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Julian Thew is one of England’s brightest talents as far as professional poker is concerned. Having won almost $2.5 million in live tournament prize money as of 2009, Thew has enjoyed notable success in various international and UK poker tournaments. Therefore, it came as little surprise to the poker community when it was revealed last week that PokerStars had snatched Thew from major rival William Hill. The switch is likely to mean that Thew finds himself playing more UK online poker, which has not always proved rewarding for the Nottingham based player. Thew currently regards himself as a loser where online poker is concerned, which is why he has enlisted the help of Adam ‘Clarkatroid’ Clark, who has achieved considerable success online. In fact, the Blackpool based UK online poker player has recorded over 1 million hands online, securing winnings of more than $300,000 in the process. Although Clark began his online poker career at PokerStars, one of his largest wins to date is the $50,000 guaranteed tournament at iPoker.

As such, it is hoped that Clark will be able to tutor Thew on how to break even online, after which time Thew will no doubt aim to turn a profit. By joining PokerStars, Thew, who is a multiple GUKPT and EPT Baden trophy winner, joins a number of all-time poker greats such as Daniel Negreanu. Thew will also follow in the footsteps of many other UK poker professionals to have signed up with PokerStars, with recent names including Jude Ainsworth, J.P. Kelly, James Akenhead and Chris Moorman. Speaking about his move away from William Hill, Thew said: “I’m thrilled to have been offered a spot on Team PokerStars Pro roster and I look forward to promoting the brand on my travels throughout the year”. Aside from online poker, Thew’s attention will now be turning to the next WSOP event in Las Vegas.