From a dental chair to WSOP glory: the tale of Sumir Mathur

There is always a story to tell when an amateur player makes the final table of a major tournament.

Well, Sumir Mathur is that player in 2019 WSOP. Mathur, a full-time dentist, made the final table of Event #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw on his first ever attempt. He was playing amongst professional players such as Jake Schwartz, Dan Zack, and John Turner.

Mathur was also surprised by his performance going by his comments after making the final table.

“These guys are wizards and they’re all to my left […]It’s like a dream. I always see this on TV. It’s awesome,” he remarked.

Sumir Mathur First WSOP

Since the inception of World Series of Poker, Samir Mathur has never participated in any event up until this year. Days leading up to the WSOP, Mathur decided to take a vacation and accompany a couple of friends who were heading to Vegas for the WSOP.

“I had a couple of friends who got me into playing some mix and a bunch of them were coming out to play and I was like, ‘Let me come and join’ – and here I am!”, He said.

But he was in safe hands. The friends he was accompanying include Chris Vitch-a two bracelet winner, Nick Julia, Brayden Gaclay, and Dan Matsuzuki. Also, of the 7 final tablists, three were from Arizona, same as Mathur and he admitted to having played against them repeatedly in recent months.

However, Sumir Mathur was unable to win the event but finished only behind Dan Zack. As a result, he won $99,153. For a first-time WSOP player, a second place finish is definitely an excellent result.

Playing History

Even though 2019 WSOP is his first ever, he has been playing poker, albeit part-time, for the past three years. According to Pokernews, he has been polishing-up his poker skills with the big boys at Talking Stick resort in $40/$80 and $75/$150 limit cash games.

However, coming to the WSOP, his tournament playing experience was almost naught. Prior to the WSOP, he had only played a couple of no-limit Hold’em events at the annual Arizona State Poker Championship. In addition, the WSOP event was his first mixed tournament.

“It’s amazing. My first mixed tournament. My first time ever at the WSOP. So it’s awesome, I couldn’t believe it,” he said.

However, he is not yet ready to pursue poker fulltime. He admitted to Pokernews that he is a long way to becoming a professional poker player.

“I can’t quit my day job. I’m not that good, just running good,” he said.

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