Poker News Boy got an exclusive interview with the newest Lock Poker recruit, Stevie ‘Allinstevie’ Devlin. This is how it went.

PNB:
How did you first get interested in poker? How long have you been playing serious poker?

Allinstevie:
Playing some sort of poker most of my life, started playing home games when i was like 15/16, progressed to the local tournaments when i was 19/20. Started doing well in the local tournaments and after a good run i decided to invest in a laptop and try online poker. That’s when i probably started taking it more seriously instead of just treating it like a hobby, i realised i could make quite a bit of
money playing the game.

PNB:
So when did your first big cash come?

Allinstevie:
Deposited $50 or whatever a few times which i lost, then managed to win a $20 180 seater one Friday night for just over $1000 which was huge for me at the time, following Sunday i won a satellite into the Sunday million and finished 13th for $5500  which started off my bankroll.

PNB:
How many times have you gone completely broke over the course of your poker career then?

Allinstevie:
None. If you don’t include losing a few $50 deposits when i first started playing online.

PNB:
How would you classify your style of play?

Allinstevie:
Prefer to play loose aggressive but will switch it up depending on how my tables playing.

PNB:
How do you prepare yourself for a session of online poker? Do you have any routines that you stick to?

Allinstevie:
Not really always like to have my senses about me , so will always have a shower and a bite to eat b4 i start playing.

PNB:
You have been described as one of the UK’s best online poker players. What do think when you read these comments?

Allinstevie:
Proud, theres a lot of talent at the minute from the uk, so it feels good to be mentioned along with them.

PNB:
In your oppinion, who should also be mentioned in the catogorie as the best UK poker players?

Allinstevie:
There’s so many now its unbelievable, but was privelaged to stay in a house in Vegas for the last few summers with 3 of the best,  Moorman, Poalo69 and geeforce1.

PNB:
So how was Vegas and the WSOP? Do you have any stories that you can repeat?

Allinstevie:
lol unfortunatly not, too many of them ended up in a drunken degeneracy and trips to the rhino.

PNB:
You did have a decent run in the WSOP Main Event though. How was that for an experience?

Allinstevie:
Yeah, main event is the tournament everybody looks forward to the most all year and is still the most prestegious tournament going, so was definatly a lot of fun having chips in it for a few days but a real dissapointment to get knocked out approaching the money bubble.

PNB:
You did cash though in other WSOP events this year. Were they the first WSOP cashs you have had?

Allinstevie:
I only cashed in one WSOP event the previous year and managed three this year so hopefully I’m moving in the right direction and can have a big year next year.

PNB:
You have been fairly busy since the WSOP. Signing up with Lock Poker. How did that happen?

Allinstevie:
Randy Kasper, a poker agent representing Lock Poker approached me outlining who lock poker were and their plans for the future, I was interested immediatly after talking with randy and am glad to be joining the team at Lock.

PNB:
So do you see signing for Lock Poker the next chapter of the Allinstevie story? And what do you hope for next year?

Allinstevie:
It be nice to run good in a live tournament. Luckbox a win somewhere.

PNB:
What would your advice be for someone wanting to take up poker fulltime?

Allinstevie:
Ideally you’d want to have 6 months living expenses set aside outside of your poker bankroll and make sure you have the poker bankroll to withstand the inevitable swings that come with the game.

PNB:
What do you prefer, Online or Live?

Allinstevie:
I prefer online, simply because of the hands per hour, i find myself getting quite bored sometimes playing live because of how slow it can be.

PNB:
Who would be your favourite Online poker player?

Allinstevie:
moorman1 as he’s a close friend of mine and hes recently took back the number 1 spot in the online world.

PNB:
Live player?

Allinstevie:
Ivey

PNB:
Favourite online poker site?

Allinstevie:
Lock Poker

PNB:
Who do you think the best Irish Online poker player is, apart from yourself?

Allinstevie:
j.thaddeus

PNB:
And finally favorite place to find out about Poker News?

Allinstevie:
PokerNewsBoy.com obviously.

PNB:
Thanks for your time Stevie. Wish you all the best in your poker career and at Lock Poker.

Allinstevie:
Thanks.

Poker News Boy would like to wish Stevie all the best for the rest of this year and next and wish him all the success at Lock Poker. We also feature an exclusive $1200 Lock Poker Bonus Code for new players!

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