Currently hurtling towards his late thirties (although, admittedly, he could be stopped for cigarettes), Nik Persaud has been playing for several years, starting off life as an STT grinder on Ladbrokes before developing into one of the online world’s most formidable players under the alias ‘reraiseallin.’
Unlike many online pros, Persaud is equally skilled at the live felt, two unfortunate final table bubbles in GUKPT main events being proceeded by a remarkable run which saw him hit three final tables in the space of four months, including a second in the Manchester GUKPT for £52,530.
Although Deidre Barlow specs suggest he’s a simple man, Persaud possesses one of the shrewdest minds on the circuit and is a true student of the game, discussing hands and theories with his peers to an almost obsessive extent. It is this unrelenting enthusiasm and will to improve that make him a key player at Black Belt Poker as co-founder and strategy expert.