Toby Lewis

Toby Lewis
Residence Hampshire, England
European Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 4

Toby Lewis is a British professional poker player from Hampshire, England. He has one European Poker Tour title and $2.6 m in live tournament cashes including a win at EPT London in a £1,000 side event.[1]

Poker career

Lewis began playing online poker, later moving on to live games.[2] He had some success on the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour and made a runner-up finish at PKR Live 2009[3] before making his biggest score to date at EPT Vilamoura. In February 2013 lewis finished 6th in the L.A Poker Classic for $194,000.

EPT Victory

In 2010, Lewis won the record-breaking European Poker Tour event in Vilamoura, Portugal. The 384-player field was a Portuguese record and Lewis earned €467,836 for beating a final table that included fellow UK poker pro Sam Trickett and former Manchester United footballer Teddy Sheringham.[4] In recognition of this, Lewis was nominated for "Rookie of the Year" at the European Poker Awards in 2011.[5]

References

  1. "Hendon Mob database". Hendon Mob database. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. "Jake Cody and Toby Lewis Generation III". Bluff Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. "Toby Lewis Hendon Mob database". Hendon Mob database. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  4. "Toby Lewis leads British conquest of EPT Vilamoura". Bluff Europe.
  5. "European Poker Awards nominations announced". Bluff Europe.
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