Long gone are the days when being a professional gambler is viewed in a negative context. No more is it viewed as a sleazy profession. Today, poker professionals are held in high esteem with many holding celebrity status. They earn lucrative endorsement deals and have regular media presence through television, press and online. One such professional poker players is Julian Thew of Britain sponsored by .

It was a very productive 2008 for Thew. He cashed in major tournaments no less than ten times including victories in the Deep Stack Extravaganza III in Las Vegas and the GUKPT Brighton Leg. These victories together with other cashes, saw his total tournament prize money for 2008 reach just under half a million dollars.

Since 2003, Thew has amassed some key wins, the biggest and most prestigious of which came back in 2007, with his victory in the EPT Baden Classic which netted him a nice pay cheque of € 670,800. Thew has also shown himself to be quite successful on the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) taking out the Plymouth Leg in 2007 and the 2006 Grosvenor Grand Challenge in Luton. He currently sits second on the GUKPT All Time Ranking List and 24th overall on the EPT all time money list. His total tournament prize money exceeds $2.3 Million.

Julian Thew has been sponsored by William Hill Poker Club since 2004.

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