Ludovic Geilich Talks Joining ��Talented�� Stable of partypoker Pros
At the end of the 2018 World Series of Poker, partypoker announced a new addition to their roster. Scottish pro Ludovic Geilich, who ranks third on his country��s all-time money list with more than $2.2 million in live earnings, signed on to join the ranks of Jason Koon, Ike Haxton and Fedor Holz.
��A smile comes across my face as you mention me being alongside such talent,�� the 30-year-old Geilich told PokerNews. ��It will only make me work harder as a player. The team keeps getting stronger and I'm loving being a part of it.��
Geilich: "I fancied a deal with them so that drove me to win an event at one of their festivals."
Joining a stacked team �C which includes his friend Roberto "The Welsh Wizard" Romanello �C was appealing, but there were plenty of other reasons that inspired Geilich to jump on board.
��They've been doing so much for community it was a no brainer,�� he said. ��I've been going down to Dusk till Dawn poker club for five years now and thoroughly enjoy myself every time I go back. The fact they had been holding partypoker LIVE events to such success was which pushed me to get on board with them some way or another.��
Geilich, a renowned pot-limit Omaha player, is looking forward to bringing his expertise to the site.
��I'd like to think I have as much experience in PLO as those I look up to, like Phil Galfond and Ike Haxton, but obviously I��m not on their level social-media wise. They��re known worldwide for what they do best,�� Geilich continued. ��I feel when you've played a certain game for as long as I have there's always something you can bring to the table. When it comes to PLO I feel I can bring some fantastic structures and blind levels while also capping the reentry system to level the playing field. I also look forward to also sitting down and introducing some ante PLO.��
Proudest Poker Accomplishment
Geilich has an impressive tournament resum�� that includes a career-high $313,482 for finishing fourth in the EPT10 London Main Event. He also took second in the 2017 PokerStars National Championship Prague for $216,920 and won the 2016 Wynn Poker Classic for $150,662. However, none of those scores meant the most to him.
��From a Texas hold��em stance I would probably say winning my first major tourney �C the ESPT Marbella �1K for $171,789 �C after beating about 1,000 players,�� he said when asked of his proudest accomplishment. ��A close second is winning the �1,100 event at the partypoker MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona for $306,421. This is up there as I fancied a deal with them so that drove me to win an event at one of their festivals. I was very proud of that.��
In addition to his live success, Geilich has $3 million in online cashes where he plays under the moniker ��Gr4vyBo4t.�� What��s the screenname all about?
��When I first started out playing live poker in my local club called ��The Wabash�� there were lots of characters and the banter was also flowing,�� Geilich explained. ��Everyone would come out with so much nonsense it just didn't make sense at times. One time there was a lot getting spouted about and I just threw a mixture of what I heard together and came up with Gr4vyBo4t. I was always artistic so I added the two 4s for A's to make it look better.��
Geilich is confirmed for November��s partypoker LVE Caribbean Poker Party and plans to visit Sochi, Russia for the first time.
��I like that the player experience is as best as one could imagine and the guarantees are not too shabby,�� he said of partypoker LIVE events. ��The staff is always there to help at any moment and everyone is down to earth and as friendly as could be.��
You can Geilich on Twitter @Gr4vyBo4t.
