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Always enjoyed railing his games and he was a player never shy of piling in the money if he thinks your going to fold in a certain spot. He used to play under Pmachine on Stars, and skyrocketed into HS recently battling the likes of Barak and Linus. Sadly he passed away way to young. RIP

RIP to matt bergart.
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One of my favorite players on the rail, crazy how he skyrocketed out of no where playing everyone. When I got to play him last year for a bit he was fearless and the way he played it made sense to me that he was ready to play with the big boys on hs.

Sad news, RIP

jesus that's crazy

RIP

****ed up

RIP Matt Bergart

Damn what a terrible incident. RIP.

wow, wonder if the other victim was a fellow hs pro?

rip

awful news , reminder that we are not promised tomorrow

rip

RIP

RIP! I hope they swiftly apprehend the perpetrators.

rip

Matt was both one of the best poker players I’ve known and one of the most jovial guys I’ve known. He will be missed.

Wow wtf.

Rip.

Rip to the legend matt.

Will share my thoughts and what not. I stumbled upon him early in my career, we both worked with the same coach as did Linus and a couple of other big names. He was a guy that seemingly had a great talent for poker while working hard. Matt was suspected for being a bot even pre solver era, he loved to reg war at deep ante highstakes tables on stars. He was mainly sus of being a bot because of his fierceful style. It's just not a thing or was that random guys would show up to reg war everyone deep ante at hs. Back in this day he had access to some great games (i.e bodog) but regularly challenged himself to play the best. It was clear early one that he didnt care about money and he just loved the competition. I don't want to talk too much out of position but he was a hero in nvg but also outside of it. He fought some amazing battles while coming out on top in private games vs the top of the crop. While i never know him outside of random small talk and our mutual friend that coached me at one point, I always had a lot of respect for him. I have regwarred vs pretty much all sickos for the last decade. Matt was one of the opponents i disliked playing the most. I would happily agree that otb in his hey day and Linus at any time was killing me (and plenty of others). But the issue with Matt was that he didnt play a pseudo gto style so it didnt seem obvious at all that he was better than me. He would make theoretical mistakes and play this deep stacked lag style that was hard to combat and would also piss me off. It just wasnt easy to accept him owning me. Close to 99% of people that are better than me always felt like they studied harder/knew equilibrium better. He was a outlier, his heart and brains was just big enough to take on almost everyone.

I will try to dig out some hands to post here if i can find any. As mentioned before i don't feel comfortable sharing some things but if there was such a thing as hall of fame hsnl regs he certainly belongs there. Feels mandatory to salute him for his nvg nickname berkey, rip again berkey.

I was playing midstakes about a decade ago and when Matt moved up to my games he immediately became my toughest opponent. We battled a ton HU and shorthanded and I spent a bunch of time off the tables trying to figure out how to exploit him because his style was clearly exploitable. But it seemed like he was always one step ahead. He would make the most ****ing insane value shoves and just repeatedly adjust and own me.

Eventually I got to know him off the tables and realized he was not only a genius when it comes to the game of poker but also just a genuinely solid guy. We talked a ton about hands/strategy over the years and he was always extremely generous with his time even as he had moved up to far bigger stakes. I learned so much from him about how to approach the game. I never had a single bad experience with him except when we were battling at the tables. Just one of the most positive people I've had the pleasure of knowing.

RIP.

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RIPM atthew Bergart

Matt's been a stealthy crusher since 2015. He climbed his way from small stakes to high stakes at impressive speeds. I first encountered him at midstakes on 888. The dude fought for every goddamn pot. At first I thought the dude was just an aggro monkey, but over time it became clear there was method to his madness. Years later I was fortunate to be one of his students. His poker knowledge was uncanny. His game was not built on solvers but on raw intuition and trial by fire. If he thought blasting off the river for 300bb was right, he'd do it. If he thought you were bluffing too much he'd snap you off with Q high. It was so impressive to see him carry that style all the way to the highest stakes. That's where he wanted to be. He didn't care about the money. He cared about being the best possible player he could be.

Beyond the poker player, he was just a great friend. I got to hang out with him a bunch of times in Ontario and Vegas. He was always in good spirits and knew how to enjoy life. RIP my friend.

What an unfair way to go. My condolences to his family and close friends.

Nice post - TY for sharing. You just cant believe it...

RIP

Thanks for everyone for sharing their stories. He was one of the most fun players to rail and it’s interesting to hear more about him. RIP Matt

Hey Fellas.

Matt lived life to the fullest. I can say without doubt, the impact he has left on this world is enormous.
He's helped countless people. Myself included.
I am not a poker professional but I was close to Matt. I feel beyond fortunate to have been able to learn from him.
His aptitude and intelligence was not limited only in poker. I cannot even begin to list his many talents. Even a fish like me could see his raw talent a mile away.

He loved poker, and had the most utmost respect for the game and players.
Stay true.

RIP isi

one of the toughest opponents i ever faced in my career, he was a real 1

condolences to his family

RIP