Just who does this __FullFlush1__ guy think he is?
That’s what railbirds and nosebleed players alike have been asking themselves as __FullFlush1__ leapfrogged his way to the top of the No-Limit Hold’em charts over the past couple months.
The trash-talking __FullFlush1__ has already tallied big wins against Tom “durrrr” Dwan, David “Raptor” Benefield and Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond while playing at the highest stakes available online.
It turns out the man behind the myth is Londoner Luke Schwartz.
Although he’s only been playing poker for the past four years, Schwartz built his bankroll and reputation by dominating the cash games on Betfair Poker.
__FullFlush1__ is London’s Luke Schwartz
“When I started I was just a donk, but I somehow managed to beat the fish,” Schwartz told www.pokerlistings.com. “I went broke a couple times, but I had a couple MTT wins to get me back in.”
Since then Schwartz has primarily played cash games, and he’s been incredibly successful at it.
Starting in 2009, Schwartz turned his attention to the ultra high-stakes games on Full Tilt Poker. He deposited just $10,000 at first, but has since run that up past $1 million.
The 25-year-old Brit immediately started getting noticed for his complete disregard for some of the most elite online players.
In a recent interview with BBC radio, Schwartz mentioned he had no fear when playing the best players. He’s also been known to trash-talk whomever he’s playing.
“Some of these spazzes on the Full Tilt rail seem to hate me since I’ve been making their gods all look like fish,” said Schwartz. “It’s [funny].”
Although he wouldn’t talk about any specific strategies he uses against the top-tier players, Schwartz says he is confident he can win against anyone, even the vaunted Dwan.
No Fear of durrrr-balls
“I do have a huge heads-up No-Limit edge on every player on this planet,” he said. “[Dwan] has run like god the last few sessions and I’m beating him for like $500,000 so far.”
While beating some of the best players online, Schwartz has continued to unleash a barrage of insults against them, including referring to Dwan as “durrrr-balls” and the rest of his crew as “OMGweNerds.”
When asked where he comes up with this stuff, Schwartz responded simply, “It comes naturally when the truth stares me in the face.”
Never one to shy away from controversy, Schwartz has already said he’d like to take on the $1.5 million, 50,000 hand durrrr Challenge, and pretty much anyone is a fair target.
“The Dangs [Di “Urindanger” Dang and Hac “Trex313″ Dang] are quite weak,” he said. “They ***hunt Gus [Hansen] and Guy [Laliberte] and that’s in mixed. Their No-Limit heads-up game is weak.”
One might begin to think that Schwartz has no respect for any other poker players at all, but he did mention there are a number who are very skilled. Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro was one, and he said he likes INTERNET POKERS’ game as well.
“Some of the $50/$100 players I think are much better than the OMGweNerds crew and company,” Schwartz said.
He was even able to dig up at least one compliment for Dwan, albeit a slightly backhanded one.
“I respect durrrr’s stamina and willingness to gamble, even though he’s still a nonce-cake,” he said.
Schwartz’s live tournament results to date amount to under $35k in cashes, and when asked what he would like to accomplish in poker over the next couple years he mentioned he had some interest in winning a major tournament.
A frequent player on the PokerStars European Poker Tour, he also said he hoped to see a few other Brits find the same success he has.
But more than anything, he said he wants to keep dominating the nosebleed cash games online.
“I’d like to send a lot of nits broke all over the world,” he said. “I’m done trash-talking – time for OMGweBROKE.”
User Comments
Bring it on, someone who finally can mix it up with the best and is completely entertaining at the same time 🙂
Hes a decent guy just having fun winding up anyone whos too serious. All those who dont like him have to admit that his behaviour is having the desired effect on them! Hes a better poker player than most and certainly better than the people who mouth off at him. Poker has many character and most are pretty boring, so having some loudmouth, arrogant, ego inflated young guy is a refreshing change!
YEH HES A GOOD PLAYER PROBABLY IS ONE THE BEST ONLINE CASH PLAYERS IN THE WORLD BUT HE DOES not HAVE AN EDGE OVER IVEY, IVEY WILL FUCKING MURDER HIM IF THEY PLAY HEADS UP I TELL YA HELL FUCKING MURDER HIM
omgclaymofo
he is a asshole, but he is right about the dang brothers. they dont play better players they just want to win. they are boooring
and for all you haters……watch us Ball and rol. geek era is over
FullFlush MOfo’s world domination
you dont know a mother f8king thing about us.
DURRR put in your contacts we’re coming for ya
fullflush is the man its about time some 1 like him has come and beat all this sh.it up on full tilt the same people were winning all the time now thay dont like it so much now that this guy is here and there is not half as much games on aney more i think there all to scaired to play him
In the UK a “nonce” is somebody who sexually interferes with children, namely a paedophile. Nonces are particularly unpopular in prisons where they are segregated and given protection. NONCE is short for Not On Normal Courtyard Exercise, ie where a prisoner is not allowed to associate with the other cons because he is on the NONCE wing.
So now you know.
Its so typical of the poker boomers to make too much out of this, hes another snotnose punk trying to become a name in poker. The sad thing is hes only played for a few years and feels hes untouchable so his mouth runs too much. I respect his confidence but his imaturity and lack of class shows by attacking others, all for the sake of being noticed. Its easy to be good in poker but its hard to be great and schwartz isnt good enough to recognize greatness and thats the reason for his disrespect for everyone else.
P.S. shut your pie-hole and let the cameras come to you
To be honest, being a fellow Londoner, I think he’s just winding everyone up a bit on purpose. He clearly doesn’t really give a s**t.
He just plays poker, he’s beaten the best and its given him a confidence boost, enough so to say these things, but I don’t think he really means them in full seriousness, It’s just London cockiness for ya.
“I do have a huge heads-up No-Limit edge on every player on this planet,”
That, my friends, is confidence … albeit completely unfounded.
He’s a F**K-head.
Honestly, a kid who simply is running too well, for his own good right now.
If he ever talked like that about me, I’d floor him in a sec with my right hand.
What does this nerd think he is? It’s great that he is good. But his time will come, where he will “nosebleed” too at the stakes – and then who’s gonna help him?
Dont be a d*ck like that kiddo…. its gonna hurt ya.
I’d never heard of this guy before, but I am now his number one fan! He kills me!
legend.
OMGweBROKE – OMGweNerds – too funny, but wtf is a nonce-cake???