Sunday 15 March 2009

1 Julian Thew (England) GUKPT (2 titles), EPT (1 title) , WSOP , WSOPE



Julian Thew is an English professional poker player based in Nottingham.

Started Playing Live: 2001
Year Turned Pro:2005
Favourite Games: NL Hold Em, Omaha
Style: LAG,TAG Mixes it up according to table dynamic.
Biggest Win:670,800 Euros. (EPT Baden- 7th Oct 2007)
PokerProfiler Notes: EPT Ranked 26th all time money list, GUKPT Ranked 2nd,
Winnings $2.3m-2.4m USD
Nickname Yo-Yo , Thewy.


Julian received his nickname when fellow players told him that his chipstack goes up and down like a yo-yo. He has made eight finishes in the money on the European Poker Tour (EPT) to date, including two final tables during its first season, and winning the Baden (Austria) event in season four which paid him € 670,800. His seven money finishes lead the all-time list on the EPT.

In January 2005, Thew won the £1,000 no limit hold'em main event at The Grosvenor Grand Challenge in London, outlasting 128 opponents to take home the £48,000 first prize.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $2,300,000. He is sponsored by William Hill Poker. He is a very nice guy one of poker's true gentleman and plays the game the way it should be played.With a smile and a positive attitude.

I have had the pleasure of sitting next to Julian 3 times now since Jan 2007. (GUKPT Bolton) , a Walsall side event 2008 and this year at the Manchester GUKPT Main Event day 1B. I mentioned this site to him while we were playing and am looking forward to transferring it all properly onto the main website which isn't fully ready as yet. Julian was off to Monte Carlo this week so I'll keep a track on his progress in the blog.

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