Jon Pill

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Joined PokerTube May 2016

Jon is a freelance writer and novelist who learned to play poker after watching Rounders in year 9. He has been giving away his beer money at cards ever since. Currently he is based in Bristol where he makes sporadic donations to the occasional live tournament or drunken late night Zoom session. He blogs at What Is There to Option?


Articles by Jon Pill

James Obst Quitting Poker To Play Wimbledon

James Obst went after his childhood dream of going pro, not at poker but tennis.

Mike Dentale's Incredible Roulette Spin

35 black came up and made him – at 35 to 1 odds – $7,000 in about 2 minutes.

10 Legends Of The Game Selected For 2018 Poker Hall Of Fame

Players Respond to Poker Hall of Fame Nominees

Trickett Spotted On Sky Sports Giving Away World Cup Tickets!

Trickett was talking to Sky News journalists about how hard it was to find and England fan to take his spare ticket.

WSOP Called Out for Hiding Ladies Event Final Table

Having got the Ladies’ Championship off to a good start, the WSOP then shanked their handling of it way off into the grass.

John Hesp Goes From Poker Famous To Hollywood Famous

John Hesp was just having a laugh on holiday when he ended up at the FT of the biggest poker tournament in the world.

Live Poker Events, 5 years ago

Nirvana Producer Steve Albini Beats Ferguson and Lisandro For $105,629

The final table of Event #31: $1,500 Seven Card Stud had plenty of reasons to be watched closely.

D-Negs WSOP Vlog: Smack Talking Hellmuth, Matusow’s Crazy Stories and Getting Shut Down By Ivey

The real highlight is the contribution of the elusive and camera shy Phil Ivey who Daniel tries to draw out on the subject of a slightly odd PLO hand.

The Poker World Is Saying Goodbye to Doyle Brunson

There are a few mononymous individuals Beyonce, Madonna, Napoleon. The poker world really only has Doyle.

Live Poker Events, 5 years ago

Scott Blumstein Returns To WSOP To Defend His Title

New Jersey resident and last year’s WSOP Main Event Champ, Scott Blumstein is back in Vegas.

Early Victory Dance FAIL in WSOP Colossus!

Sang Liu leaped out of his seat and began dancing before the dealer had finished putting all the cards on the table.

Live Poker Events, 5 years ago

Justin Bonomo Wins $185,965 in $10k WSOP Heads Up Championship

Six months ago Justin Bonomo was 17th seed in the cash stakes. Today he’s 3rd, having taken down over $14.7 of cashes in various events since January.

Learn Bill Perkins’ Secrets To Living Well

Perkins is working on a book to teach you how to “maximise” your life, promising a “methodology of having the most fulfilling life”.

Live Poker Events, 5 years ago

Shaun Deeb’s Multi-Table Mayhem At The WSOP

Shaun Deeb was looking to make history by taking down two bracelets at once. And he came terrifyingly close to doing it.

Music For Winners Selected By Cate Hall

Cate Hall has kicked us off with her poker playlist. Of course she is not the only, nor the first, poker player to have given us a sneak peak behind the Walkman.