Meet the Board of Directors

Ten distinguished expats who've collectively lost more money to each other than to their kids' international school fees. These are their stories.

JS

Jan Stuebbe

Founder & CEO

68%
Win Rate
147
Bad Beats Claimed
∞
Poker Books Owned
0
Friends Made

Professional Background

Regional sales manager who treats Thursday poker like a FTSE 100 board meeting. Brings laminated hand charts from his last trip to London. Has memorized pot odds but still can't read Bill's obvious tells.

Actually Good Knows Math Insufferable Winner Takes Notes
"This 2016 Ribera del Duero has notes of blackberry with a hint of... wait, is anyone listening?"
PL

Paul Lillico

Chief Technology Officer

52%
Win Rate
89
Bad Beats Given
7-2
Favorite Hand
100%
River Success

Professional Background

Tech support guru who hosts the game and maintains the website. Provides the venue, the Wi-Fi password, and the excuses when the site crashes. Has home field advantage but still manages to lose to Bill's miraculous rivers.

Unnaturally Lucky Tilts Louie Can't Shuffle No Strategy
"Have you tried turning the cards off and on again?"
PO

Peter O'Toole

Chief Financial Officer

41%
Win Rate
87%
Fold Rate
4min
Avg Decision Time
AA
Only Plays

Professional Background

Gibraltar-based accountant who plays poker like he handles offshore accounts - extremely carefully and boringly. Has folded pocket kings preflop "just to be safe." Still somehow complains about bad beats.

Never Tilts Patient Too Tight Predictable
"I'll fold. Better safe than sorry. That's what I always say."
LB

Louie Brehm

Californian Real Estate Mogul

38%
Win Rate
312
Comps Referenced
47min
Longest Pitch
Napa Cab
Wine Choice

Professional Background

Californian real estate mogul "expanding his Mediterranean portfolio." Treats every hand like a deal memo, complete with ROI projections and talk of escrow. Tries to turn each Thursday into a networking event and brings Napa wines no one asked for.

Unshakable Confidence Premium Wine Supplier Talks Market Trends Can't Fold Top Pair
"In Malibu we'd call this a value-add opportunity."
SC

Seb Couturier

Head of Banking & Finance

31%
Win Rate
73%
Bluff Rate
17
"One More Hand"
Yes
Pineapple Pizza

Professional Background

Estate agent specializing in "luxury villas" in Nueva Andalucía. Plays poker like he sells property - with overwhelming enthusiasm and questionable ethics. Bluffs with terrible hands just to "keep things interesting."

Entertaining Unpredictable Can't Stop Bluffing Poor Impulse Control
"I brought rosé! It's nearly red... No? Fine, I'll go to Hipercor."
BE

Bill Egbe

Director of Refreshments & Hospitality

42%
Win Rate
Host
Venue Provider
237
House Rules Created
100%
Attendance (It's His House)

Professional Background

The luckiest player alive. Wins with the worst hands, rivers the nuts consistently, and claims he doesn't know the rules. Also in charge of refreshments, which means he brings whatever's on sale at Morrison's. Suspected of making a deal with the poker gods.

Unnaturally Lucky Rivers Expert Budget Wine Finder Can't Shuffle No Strategy
"Wine is wine. Beer is beer. Now deal the cards."
TR

Tim Rayner

Human Resources Director

27%
Win Rate
73%
Attendance
8:47pm
Avg Exit Time
247
Work Emails

Professional Background

Wealth manager for expat clients who's perpetually distracted by Asian market updates. Has folded pocket aces while checking Hong Kong futures. Always has to leave early for "conference calls with Singapore."

Donates Money Quick Player Always Distracted Leaves Early
"Is €8 too cheap? What about €9? Look, it got 3.2 stars on Vivino!"
JL

Jude Lillico

Gaming Industry Young Gun

24
Age
61%
Bluff Catch Rate
GIB
Home Turf
∞
Table Energy

Professional Background

A young gun from Gibraltar making waves in the gaming industry. Brings fearless aggression, faster math than the veterans, and just enough swagger to make every all-in feel personal.

Fearless Modern Reads Overconfident Loves Hero Calls
"If we're playing small-ball, I'm bored already."
PO

Pearce O'Toole

LSE Student Strategist

3.9
GPA (Estimated)
72%
Ambition Level
LSE
Training Ground
1
World to Conquer

Professional Background

LSE student with spreadsheets for everything and a ten-year plan to take over the world. Studies game theory by day and tries to apply it to every pot by night.

Disciplined Big Picture Thinker Talks in Frameworks Slow Tanker
"This hand is basically macroeconomics with chips."
NS

Nino Stuebbe

Director of Creative Bluffing

83%
Bluff Frequency
29%
Showdown Rate
11/10
Table Theater
A+
Poker Face

Professional Background

A bluffer of great skill who can represent any hand with absolute conviction. Somehow makes everyone fold the winner, then smiles like it was obvious all along.

Elite Bluffer Reads Fear Too Fancy Hates Folding
"The cards are optional. The story is mandatory."

Collective Achievements

Combined Age

371 years

Wisdom not guaranteed

Total Marriages

7

All still intact (miraculously)

Kids in College

11

Tuition > Poker winnings

Reading Glasses Required

6/7

Louie refuses to admit it