estimated $12 million, took $8,459,126 in its wide-release opening weekend and finished its theatrical run on November 8, 1998, with a gross of $22,905,674. <sup><a href=\"#source-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup> PokerNews notes that it was not an initial box office hit but became a cult classic after the poker boom of the 2000s, and that it is \"considered by many the best poker movie of all-time\". <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dahl has said that Levien and Koppelman were the ones who suggested \"this guy called Matt Damon\", and that Miramax showed him early footage from <em>Good Will Hunting<\/em> to win him over. <sup><a href=\"#source-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> In one scene Damon's character watches the 1988 WSOP Main Event heads-up match between Erik Seidel and Johnny Chan from his apartment, and Chan himself appears in the film. <sup><a href=\"#source-7\">[7]<\/a><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> Dahl recalled that after rehearsing his scene with Chan in Atlantic City, Damon \"turned around at the end of the scene and said, 'Wow!'\" <sup><a href=\"#source-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 1998 WSOP Main Event<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The $10,000 Main Event of the 1998 World Series of Poker began on May 11, 1998, at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas. According to PokerNews, it was the casino, looking for publicity, that paid the entries of Damon and his <em>Rounders<\/em> co-star Edward Norton, not the film's producers. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> Damon was the 165th entrant and Norton the 166th in a field that PokerNews puts at 350 players. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> Before the event the two actors took private lessons from Phil Hellmuth and Huck Seed, according to Card Player, while PokerNews says Hellmuth and Johnny Chan gave them tips. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before the first hand Damon said, \"I just don't want to be the first one out.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> He was seated at Doyle Brunson's table. About six hours into Day 1, Damon held pocket kings and Brunson pocket aces; no king came, and Damon was out. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> In his account on the <em>Rounders<\/em> DVD, Damon said Hellmuth had told him that \"you never throw away kings, he said you bet the farm with kings\", and that Brunson told him, \"I hate to do it to you, Matty.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> Norton lasted a couple of hours before his nines full of tens lost to Surindar Sunar's four tens. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Neither actor reached Day 2, but Card Player wrote that they brought a lot of attention to the tournament. Brunson \"did not last too much longer than Damon\", and Scotty Nguyen went on to win the title. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ante Up for Africa<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Damon returned to the WSOP for the Ante Up for Africa charity tournament, which raised money and awareness for the Darfur region. The 2009 edition had a $5,000 buy-in and 137 players, for a prize pool of $665,820, with players encouraged to donate 50% of their winnings. Damon entered under the name \"Mike McDermott\", his <em>Rounders<\/em> character, and played at the feature table next to Erik Seidel, but did not reach the final table. Alex Bolotin won the event for $176,449, and ESPN broadcast it as part of its WSOP coverage. <sup><a href=\"#source-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played again in 2010, when the prize pool was $408,240. Phil Gordon won and donated all of his winnings to charity, and Shannon Elizabeth finished second. <sup><a href=\"#source-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup> PokerNews lists total live earnings of $540 for Damon as of October 10, 2026, without listing the result behind the figure. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cash games and a possible Rounders sequel<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Erik Seidel told PokerNews that he first met Damon at a cash game at Bellagio some time after the 1998 Main Event and has played with him \"a bunch of times since then\", adding: \"he is just the nicest guy. He really is.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A sequel to <em>Rounders<\/em> has been discussed for years. In 2024 Damon told the <em>Rich Eisen Show<\/em> that \"so much has happened in the poker world in the last 25 years, it would be fun to catch up with those guys\", describing the Levien and Koppelman script as \"fantastic\" and \"a movie ready to go\". The obstacle, he said, is that \"you have to figure out the chain of title, who owns it\". <sup><a href=\"#source-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In his own words<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\"To sit across from these guys, it's like getting a chance to play basketball against Michael Jordan.\" On playing the 1998 Main Event. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\"You know you're not going to win, but it's an experience you're never going to forget.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\"I sat with Doyle [and] I lost the way I would have wanted to.\" After his elimination in 1998. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\"I'm now the best poker player in my weekly game.\" His joke after the bust. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt Damon's best hands from the WSOP<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fz0Z8CnG9I8\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fz0Z8CnG9I8\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ about Matt Damon<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>How old is Matt Damon?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He was born on October 8, 1970, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, so he is 56 as of October 10, 2026. <sup><a href=\"#source-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Who did Matt Damon play in Rounders?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played Mike McDermott, an aspiring poker player, in the 1998 film directed by John Dahl. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Did Matt Damon play the World Series of Poker Main Event?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes. He played the $10,000 Main Event in 1998, with an entry paid by Binion's Horseshoe, and was eliminated on Day 1. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Who knocked Matt Damon out of the WSOP?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Doyle Brunson. Damon's pocket kings lost to Brunson's pocket aces about six hours into Day 1 of the 1998 Main Event. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Has Matt Damon won money playing poker?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PokerNews lists total live earnings of $540 as of October 10, 2026, and no WSOP bracelet. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>What is Matt Damon's net worth?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no reliable public figure for his net worth. His verifiable poker record is $540 in live tournament earnings as of October 10, 2026. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Will there be a Rounders 2?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nothing has been announced. In 2024 Damon said he would like to make one and that the writers' script is ready, but that the question of who owns the rights has to be solved first. <sup><a href=\"#source-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Does Matt Damon still play poker?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played the Ante Up for Africa charity event at the WSOP in 2009 and 2010, and Erik Seidel has said he has played with Damon many times since meeting him at a Bellagio cash game. <sup><a href=\"#source-8\">[8]<\/a><a href=\"#source-9\">[9]<\/a><a href=\"#source-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Poker Legends<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker-world\/poker-legends\/doyle-brunson\/\">Doyle Brunson<\/a>, who eliminated Damon from the 1998 Main Event, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker-world\/poker-legends\/phil-hellmuth-the-bracelet-king\/\">Phil Hellmuth<\/a>, who gave him poker lessons before it, and <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker-world\/poker-legends\/erik-seidel-a-quiet-giant-of-the-game\/\">Erik Seidel<\/a>, whose 1988 heads-up match with Johnny Chan appears in <em>Rounders<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"className\":\"wpf-sources\"} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list wpf-sources\">\n<li id=\"source-1\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/poker-players\/matt-damon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Damon player profile<\/a>, accessed October 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-2\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2023\/09\/rounders-star-matt-damon-doyle-brunson-wsop-44451.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Rounders Star Matt Damon Remembers Being Busted by Doyle Brunson at WSOP<\/a>, September 12, 2023.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-3\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2009\/02\/poker-and-pop-culture-matt-damon-ed-norton-wsop-rounders-105-6079.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Poker &amp; Pop Culture: Damon and Norton Enter the 1998 WSOP<\/a>, February 3, 2009.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-4\">Card Player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardplayer.com\/poker-news\/4622-wsop-history-1998-recap\" rel=\"noopener\">WSOP: History, 1998 Recap<\/a>, July 8, 2008.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-5\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2018\/09\/rounders-20th-anniversary-32051.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Poker Movie Rounders Celebrates 20th Anniversary<\/a>, September 11, 2018.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-6\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2023\/09\/interview-rounder-director-john-44572.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Rounders 25th Anniversary: Director John Dahl on Making a Poker Classic<\/a>, October 21, 2023.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-7\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2023\/09\/rounders-25th-anniversary-erik-seidel-44432.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Rounders 25th Anniversary: Erik Seidel Says Film Accurately Portrayed NYC Underground<\/a>, September 11, 2023.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-8\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2009\/08\/2009-wsop-ante-up-for-africa-7050.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">2009 WSOP Ante Up for Africa Recap<\/a>, August 12, 2009.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-9\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2010\/07\/2010-world-series-of-poker-day-37-dan-kelly-wins-first-wsop-8520.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 World Series of Poker Day 37: Dan Kelly Wins First WSOP Bracelet and Phil Gordon Wins Ante up For Africa<\/a>, July 4, 2010.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-10\">Casino.org, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/matt-damon-wants-to-make-rounders-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Damon Wants to Make Rounders 2<\/a>, August 2, 2024.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-11\">Biography.com, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/actors\/matt-damon\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Damon<\/a>, accessed October 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"wpf-last-verified\"} -->\n<p class=\"wpf-last-verified\"><em>Last verified: October 10, 2026. 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