5 lesser-known stories about Brighton and Hove Albion

#4 The Lizard” - The (international) poker playing chairman with the cool nickname

Tony Bloom is nicknamed 'The Lizard' on the poker circuit

The chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion is a certain Tony Bloom. A property investor by trade, Bloom also happens to be a professional poker player. He has appeared in tournaments such as the final table of the World Poker Tour.

His glittering poker CV includes winning the Australasian Poker Championship individually and the Poker Nations Cup with Britain. To top it all off, he is nicknamed “The Lizard.” Not sure how many clubs are around whose chairmen carry such a cool nickname.

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Football nut who has religiously followed European club football and international football over the last 15 years. Want to see India qualify for World Cup in lifetime. Part-time cricket fan, who yearns for the good old years of 2001 - 2007 when the Indian Cricket team did well in tests abroad. When Sanjay Bangar and Rahul Dravid opened the batting in England or when Akash Chopra and Viru dovetailed in Australia. Ex blogger (Senior Contributor) with GMS.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith