The 888PL Management Team
The 888PL Management Team is made up of a bunch of passionate Poker players and people who are committed to driving the success of the 888Poker League. Learn some more about them below.
My Name
| Garth Kay
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| Position
| National Operations Manager
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When I Joined The Team
| July of 2007; commenced work as the Operations Manager for South Australia and launched the NPL in SA.
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Favourite Poker Hand
| Ten Eight
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My 888PL Online Name
| suckoutmgnet
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My Poker Hero
| Mike Matusow
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My Sporting Hero
| Curt Schilling (93 Phillies and 01 Diamondbacks)
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Funniest Thing I Have Heard At A Poker Table
| Jay 'Seabeast' Kinkade - No 1. Online Tournament player in Australia at the '08 Vic Champs: "Can you help me stack my chips, I'm from the internetz!"
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Best Thing About 888PL or 888PL Players
| The sense of community and camaraderie that is 888PL and its players. The constant interaction and feedback from players on the forum and watching certain core 888PL players grow into successful and talented poker players
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Favourite Meal That My Mum/Partner Cooks
| Anything! I don't get much time for home cooked meals anymore and I enjoy anything that involved a healthy home cooked dinner!
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| Position
| South Australian Poker Manager
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When I Joined The Team
| May 2007
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Favourite Poker Hand
| Any hand that can survive the river!
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My 888PL Online Name
| filthyron
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My Poker Hero
| Phil Gordon
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My Sporting Hero
| Tiger Woods
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Funniest Thing I Have Heard At A Poker Table
| Pre Flop - Player has a decision for his tournament life & states "I reckon I've got outs"
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Best Thing About 888PL or 888PL Players
| The bringing together of people from so many diverse backgrounds that can all relate on one common level, POKER!!
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Favourite Meal That My Mum/Partner Cooks
| My wife's Enchiladas!!
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| Position
| Victorian Poker Manager
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| When I Joined The Team
| From the start, I was in the first group of people hired to run Tournaments in VIC
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| Favourite Poker Hand
| Q9off
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| My Online 888PL Name
| Ratty
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| My Poker Hero
| Probably Joe Hachem, although a great player, more so what he has done for poker within Australia
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| My Sporting Hero
| Joe Hachem, POKER IS SPORT! Lance Armstrong, to be that dedicated to such a physically challenging sport is admirable
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| Funniest Thing I Have Heard At A Poker Table
| Nothing in particular, just the constant chat and flow of nonsense talk as I have mainly played poker with friends in social games for almost 10 years. Only in the last few years have I started entering larger tournaments
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| Best Thing About 888PL or 888PL Players
| How we can sit down with anyone of any age, race, gender, disability or what team we barrack for, and all get along, all have one passion and at that point we are only players, not what football team we support
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| Favourite Meal That My Mum/Partner Cooks
| Don't laugh, but Green Curry Chicken Pie
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My Name
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Simon Hunter |
| Position |
Business Development Manager
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When I Joined The Team
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March 2007 |
Favourite Poker Hand
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10 9 h or AAAJ10 double suited for Omaha p/l high
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My 888PL Online Name
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huntso |
My Poker Hero
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Guss Hansen & Annette Obrestad |
My Sporting Hero
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Valentino Rossi |
Funniest Thing I Have Heard At A Poker Table
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I lost with the worst possible hand (rarest) |
Best Thing About 888PL or 888PL Players
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A unique workplace shared by people with a passion for a wide variety of sports that maintains a personal touch whilst continually striving to improve the entertainment experience we provide |
Favourite Meal That My Mum/Partner Cooks
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Any that is accompanied by a good Shiraz! |
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