Simon Trumper

The first significant victory of this poker pro was in the 1997 European Championship, held at London. His feats there impressed a lot of people, and when I say people, I am referring to the pros. He landed first, second, third and fourth in 4 events, and in 2001, he clinched the £1000 EWSOP (NL), and what he did there was far more impressive. That match took a gruelling eleven-hour phase, and Trumper just played a five-hour event (another important competition) prior to joining. If that was not stamina, you tell me (please) what that was. Anyway, stamina or not, he was awarded the "Performance of the year".

Then came his slump, from 2002 to 2003, but he resurrected his play in 2004 by making good on a sponsorship commitment with UK Betting.

However, he is best-recognized as the most victorious gambler on Channel 4's Late Night Poker- have you watched that one? In these competitions, he joined all of six series. In these occasions, he battled it out with the best of the best in the poker sphere, the likes of Pascal Perrault, Kevon Connell and the legendary Phil Helmuth.