The Hendon Mob

Ross and Barney Boatman’s regular home poker game ended in Archway, North London. So, they went to play in a game with Joe Beevers and Ram Vaswani in Hendon. The rest is history.

The Hendon Mob played together in those days, but they would soon be fierce competitors. They would travel all over the country competing in tournaments. Eventually, they would travel and play all over Europe. They would never give up their friendship and support of each other, though.

In 1999, they played in the first televised poker tournament, called Late Night Poker. It had a long run in Great Britain and the Hendon Mob was a popular part of it. Their popularity grew, and they were asked to do appearances on television and radio, as well as interviews for the print media.

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Thehendonmob.com was established in 2001, when fans expressed interest. The site has grown into the largest poker fan site in all of Europe. It contains statistics on just about any player who has placed in the cash in any major tournament. There are also details of every major tournament and poker tips from the Hendon Mob themselves.

Ross Boatman

Ross Boatman, or “Rocky,” is known across Great Britain as a popular actor. He has been on several top-rated television shows such as London's Burning and some movies. This does not stop him from enjoying a successful career as a poker player as well.

As is the case with the Hendon Mob, Ross Boatman does not confine himself to Texas Hold ‘Em. He has been an Irish Omaha champion, and has won the 2004 British High-Low Omaha championship. He has also made money finishes in the World Poker Tour recently.

Barney Boatman

Ross's brother, Barney Boatman, has had many careers. He has dabbled in building, journalism, teaching, and computer programming. It was only when he discovered poker that he settled into one job—that of a professional poker player.

Barney Boatman became well known when he reached the status of Europe’s highest ranking Seven Card Stud player in 1999. He has also been involved in Omaha poker. However, he is most fond of Hold ‘Em poker. He has figured prominently in many poker tournaments.

Ram 'Crazy Horse' Vaswani

Ram “Crazy Horse” Vaswani started out playing snooker. The more exacting version of billiards, it kept his attention well. However, he soon became even more interested in poker. He not only won the European Poker Tour Irish Masters in 2004, but in the same year, he made the finals in three WSOP events. He recently picked up a WSOP bracelet in the 2007 Worlds Series of Poker.

Joe Beevers

Joe Beevers, “The Elegance,” went to University to study finance. What he came away with was a proficient knowledge of the game of poker. He has played and made a name for himself in many tournaments around the world.

By 2005, he had finished 7th in a WPT championship, and also done well in a WSOP championship. He has made many finals and done very well for himself.

Team Full Tilt

The Hendon Mob is a close-knit group of players. They have teamed up, but usually they compete with each other. While they are playing against each other, it is every man for himself. Yet, in the end, they reunite as a team and give each other strength and courage.

The Hendon Mob along with their massive fan following became part of the Full Tilt Poker Team and can often be seen playing in their own Hendon Mob online tournaments along with their fans.

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