Sep 14 2011

Nanonoko latest online poker pro to move abroad

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The list of US-based poker players leaving the country in order to continue playing online poker continued to grow this week as one of the Internet’s most prolific multi-tablers, Randy “nanonoko” Lew announced he has made the move to Canada in order to play online poker.

Lew celebrated the fact by creating a video of himself playing a $1,500 Sit and Go on PokerStars –where he is a member of the sites Team Online. The perennial Supernova Elite has been mulling the decision to relocate since Black Friday, and its likely not a coincidence that his move, and subsequent return to PokerStars, comes during the running of the popular WCOOP tournament series on the site.  Since Black Friday, Lew had been prompted by his legions of Facebook and Twitter followers to leave the US and continue plying his trade at the online poker tables.

Lew joins other high-profile online players who have moved abroad, following the likes of Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky and Phil “MrSweets28” Galfond to Canada, while William Reynolds headed for Costa Rica, and Justin Bonomo and Ike Haxton decided on Malta. Other players who have relocated, or are looking to relocate include Vanessa Selbst, Daniel Cates, Daniel Negreanu, and Shaun Deeb.

You can check out Lew’s video of his first $1,500 Six-Max Hyper-Turbo Sit & Go tournament at the following link on YouTube: “My return to poker begins in Vancouver!”

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