Matthew Shepsky
Professional Poker Player
Matthew Shepsky is an American professional poker player based in Chicago, Illinois. He began playing Pot‑Limit Omaha cash games in 2013 and has primarily focused on cash play throughout his career, also drawing on experience in sit‑and‑go tournaments.
Shepsky gained national attention with a 29th‑place finish in the 2022 WSOP Main Event. In July 2026 he captured his first WSOP bracelet by winning Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot‑Limit Omaha, outlasting a field of 4,764 entries for $305,000. This score pushed his total live earnings past $1.6 million, according to The Hendon Mob.
He continues to play both cash games and tournaments on the live circuit.