Surinder Sunar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Surinder Sunar | |
|---|---|
 Surinder Sunar in Late Night Poker episode 2.4 |
|
| Nickname(s) | The Cobra |
| Hometown | Wolverhampton |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 28 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
20th, 1992 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 1 |
| Final tables | 1 |
| Money finishes | 12 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 1 |
Surinder Sunar (born April 1, 1959 in Dhinpur Punjab, India) is a British professional poker player based in Wolverhampton, who gained fame as a three-time finalist (series 1 and 5, plus the 2008 edition) in the Late Night Poker television series.
Sunar also won the season 3 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris event, defeating Tony G in the heads-up confrontation with A7o. Tony G taunted Sunar before the confrontation, telling him "Surinder, you are going to bleed so badly once it is heads up. You're putting me to sleep. I'm scared for you!" Sunar sat expressionless throughout the final table, on the way to a €679,000 grand prize.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,400,000.[1]
He stated that he does not play many tournaments anymore because of the rigorous concentration that is required. He explained in an interview that whilst playing a tournament and getting down to the final three players, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott approached and told him that Princess Diana had died. Although he felt like he could think of nothing other than the tragedy, he turned inward to the place where he has total concentration and still won.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Butt, Robert. Surinder Sunar. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ Shulman, Allyn Jaffrey (2004-08-13). Surinder Sunar - The Man Who Would Not 'Surinder'. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
