Malcolm Harwood
Encyclopedia
Malcolm Harwood is an English
professional poker
player who learnt how to play whilst doing his National Service
. He later appeared in Channel 4
's Late Night Poker
, where he reached the Grand Final in seasons 1, 2 and 5. He also won the European Championship in 1992 and the Scottish Masters in 1997.
In 2005 he appeared on the poker chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring
to discuss his career. Malcolm has also appeared several times as a commentator on Poker Night Live
.
Harwood's Thai
wife, Somkhuan, also plays poker and appeared in the Late Night Poker series.
Malcolm now runs his own poker website and discussion forum.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player who learnt how to play whilst doing his National Service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
. He later appeared in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
, where he reached the Grand Final in seasons 1, 2 and 5. He also won the European Championship in 1992 and the Scottish Masters in 1997.
In 2005 he appeared on the poker chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring
Heads Up with Richard Herring
Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring, the stars of BBC Two shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy...
to discuss his career. Malcolm has also appeared several times as a commentator on Poker Night Live
Poker Night Live
Poker Night Live was the United Kingdom's first live Internet poker show, broadcast between 2005 and 2007 on Pokerzone, usually between 9pm and 1am...
.
Harwood's Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
wife, Somkhuan, also plays poker and appeared in the Late Night Poker series.
Malcolm now runs his own poker website and discussion forum.