UK born poker player Julian Thew has announced that he is to join forces with the worlds largest online poker room, Pokerstars.
The professional poker player who is based in Nottingham, England has risen up through the rankings as he plays his way into 13th position within the European poker rankings, winning over $2.5 million in poker cashes in his time at the poker felts.
Thew, who was until recently sponsored by William Hill has experienced a large amount of success globally, claiming a GUKPT title as well as winning the EPT Baden trophy in season four. The Baden trophy alone saw the player cash €670,000 in prize money.
The latest addition was only too happy to express his excitement about joining the likes of Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein after completing a contract that will see the player represent Pokerstars in any game that he now plays, saying “I’m thrilled to have been offered a spot on Team PokerStars Pro roster, and I look forward to promoting the brand on my travels throughout the year.”
The addition of Thew to the Pokerstars Pro roster comes as an influx of UK based poker professionals are signing deals with the two largest online poker rooms in the industry, Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, with James Akenhead proving to be a prime example.
It seems that there is a large number of professional poker players based within the UK that are making a name for themselves, catching the eye of the bigger firms within the industry and been considered fit enough to be placed into the roster with some of the best American and Canadian poker players in the world.
Maybe the UK based players are looking to demand more authority from their counterparts while at the tables but one thing is for sure, the recent showings by the UK based pro have got people talking about a possible victory within the upcoming World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, should the talk become truth it would be the first time in over 10 years that a UK player won the tournament.
