▁their ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁Be e vers ▁being ▁b anned ▁from ▁ 4 ▁London ▁cas inos , ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁being ▁b anned ▁from ▁ 1 9 . ▁Between ▁them ▁they ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁London ▁cas inos . ▁They ▁also ▁went ▁to ▁gam ble ▁on ▁horse ▁racing ▁events ▁about ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁Be e vers ▁worked ▁first ▁for ▁Nat West ▁( as ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁done ▁before ▁him ) ▁then ▁for ▁Cit ib ank ▁in ▁Hamm ers m ith . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁M idd les ex ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁m ature ▁student ▁towards ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁ 4 ▁years ▁playing ▁regular ▁black jack , ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁Hon our ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Account ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁Be e vers ▁placed ▁dog ▁racing ▁bet s ▁for ▁future ▁Hend on ▁M ob ster ▁Ram ▁Vas w ani ▁in ▁H arrow , ▁and ▁they ▁later ▁met ▁in ▁L ut on , ▁starting ▁an ▁on going ▁friendship . ▁ ▁P oker ▁career ▁Be e vers ▁began ▁playing ▁pok er ▁by ▁entering ▁a ▁£ 1 0 ▁pot ▁limit ▁stud ▁re bu y ▁pok er ▁tournament ▁during ▁a ▁black jack ▁session ▁in ▁L ut on . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁regularly ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁seven - card ▁stud ▁game ▁in ▁North ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁estimates ▁he ▁won ▁£ 3 5