Ben Grundy
Play under the pseudonym of "bennyboi" on Betfair, but he plays as "Ben Grundy" account at Full Tilt Poker. He also plays on PokerStars as "milkybarkid".
Many people have heard of Ben Grundy (especially compared to players such as "durrrr", Patrik Antonius and others), so they are usually surprised to learn that Grundy is actually one of the most profitable cash game online in the last couple of years.
Grundy recently posted a graph of its cumulative earnings online since he started playing poker.
He has over five million dollars in total profits in early 2006.
NLHE and PLO Grundy is a skilled player, and is seen regularly playing $ 50 / $ 100 Pot Limit Omaha on Full + Tilt Poker.
Grundy burst on the scene when the 2006 WCOOP Main, where he came eighth place finish for just under $ 120k. He has not looked back since.
Grundy has just over $ 500K in total lifetime cashes "live" tournament.
His biggest cash came in March 2005 when he finished 7th at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Grundy got home around $ 105k USD to start the seventh cash.
Other sizable life collected include:
2nd place at the 2005 Swedish Open Poker Championships $ 94,355
-Place 9-2006 EPT Grand Final for $ 67,451
-Place 4 William Hill Poker Grand Prix II for $ 97,916
Here is an interview with Ben Grundy in WSOP 2008: Grundy the first steps on-line began in 2002 and he recognizes, indeed they were only dabblings. "I used to make 300 pounds and I'd either double it and cash out or lose it. I never really took it too seriously. I was just having a punt online, that sort of thing,' he says.
That's not to say that he was green. Grundy was always more than one player playing live, frequenting casinos in his hometown of Cardiff, when he was 18 years old and playing cash games and tournaments during his time at university. When he moved to London, he was a regular at the Starkeys now obsolete in Russell Square and, of course, Vic. "I played at 250 pounds or 500 pounds Omaha game," he recalls. 'I've always done really well in Omaha - I've been playing since I was 11.'
These skills come gave a solid game, and in time began to taking online more seriously in 2004, he was depositing20,000's Betfair account and play $ 100 Sit & Go and medium stakes pot-limit Omaha. 'I was making maybe 4,000 or 5,000 a month just playing $2/$5 and $5/$10'.
He also decided to concentrate on PLO heads-up games, specifically at the $50/$100 level. In conjunction with Bad beat's enforced stop-loss, there was a dramatic effect on his bankroll. By July he was up to $2m, a million dollars more than he set out to win at the start of 2008. Heads-up PLO had always seemed to be the natural choice for Grundy because it combined constant aggression with his favourite poker variant.
It continues to be his dominant game. 'I raise the button over 90% of the time and I rarely fold even to button raises,' he says of his strategy. 'Heads-up I play 85% of hands. I probably win 60% of hands against 90% of opponents. There are only two players that I play that are more aggressive than me. I'm quite happy - if I think my opponent is weak - to bet, bet, bet with complete air.'
Ben Grundy finished the year an astounding $2.6m in profit, easily the best result in four years of online poker and taking him to the coveted millionaire status. Suffice to say that he looks back at 2008 with fond memories. 'That was an insane year. I think I went 28 days without a losing session.'
He is pretty much set for life and admits that his motivation to play winds down every day. 'I'm not desperate to get out of it yet but I can see a point when I might be. I don't need the money and could do something different. I'd love to win an Omaha bracelet though - that would be awesom
Many people have heard of Ben Grundy (especially compared to players such as "durrrr", Patrik Antonius and others), so they are usually surprised to learn that Grundy is actually one of the most profitable cash game online in the last couple of years.
Grundy recently posted a graph of its cumulative earnings online since he started playing poker.
He has over five million dollars in total profits in early 2006.
NLHE and PLO Grundy is a skilled player, and is seen regularly playing $ 50 / $ 100 Pot Limit Omaha on Full + Tilt Poker.
Grundy burst on the scene when the 2006 WCOOP Main, where he came eighth place finish for just under $ 120k. He has not looked back since.
Grundy has just over $ 500K in total lifetime cashes "live" tournament.
His biggest cash came in March 2005 when he finished 7th at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Grundy got home around $ 105k USD to start the seventh cash.
Other sizable life collected include:
2nd place at the 2005 Swedish Open Poker Championships $ 94,355
-Place 9-2006 EPT Grand Final for $ 67,451
-Place 4 William Hill Poker Grand Prix II for $ 97,916
Here is an interview with Ben Grundy in WSOP 2008: Grundy the first steps on-line began in 2002 and he recognizes, indeed they were only dabblings. "I used to make 300 pounds and I'd either double it and cash out or lose it. I never really took it too seriously. I was just having a punt online, that sort of thing,' he says.
That's not to say that he was green. Grundy was always more than one player playing live, frequenting casinos in his hometown of Cardiff, when he was 18 years old and playing cash games and tournaments during his time at university. When he moved to London, he was a regular at the Starkeys now obsolete in Russell Square and, of course, Vic. "I played at 250 pounds or 500 pounds Omaha game," he recalls. 'I've always done really well in Omaha - I've been playing since I was 11.'
These skills come gave a solid game, and in time began to taking online more seriously in 2004, he was depositing20,000's Betfair account and play $ 100 Sit & Go and medium stakes pot-limit Omaha. 'I was making maybe 4,000 or 5,000 a month just playing $2/$5 and $5/$10'.
He also decided to concentrate on PLO heads-up games, specifically at the $50/$100 level. In conjunction with Bad beat's enforced stop-loss, there was a dramatic effect on his bankroll. By July he was up to $2m, a million dollars more than he set out to win at the start of 2008. Heads-up PLO had always seemed to be the natural choice for Grundy because it combined constant aggression with his favourite poker variant.
It continues to be his dominant game. 'I raise the button over 90% of the time and I rarely fold even to button raises,' he says of his strategy. 'Heads-up I play 85% of hands. I probably win 60% of hands against 90% of opponents. There are only two players that I play that are more aggressive than me. I'm quite happy - if I think my opponent is weak - to bet, bet, bet with complete air.'
Ben Grundy finished the year an astounding $2.6m in profit, easily the best result in four years of online poker and taking him to the coveted millionaire status. Suffice to say that he looks back at 2008 with fond memories. 'That was an insane year. I think I went 28 days without a losing session.'
He is pretty much set for life and admits that his motivation to play winds down every day. 'I'm not desperate to get out of it yet but I can see a point when I might be. I don't need the money and could do something different. I'd love to win an Omaha bracelet though - that would be awesom
