Randy "nanonoko" Lew (born July 3, 1985) is an American professional poker and competitive fighting game player who has earned over $2,600,000 playing poker on PokerStars. He is known for his ability to play 24 tables at the same time amassing over 4 millions hands playing under the alias nanonoko.
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Early life and education
Lew grew up in Sacramento, California. In middle school through college Lew played fighting games such as Marvel vs. Capcom, Street Fighter, and Tekken competitively. He finished 5th in the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 event at Evolution Championship Series (EVO) in 2003 and 2004. He attended the University of California, Davis and has a bachelor's degree in managerial economics.
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Career
Lew transitioned to poker in college. He was not successful at first making multiple deposits. Slowly he learned what works and what did not. He added more tables as times progressed and was playing up to 24 tables at the same time earning him SuperNova Elite four times.
Lew has been described as a hardworking grinder who rarely plays above $5/$10. Unlike most players who move up after beating certain stakes, Lew chose to add more tables. He has amassed over $2,600,000 playing low to mid-stakes. On the 4th of May 2012 while playing in Vancouver, Canada Lew set a Guinness World Record for the 'Most hands of online poker played in 8 hours' playing 14,548 hands and ending with a profit of $20.72 .
It was falsely reported that he set this record at the 2012 PCA.
As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000.
Hearthstone
Lew signed to Team Liquid as a professional player for the free-to-play online collectible card Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft in November 2016. He made his debut at DreamHack Winter 2016.
References
External links
- Randy Lew Hendon Mob profile
Source of article : Wikipedia
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