IRISH POKER PLAYERS
Andrew Black
No. 1 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website )
Nickname: Andy Black
Age: 40
Home town: Dublin/Belfast
Occupation outside poker: None
No of years playing seriously: 20
Main poker accomplishment(s): WSOP main event 5th 2005 / WSOP main event 14 1997
Hobbies: Poker / Meditiation
Favourite food: Weak tight players
Favourite drink: Weak tight players perspiration
Favourite poker players: Too many to mention, but lets mention Jimmy Langham, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer.
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Anywhere in Ireland / U.S.A. - Binion’s Horseshoe
Donnacha O'dea
No. 4 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: The Don
Age: 56
Home town: Dublin
Occupation outside poker: Former bookmaker
No of years playing seriously: 35
Main poker accomplishment(s): WSOP Omaha 1999 / Winner Poker Million 2004 Final table 2005-1 / Rio Carnivale of Poker 1,000 NLH 2001 / Two final table appearances, WSOP main event
Hobbies: Skiing, Scuba diving, movies, theatre, swimming
Favourite food: fois gras
Favourite drink: Screwdriver / Fine wine
Favourite poker players: Chris Bjorin, Doyle Brunson, Surindar Sunar
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Vic London / U.S.A. - Horseshoe
Frank Cruess Callaghan
No. 9 All Ireland All tome money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: The Cruiser
Age: 72
Home town: Dublin/Paris
Occupation outside poker: None
No of years playing seriously: 60
Main poker accomplishment(s): Runner up in Irish Open 3 times
Hobbies: Drinking and Travel
Favourite food: Spag Bol
Favourite drink: Kronenberg 1664
Favourite poker players: Jenny Cruess Callaghan
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Moscow / U.S.A. - Las Vegas
Liam Flood
No 8 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: The Gentleman
Age: 63
Home town: Maynooth
Occupation outside poker: none
No of years playing seriously: 30
Main poker accomplishment(s): 1984 winner Irish Eccentric International Open / 1997 European Open Vic London / 2002 Helsinki Open / 2002 Voted Personality of the year / 2005 Back to back wins Gala Edinburgh
Favourite food: fish
Favourite drink: red wine
Favourite poker players: Donnacha O’Dea, Dave Colclough
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Gala Edinburgh / U.S.A. - Golden Nugget
Mike Magee
No. 1 Number 5 All Ireland all time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: The Man
Age: 59
Home town: Belfast
Occupation outside poker: None
No of years playing seriously: 10
Main poker accomplishment(s): Won a few tournaments (editor’s note -- major understatement)
Hobbies - Weight training / photography / movies
Favourite food: Fish & Chips
Favourite drink: Lager
Favourite poker players: T. J. Cloutier, Phil Ivey
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Velden, Austria / U.S.A. - The Rio, Las Vegas
Noel Furlong
No. 2 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: none
Age: 67
Home town: Dun Laoghaire
Occupation outside poker: Carpets
No of years playing seriously: 15
Main poker accomplishment(s): World Series of Poker Main Event Champion 1999
Hobbies: Gambling
Favourite food: lamb
Favourite drink: tea
Favourite poker players: Dan Harrington
Favourite poker venues: U.S.A. - Binion’s Horseshoe Las Vegas
Padraigh Parkinson
No. 3 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: Cantona
Age: 47
Home town: Dublin – living in Paris
Occupation outside poker: none
No of years playing seriously: ?
Main poker accomplishment(s): 3rd WSOP main event 1999 / Winner Late Night Poker 2002 / Winner European Omaha-Vic 1996
Hobbies: see favourite food/drink
Favourite food: Guinness
Favourite drink: Guinness
Favourite poker players: Anyone up for a bit of craic
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Fitzwilliam-Dublin and Jameson Hotel for Galway Races / U.S.A. - Horseshoe
Peter Wolfgang Roche
No. 10 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: Rocky
Age: 39
Home town: Dublin
Occupation outside poker: Shareholder Fitzwilliam Poker Club / Shareholder All in Poker Internet site
No of years playing seriously: 5
Main poker accomplishment(s): Winner European WSOP trial Vienna 2004 / 4th WPT main event Paris 2004 / Several wins in 100/200 events / 10th inaugural Poker Million
Hobbies: fishing, tennis, skiing, all outdoor sports.
Favourite food: fish
Favourite drink: tea / G n T
Favourite poker players: Donnacha O’Dea / Bruno Fitoussi / The Devilfish / Bruce Atkinson
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Fitzwilliam Dublin, ACF Paris / U.S.A. - Horseshoe
Scott Gray
No. 11 All Ireland All time money list (courtesy The Hendon Mob website)
Nickname: Whatever it is it mustn’t be very complimentary cos nobody has mentioned it to me! At one time I was the “Iceman” but it didn’t stick.
Age: a young 50
Home town: Castleblaney
Occupation outside poker: none
No of years playing seriously: I have played seriously since I was 17 but I turned pro 13 years ago.
Main poker accomplishment(s): 4th in WSOP main event 2002 although it felt more like a failure at the time. The thing I am most proud of is not going broke since I’ve turned pro.
Hobbies: Lying on the couch watching sports that I have bet on.
Favourite food: The Irish Sunday dinner
Favourite drink: Stolichnaya
Favourite poker players: “Action Dan” Harrington is the best and also a very nice guy, a very rare combination.
Favourite poker venue: Europe - Holland Casino Amsterdam / U.S.A. - Horseshoe