vers ▁( born ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁Mary le bone , ▁London ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁pok er ▁player ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Hend on ▁M ob . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁length y ▁pok er ▁career , ▁Be e vers ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁pok er ▁on ▁television ▁by ▁appearing ▁in ▁every ▁series ▁of ▁Late ▁Night ▁P oker , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁record ▁ 3 ▁grand ▁final s . ▁Be e vers ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁P oker ▁Mill ion ▁and ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁in ▁two ▁further ▁tele vised ▁pok er ▁events . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Be e vers ' ▁father ▁taught ▁him ▁how ▁to ▁count ▁cards ▁in ▁black jack ▁from ▁age ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁also ▁taught ▁Be e vers ▁how ▁to ▁work ▁out ▁permut ations ▁and ▁prob abilities ▁on ▁a ▁S inc la ir ▁Z X 8 1 ▁computer . ▁Be e vers ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁card - count ing ▁team ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 . ▁They ▁often ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Serge ant ▁York es ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁L ut on , ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁a ▁cr oup ier ▁who ▁often ▁paid ▁out ▁ 3 – 1 ▁on ▁black jack s , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁also ▁paid ▁out ▁when ▁a ▁player ' s ▁hand ▁was ▁b ust . ▁The ▁team ▁eventually ▁stopped ▁playing ▁as