Joe Beevers

Joseph Charles "The Elegance" Beevers was born on December 9, 1967 in Marylebone, London.

When Beevers was 10 years old, his father taught him how to count cards in blackjack. At 18, Joe became part of a card-counting team with his father and two others. Their success led to Joe and his father being banned from many London casinos.

Joe Beevers began playing poker by entering a £10 pot limit stud rebuy poker tournament during a blackjack session in Luton. He went on to regularly play in a seven-card stud game in North London, where he estimates he won £35,000 to start his bankroll.

Joe, along with the rest of The Hendon Mob, appeared in the brand new Late Night Poker television series. Beevers went on to appear in all 6 series of the show, and is tied with Dave Colclough for a record 10 appearances. Beevers made the Grand Final in seasons 1, 4 and 5.

Joe Beevers was the first member of The Hendon Mob to cash in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event when he placed 14th in the $2,500 pot limit Texas hold 'em event in the 1996 World Series of Poker.

Beevers major titles include the £2500 No Limit Hold'em, Great British Poker Tour - Grand Final in 2007, Hold'em 100 in 2000, £200 pot limit Omaha British Open in 2002, €1,000 no limit hold'em, Irish Open in 2003, £300 pot limit hold'em, Poker Classics in 2003, $5,000 no limit hold'em Four Queens Poker Classic in 2004, the Poker Nations Cup and the 2007 Poker Million.

Beevers also finished runner-up to Jimmy White in the 2003 Poker Million and to Xuyen Pham in The Gaming Club World Poker Championship. He also finished on the TV bubble of the World Poker Tour (WPT) season 3 championship and finished in the money of the 2005 WSOP $10,000 no limit hold'em main event.

Joe Beevers has written numerous articles on The Hendon Mob's website. He also wrote the intro to the European edition of Michael Kaplan's book Aces and Kings.


Fun Facts:

• Sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.
• Lives in Hendon with his wife Claire, whom he married at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada at the conclusion of the 2005 WSOP
• Has twin daughters, born February 21, 2006 named Millie and Lola.
• Is a season ticket holder at West Ham United F.C.
• Earned a BA Honors degree in finance and accounting.
• Former employee of Citibank.
• Owns a Porsche 911 he affixed with a vanity plate that reads JOE 911