Personal Life
Stevens was born in Carmarthen, Wales, attended an all Welsh speaking school – Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School – and is fluent in the language.
The unexpected death of his father, manager and friend Morrell in 2001 was tough on him. This caused Matthew to have an uneventful few seasons. Stevens and his wife Claire Holloway have two sons, Freddie and Ollie, who were born in 2004 and 2008 respectively.
Stevens was a close friend to Paul Hunter and was pallbearer at his funeral. He is also a celebrity Texas hold 'em poker player and in 2004 won the UK's richest poker tournament at just 27 years old, beating 15 time World Darts champion Phil Taylor to first place. Stevens had only been playing poker for 18 months before his victory.
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