, 0 0 0 ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁bank roll . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁finished ▁university , ▁he ▁was ▁ear ning ▁well ▁enough ▁from ▁playing ▁pok er ▁and ▁giving ▁less ons ▁to ▁teachers ▁and ▁other ▁students ▁that ▁he ▁never ▁returned ▁to ▁office ▁work . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁tele vised ▁pok er , ▁Be e vers ▁ran ▁private ▁pok er ▁games ▁with ▁Ram ▁Vas w ani . ▁They ▁played ▁much ▁pot ▁limit ▁O ma ha ▁there , ▁which ▁Be e vers ▁cons iders ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁preferred ▁pok er ▁variant . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁this ▁game ▁that ▁they ▁met ▁Bar ny ▁and ▁Ross ▁Bo at man , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Hend on ▁M ob . ▁Be e vers ▁began ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁tournament s ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁event ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Upon ▁winning , ▁Be e vers ▁called ▁his ▁flat mate ▁at ▁ 3 am ▁and ▁sang ▁Queen ' s ▁" We ▁Are ▁the ▁Champions " ▁down ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Be e vers ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁The ▁Hend on ▁M ob ▁were ▁invited ▁by ▁Nic ▁S zer em eta ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁brand ▁new ▁Late ▁Night ▁P oker ▁television ▁series , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁then - question able ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁hole ▁cam ▁to ▁make ▁pok er ▁into ▁a ▁spect ator ▁sport . ▁Be e vers ▁appeared ▁in ▁all ▁ 6 ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁is ▁tied ▁with ▁Dave ▁Col cl