"Gentleman" Ben Roberts (born 3 November 1956) is an English professional poker player based in London. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... This article is about the card game. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Poker career

Roberts began playing poker in the mid 1970s, and claims to have won every year. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

In 1998 he made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, where he finished 6th and received $150,000. In his final hand, his pocket Aces lost to Scotty Nguyen's Ace-Queen of Diamonds when he hit a flush. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The WSOP logo. ... Image:Scotty1. ...

In 2002 he made his one and only appearance on Late Night Poker. He finished 3rd in his heat, ahead of such players as "Rocky" Ross Boatman, Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu and Malcolm "The Rock" Harwood. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... Rocky Ross Boatman is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. ... Daniel Negreanu, Professional Poker Player Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional poker player. ... The Rock on HUWRH Malcolm The Rock Harwood is an English professional poker player who learnt how to play whilst doing his National Service. ...

In 2004 he made his first final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT), where he finished 5th in the third season Grand Prix de Paris event won by Surinder Sunar. Roberts won €101,980 at the event. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a collection of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Below are the results of season 3 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... Surinder Sunar. ...

In 2005 he also competed in the World Speed Poker Open. In the same year he also became the 5th entrant in the European Poker Players Hall of Fame. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Speed Poker Open (WSPO) is an international poker tournament held under Speed Poker rules. ... The European Poker Players Hall of Fame was created by poker professional Bruce Elvis Senior Atkinson to recognise European poker players who have made great achievements throughout their poker careers. ...

As of 2005 his total live tournament winnings exceed $810,000. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other activities

Roberts was a County Table Tennis Champion in 1978 and the English Pool Champion in 1979. Professional level table tennis rally, showing table, net, and player Wang Liqin winning a forehand drive against Jorg Rosskopf. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Pool can have several meanings: Look up Pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Any of several games related to billiards, distinguished by using a table that has one pocket at each corner and one in the middle of each of the two longer sides. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Roberts got married in the late 1970s and has 3 children. He is also fond of jazz music. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... For other article subjects named Jazz see jazz (disambiguation). ...

External link

• Hendon Mob tournament results