INSIGHT GROSVENOR CASINOS UK
kit sponsor – it’s the nod of the hat from someone ‘in the know’ to say ‘we think you’ve got the ability to go far’.
What were the high points and low points of your journey into poker? Are there any memories that stand out?
l
Blackpool has to be a low for me, I’m naturally incredibly competitive so to not even last 15 minutes in a two-day tournament was a real wake up call. I got to a point I had to take the reins of my learning – long workshops with a classroom format wouldn’t work for me and I knew it.
l
Audley was a complete game changer, as a fellow former professional athlete our brains work in similar ways. He understood I needed to learn by doing. Making mistakes and paying the price, much like in sparring. During our bootcamp at the Cauayan Island Resort in the Philippines suddenly everything clicked, going on to cash for the first time at the Asia Poker Tour was pivotal. I suddenly felt like I was back in the game taking on Goliath!
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Now that the next part of your journey has been revealed how are you going to approach it? Will it be different to how you approached the first challenge?
l
With the global pandemic this year, it’s naturally different, I had been playing at The Vic and hosting regular games at The Undercard, my private bar and lounge. But where I planned also to travel, playing with and against the best in the world, again the current environment doesn’t allow for that. I will be playing online to keep my eye in and as soon as situations allow, I will be entering in live tournaments!
Did the success you had in the ring help you in any way to compete in the Goliath Poker Tournament?
l
Without a doubt my success in the ring helped when taking on this challenge. As a fighter I had to have a tunnel vision approach to my career, it was always a simple decision making process ‘will this help me become heavyweight champion of the world?’ If the
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