RIP

Rest in peace

Rest in peace to a true legend.

In the HS world it's become increasingly important to manage your edge to survive, studying, game selection, lobby politics etc.

Isidro/Matt didn't give a **** about any of these things. He was a true gangster, playing anyone at insane stakes, always with a completely unique style and an absolute lack of fear.
He was a pure poker player, felt like he absolutely loved the game.

I can't believe he's gone and I'll never be put in the blender again by his ridiculous 1bb river bets into 3b all in, won't get to rail him playing 1knl one second then next minute at 20k blasting stacks into the middle.

He was a real one, one of the most annoying opponents I ever played, seemed a hilarious guy and as bruce alluded to, behind the scenes played and beat some of the biggest names away from tracked sites too.

RIP

RIP very sad

Searched 'Isidro' in our discord as he will forever be known, and going to share some of the best hands here. 108 hits, and the average message just encapsulates what a gangster he was to play vs:

RIP Matt
I first came across Matt/pmachine/Isidro on stars, a new highstakes player who would battle anyone at HU and 3handed at 2k. The way he played you could feel his passion for the game through the other end of your monitor while playing against him; a true redline warrior.
A few years later I saw him playing on GG, playing everyone at 5k and 10k HU and 3max+. His playstyle and dedication to the game immediately sparked my interest and we connected through his coach and mentor who used to be also my coach.
Sure enough Matt and me started working together, bouncing ideas off of eachother and deeply studying single handhistories in hours-long discord calls during 2022/2023. His creativity and talent for poker was one of a kind.
He would find the 3x+pot overbetshoves in spots noone would even think about those sizings at the time and to me that was mindblowing.
I felt so proud seeing Matt rising through the stakes and eventually we started playing against eachother a lot at the 20k+ tables. With his talented, creative and hardworking mindset there has never been any doubt he would reach the highest stakes and beat the toughest games out there.. he became a true legend of highstakes poker

I wish the Isidro Legacy will live on forever
You will be missed, Matt

Goodbye, Mr. GarageRich

Mad respect

Can't really add much that hasn't already been said about Matt's talents and heart with regards to poker. He was fearless and even reckless at times, taking on all lineups at the highest stakes. You can call this "cope", and I'm sure it probably is, but it makes it a little bit easier for me to swallow how he was killed. He was just wired that way not to back down from anything.

Off the tables, Matt was one-of-a-kind. Despite his rags-to-riches story he didn't give a **** about wealth or status. As far as I could tell, the majority of his money went to helping out his friends who were in worse financial shape than he was, paying for anything and everything when with them, even their living costs.

I don't think I ever remember seeing him annoyed or angry. Never heard a single bad-beat story from him. At worst, maybe he would have some choice words about another player's play but it was meant just to be funny. He was always just being a goofball, smile on his face, cracking ridiculous jokes.

You'll be missed, Matt.
RIP

RIP

RIP

My deepest condolences to those who are suffering this loss. Thanks to those who have shared their experiences, and thanks for the cool hands

Love hearing the accounts from people who knew him. Seems like a great guy and a real poker player, willing to battle anyone and just trying (and succeeding it sounds like, despite being lesser known to more casual poker players like myself) to become one of the best at the game.

RIP

Just doesnt feel real man

I didnt know matt in real life, but over the last few years I spent more time with him than I did with my closest friends.
I used to dread him coming online and even (still) have a note on my whiteboard saying QUIT ISIDRO HU
He was really a beast at the tables and I was very happy when he finally moved up to play higher stakes and left me alone at 1k

We played some sick hands over the years, but he really had my number, no matter what I did I just seemed to lose

I know that in the coming years we would have met in real life and reminisced about our epic battles, and from what ive heard we would have really got along
Its so sad to think that that will never happen
He was just a guy like any one of us, with the same dreams and ambitions, and he made it man, and then it was all taken away just like that, cant believe it

Enjoy life while you can bros, you really never know when it could all be over

RIP ISIDRO
RIP MATT
RIP MAESTRO

What a tragedy. Rip matt

Who killed him?

RIP Matt

"According to the investigating officers, three armed suspects entered the townhome demanding cash and/or valuable items."

sounds like it was just some crackheads

if you read more than a single sentence you'd see it was targeted and they were looking for specific personal items owned by the homeowner

The Canadian government's pathetic stance on violent crime is at least partly liable.

yah thats what crackheads do...

ok then just ignore reports that it was a targeted burglary for specific unnamed item(s)

https://www.cp24.com/news/man-shot-a...-say-1.6861573

crackheads rob valuables...not sure why this is breaking your brain

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