The Hitsquad (poker)
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The Hitsquad is a group of five professional poker
players from London, England:
The group first met in August 2005 whilst playing poker as beginners at The Gutshot Poker club in London, England. Impressed with each others poker abilities they decided to share poker strategy
and discuss ways they could improve their poker skills as a group. Soon after meeting they started touring the UK, European & World Poker tournament circuit.
Since the formation of 'The Hitsquad' the five have had success on the UK, Europe & World poker tournament circuit with winnings in excess of $6,000,000 between them. The group hold many poker titles but most notably two WSOP Bracelets, (both by Praz Bansi), three GUKPT title's (Praz Bansi, Sunny Chattha, Karl Mahrenholz) and a Poker Million
title (James Akenhead). In 2009 Bansi and Akenhead both signed sponsorship deals with Full Tilt Poker
.
The group often posts news & blogs regarding their poker experiences on their website.
and the WSOPE which is held annually in London, England. As of 2010 the group has two victories (bracelets) and 31 money finishes (the highest of which was Akenhead's 9th place finish at the 2009 Main Event).
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...
players from London, England:
- James AkenheadJames AkenheadJames Akenhead is a professional English poker player, sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. and part of the London based poker group The Hitsquad...
- Praz BansiPraz BansiPramesh 'Praz' Bansi is a 32 year-old professional poker player from London, England, who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker and is part of the London based poker group The Hitsquad....
- Chaz Chattha
- Sunny Chattha
- Karl Mahrenholz
The group first met in August 2005 whilst playing poker as beginners at The Gutshot Poker club in London, England. Impressed with each others poker abilities they decided to share poker strategy
Poker strategy
Poker is a popular card game that combines elements of chance and strategy. There are various styles of poker, all of which share an objective of presenting the least probable or highest-scoring hand. A poker hand is a configuration of five cards, either held entirely by a player or drawn partly...
and discuss ways they could improve their poker skills as a group. Soon after meeting they started touring the UK, European & World Poker tournament circuit.
Since the formation of 'The Hitsquad' the five have had success on the UK, Europe & World poker tournament circuit with winnings in excess of $6,000,000 between them. The group hold many poker titles but most notably two WSOP Bracelets, (both by Praz Bansi), three GUKPT title's (Praz Bansi, Sunny Chattha, Karl Mahrenholz) and a Poker Million
Poker Million
The Poker Million has been a televised European poker tournament since its inception in November 2000. The final debuted to 30 million viewers and has since remained popular. It was created by UK gaming outfit Ladbrokes with the help of sports promotion firm Matchroom Sport...
title (James Akenhead). In 2009 Bansi and Akenhead both signed sponsorship deals with Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
.
The group often posts news & blogs regarding their poker experiences on their website.
World Series of Poker (WSOP)
The Hitsquad has had very notable success at the WSOP which is held annually in Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
and the WSOPE which is held annually in London, England. As of 2010 the group has two victories (bracelets) and 31 money finishes (the highest of which was Akenhead's 9th place finish at the 2009 Main Event).