- Tony Bloom
Infobox poker player
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firstname=Tony
lastname=Bloom
nickname=The Lizard
|caption=Tony Bloom in theWorld Poker Tour World Poker Challenge event
hometown=London, UK
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=10(+1)
wsop main event best finish rank=512th
wsop main event best finish year=2006
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=2
ept titles="None"
ept final tables="None"
ept money finishes=1Anthony Grant Bloom (born
20 March 1970 inBrighton ,Sussex ) is a professionalpoker player fromLondon ,England . He has also made a name for himself as a successful sports trader and property investor. His nickname is an alias given to him by an old friend who claimed he hadalligator blood .He appeared in the
Late Night Poker television series and also has a final table appearance on theWorld Poker Tour . Tony also made back-to-back final table appearances in the first twoPoker Million events.His first major win came in January 2004 when he won the Australasian Poker Championship in Melbourne, collecting a first prize of around $AUS 420,000($320,000, £180,000)).
Bloom won the £5,000 No Limit
Hold'em VC Poker Cup Final inLondon on5 August 2005 and won the £200,000 ($351,401) first prize.He also had a fourth place finish in the 2005
World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions . After being eliminated, Phil Hellmuth Jr told him of the "great respect" he had for Bloom's game.Bloom was a member of the winning British team in the
Poker Nations Cup .He is considered one of the most popular players on the circuit, and considers
Mike Sexton to be his favourite player.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000.
Tony is also one of the most successful sports gamblers active in the world today, specialising in football betting.
Trivia
* Bloom's uncle Ray is a director of
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . In May 2006 Bloom revealed he had a 15% stake in the club's shares.
* Bloom's older brother Darren (nicknamed "The Snake") also plays poker and has appeared on televised poker tournaments.External links
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=26 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=558 World Poker Tour Profile]
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