Poker player from Bow wins £28k at casino in Stratford
Winner James Simms, who brought home £28,464. Picture: 888poker - Credit: Archant
A poker player from Bow brought home £28,464 in a tournament at Aspers casino in Stratford on the weekend.
The final table, with winner James (top row, third from left). Picture: 888poker - Credit: Archant
A poker player from Bow scooped almost £29,000 at a two-day tournament in a casino in Stratford.
James Simms painstakingly played for 16 hours at Aspers casino before winning £28,464 last weekend.
The 35-year-old, who’s originally from Leicestershire but has lived in Bow for the last six years, has been in the gambling industry since he was 18.
He said: “It felt amazing.
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“I like these live tournaments better than online ones because I like the interaction of people, online poker is more about the mathematics.”
James won a free ticket to the tournament, which cost £440 to enter, by winning a previous competition and will take his winnings to Vegas with him in June, where he plans on spending the fortune on another tournament.
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“The world series is on, which is like poker for the elites,” he said.
“I went and played in it last year and while I won some money, I didn’t actually do that well in the tournament – I want to change that this year.”
