There have been several noted bad boys in poker over the years. People like Phil Hellmuth, Tony G, and Mike Matusow have made just as big of a name for themselves on the felt as they have with their mouths and crazy antics. But these are of course well noted live tournament players who’ve gained most of their fame from being on TV and winning huge tourneys. However, one player is proving that being a poker bad boy is no longer limited to live play.
His name is Luke Schwartz and he is a 25 year-old player from London, England. Schwartz is definitely a solid online poker player, since he earned over $1 million last year. But big winnings aside, Schwartz is probably better known for his tirades against fellow players. And these aren’t just any players that Luke Schwartz is targeting either since he’s going after online stars such as Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Patrik Antonius, Di “urindanger” Dang, and David Benyamine.
Dwan has received the brunt of Schwartz’s rants as Luke has labeled him ‘gay’ and ‘geeky’. Schwartz dove deeper into his disdain for Dwan by saying in an interview, “I just can’t stand him. I hate watching him on that new High Stakes Poker and seeing him dominate so badly. He’s such a cringe-worthy guy. It’s all too geeky. I just can’t handle it.”
Luke Schwartz has also declared that David Benyamine is ‘atrocious’, Patrik Antonius is a ‘golden trollocks’, and Di Dang is supposedly a ‘nitty bum hunter’. Schwartz antics haven’t been confined to the Internet either since he was recently banned from this year’s European Poker Tour season after throwing a fit over a sandwich. At just 25 years old, we can certainly expect to hear more antics from Schwartz in the future.
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