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9th June 2015
06:29pm BST

Last year only one British player won a World Series bracelet – what needs to happen for that to change this time around?
I expect last year's lull was just randomness. The only way to significantly increase the chances of British bracelets is to get a whole horde of British players out there and get them playing everything. Luckily, there are a fair few players that do.
(update: John Gale won the UK's first bracelet of 2015 less than a third of the way into the World Series)
We hear plenty of weird stories after every WSOP – what’s the strangest thing you’ve seen there?
Well, there's plenty of strange stories I am bound to secrecy about... but one of the weirdest things was seeing Phil Hellmuth [the most successful player in World Series of Poker history] turn up dressed as a Roman gladiator/emperor carried by muscled loinclothed men and 50 dancing toga wearing models. Or when [Irish-American poker pro] Phil Laak got made up to look like a (very realistic) 80-year-old man to play the main event. Very odd indeed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMXgPyw4Wyg
PokerStars have recently brought Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar on board as ambassadors. How do you feel they would get on at the poker table?
I haven't met either of them yet but I've heard great things. I can't say much about their playing styles as I haven't had chance to see their card skills. I'm sure they'll both be fast learners and pretty fearless; an excellent combo of traits for poker.
What would represent a successful series for you?
I'll be happy to walk away with a six-figure profit and a lot of mountain and lake time!Explore more on these topics:

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