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Tony "The Lizard" Bloom (born 20 March 1970) is a professional poker player from London, England. He has also made a name for himself as a successful sports trader and property investor. His nickname is an alias given to him by an old friend who claimed he had alligator blood.

He appeared in the Late Night Poker television series and also has a final table appearance on the World Poker Tour. Tony also made back-to-back final table appearances in the first two Poker Million events.

His first major win came in January 2004 when he won the Australasian Poker Championship in Melbourne, collecting a first prize of around $AUS 420,000($320,000, £180,000)).

Bloom won the £5,000 No Limit Hold'em VC Poker Cup Final in London on 5 August 2005 and won the £200,000 ($351,401) first prize.

He also had a fourth place finish in the 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. After being eliminated, Phil Hellmuth Jr told him of the "great respect" he had for Bloom's game.

He is considered one of the most popular players on the circuit, and considers Mike Sexton to be his favourite player.

His career winnings rank at over $1,385,000 as of 2006.

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