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Just read in my local paper that Tony Bloom, nephew of seagulls director Ray Bloom is the wealthy investor spearheading the campaign to remove Mark Mcghee
It then goes on to mention his poker career and his various gambling business interests. I also think I saw him on the 425 show recently.
He seems to have done well for himself, but not sure if he has the millions needed at Brighton to turn it around. Does anyone know more about this or is he a blondeite?

I understand he part of a highly succssful sports betting syndicate, he has "loadsa money"

He had enough to lose $500,000 to Daniel Negreanu Heads-Up.

This guy has been a fearless punter for years and recently sold his sports betting firm Premierbet for good money.

Loaded is the right phrase.

Hear he doesn't have a problem paying the milkmen every Friday.

Of the poker I have seen on TV, he has featured in it alot.    The first poker million that John Duthie won, Tony Bloom and Ian Dobson seem to stick in my mind for some reason.  I haven't seen Ian Dobson in anything since then. 

Lets not get too carried away squire - my bid of £8.50 was rejected not for the value being too low but because the cleaners were refusing to clean out my executive box after matchdays!!

Dobson did an episode of Late Night Poker too, but otherwise I haven't seen him since.

Executive boxes at Brighton? We only have portakabins! :D

not tonight apparently - the local council are using them for the local elections so not sure what they are using for the arsenal game!!  ;goodvevil;

Anyways suppose thats what happens when you support a two bob bit team ;)

 Tony Bloom plays in nearly all the biggest tournaments in the world

 WSOP, WPT, EPT etc not to mention the sponsored TV events

 Poker Million, VC cup ( which he won ) etc

 and also big cash games

 I seen an interview where he said he is lucky he doesnt rely on Poker for his income so doesnt consider himself to be a proffessional player.

 so basically he must be minted if he doesnt consider poker to be his income

Tony Bloom is indeed a blondeite, & Jen was tableside - reporting for blonde - when he played that half milllion Heads Up game in Vegas last year. In fact he'd played Dave Colclough the day before in a warm-up, & Jen was the dealer.

Tony has a number of Sports Betting interests worldwide, & in one of them, he is a partrner of Martin de Knijff. He was at one time an odds-setter, but he was  poacher turned gamekeeper, & went on to make a fortune on Sports Betting, especially in the Far East, where betting on the Premier League is huge. He's a BIG Chelsea supporter, & rarely misses a home game. A lovely, humble, man, buit one helluva poker player.

Ian Dobson - I last saw him at The Palm Beach, in a £500, about 8 months ago, when Brian Wilson tempted me to play in what I thought was a £200! I believe Ian is connected with The Western.

Can you imagine being a supporter of two "two bob bit teams"  :D Mind you City have just scored against Arsenal. If we can get a win a few celebratory pies may be coming my way.

Thanks for post Tikay, sounds good and Brighton need all the help we can get. Not just in getting new players, but more importantly getting a roof to stop me getting wet.

Is there anything that this man doesnt know about poker??

Big Sussex County Cricket fan as well.

Tony certainly isn't a Chelseas fan. He is a mad Brighton fan.

Dobbo is one of the best poker players in the country IMO. He will be back and winning very soon.

Well I know he has a box at Chelsea - maybe he just uses that for entertaining. I mean, Brighton & Chelsea - it's a no-brainer. Silly me.

Apart from his very successful betting and business decisions I think it is fair to point out that I have never ever heard anyone say a bad thing about Tony Bloom. The guy seems highly respected in poker circles and he is feared but respected amongst the bookmaking community.

how to look at his two hole cards and work out what they mean and how they rank on the poker ladder - but apart from that........  :D

Grrr. I do get confused sometimes. So many cards to look at. And I'm told Omaha is worse - twice as many.

which paper (the argus?) you got a link?

Yes it was the Argus, try this link:

http://thisisthealbion.co.uk/brighton__hove/albion/ALB_NEWS0.html

If it doesn't work enter tony bloom in search and it comes up.

  For a football club that always appears to be struggling,there are a few well known people who are associated with them(and these people do have a financial interest in the club).

  Des Lynam is one(don't know if he's finacially involved)

  Norman Cook AKA 'Fatboy Slim' is the shirt sponsor with his Skint record label

  and now Tony Bloom (who appears to be not short of a few bob)

  plus the other directors involved.Surely there is a financial deal in there somewhere to take the club forward.

  Or does it all depend on the new stadium and the appeal against it by the locals,before anybody wants to lay down some hard earnt cash on the club.

Getting Falmer has proven to be a long running saga. It is difficult for anyone to imagine what it is like going to a Championship game where there is no roof. If it rains you get wet. The toliets are rentaloos and the corporate boxes are portakabins.
They have actually done amazingly well to have done so well with these resources. The fans have been badgering John Prescott for years and now he has changed jobs so no idea where they stand. At the last point it was down to Lewes Council appealing that John Prescott had not acted correctly.
They also have nine players out of contract and the club have yet to offer deals due to the finances.
Fat Boy Slim has done a lot for the club, including sponsoring the club with Skint on their shirts (an apt name if there was one). Des is also a regular but not sure whether he is financially involved, I am sure they have tapped him up somewhere along the way.
If anyone wins the wsop, your money is welcome at Brighton. :)up

his brother darren is allready on the board at brighton

he ask me to come down as his guest when they played wednesday

nice man, but dont know his circumstances