Toby Lewis

Toby Lewis
Hometown Hampshire, England
European Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 4
Information accurate as of 2011-04-06.

Toby Lewis is a British professional poker player from Hampshire, England. He has one European Poker Tour title and $1.034m in live tournament cashes including a win at EPT London in a £1,000 side event.[1]

Poker career

Lewis began playing poker recreationally at college and once he started winning continued to play online and at casinos until he built up a bankroll large enough to risk small amounts in live tournaments.[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.

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]

Notes

  1. ^ "Hendon Mob database". Hendon Mob database. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=125243. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Jake Cody and Toby Lewis Generation III". Bluff Europe. http://www.bluffeurope.com/interview/en/Jake-Cody-and-Toby-Lewis-Generation-III_8945.aspx. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Toby Lewis Hendon Mob database". Hendon Mob database. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=125243. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Toby Lewis leads British conquest of EPT Vilamoura". Bluff Europe. http://www.bluffeurope.com/poker-news/en/Toby-Lewis-leads-British-conquest-of-EPT-Vilamoura_8500.aspx. 
  5. ^ "European Poker Awards nominations announced". Bluff Europe. http://www.bluffeurope.com/poker-news/en/European-Poker-Awards-nominations-announced_9684.aspx.