“We had to make a decision as to whether we were business people who could carry on running it when there was no sponsorship to connect to. He was delighted to see that Dreyfus took it on and took the Mob’s key staff with them and kept it going. They’re a natural fit for me it’s where I started playing at the Vic, and they’re a UK company.” Joe Beevers now sports the Grosvenor badgeīeevers is proud and happy that the two remaining staff who were part of The Hendon Mob when it was sold continue to work for Alex Dreyfus and the new team who run poker’s most popular database of results, profiles, stats and festivals.īarny Boatman felt exactly the same. “I’ve been with Grosvenor for a few years now. Beevers would later sign up with Grosvenor, a charming nod to his old days at 'The Vic.' From that first million-dollar deal with Prima Poker, through Full tilt Poker and Genting, they would no longer be patched up professionals. With the sale going through fully in 2013, it brought the sponsorship of poker’s ‘pop group’ to an end. I wanted to get back to playing poker and doing the things I enjoyed.” “When we sold it, I wanted to get out of having a full-time job in an office. “Alex is a great guy and we were very happy with the sale.” “We sold The Hendon Mob complete the business, the website, everything to Alex Dreyfus,” recalls Joe Beevers, the Mobster who did so much work to build the business across 15 years of poker adventures. After much discussion, they agreed to a carte blanche sale and just like that, The Hendon Mob business no longer belonged to the group. It was at that moment that they were approached with an offer for their brand. Selling Out, Moving OnĪfter a short period being sponsored by Genting, the four men took a look at their situation. The Full tilt Poker scandal became the black cloud that floated across the sky to block the sun, and everyone found themselves in the shade for a while.

The glory years that followed the poker boom of the 2000’s were over. When we last spoke to The Hendon Mob, they’d been hit, like all of the poker world, by Black Friday.

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