Matt Savage is the Executive Tournament Director for the World Poker Tour (WPT), among other industry leadership positions. Matt co-founded the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) in an attempt to bring greater consistency to tournament players’ experiences across the country. Matt has been at the forefront of building poker into a global business for the past three decades after his start as a chip runner and dealer at his local casino.
Matt will be playing as a celebrity bounty in the September 25th RecPoker tournament on ClubWPT. This free entry tournament is available to all RecPoker community (free) members, with the winner receiving a $2,500 entry into a WPTDeepStacks event at Thunder Valley in December. More information is available at rec.poker/wpt .
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Time Stamps
| 00:02 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 01:22 | Introduction to Matt Savage |
| 04:01 | Matt shares how the TDA works |
| 13:33 | How does Matt find time to respond to tweets right away? |
| 15:49 | What it’s like to travel and attend a WPT series |
| 22:23 | What are the prizes when you sign up at rec.poker/wpt? |
| 24:45 | How Matt navigates the series during COVID |
| 29:01 | Sustaining poker tournaments in a business perspective |
| 39:31 | Best tip to run an enjoyable and successful small stakes MTT |
| 59:51 | John: Home Game updates |
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