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At the 2008, he finished runner-up to Grant Hinkle in Event #2, a $1,500 Number Limit Texas hold "em tournament.
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And part of the London-based poker group The Hitsquad. He lost the heads-up battle when he managed to provoke Hinkle to put all his chips in with 10 4, an underdog to his Alaska, only to see the flop come 10 10 4. The fourth 10 on the turn sealed the victory for Hinkle and Akenhead settled for second place and a $520,000 payday.
Akenhead was the only British player to reach the November Nine final table at the 2009 He started the final table with the least amount of chips and was knocked out in 9th place by Kevin Schaffel.
In the same year, Akenhead was one of two November Nine members to reach the final table of the Europe main event, the £10,000 Number-Limit Hold "Econometrica championship, the other member being Antoine Saout. Akenhead was eliminated in 9th place, earning him £66,533 ($109,687).
Akenhead is a regular on the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour and finished fourth in the 888.com United Kingdom Open in 2008 after winning two preliminary heats.
Achievements
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Akenhead won $1,263,602 for his performance. In December 2009, Akenhead won the Poker Million 8 tournament, winning $500,000 in the process. On January 22, 2012, Akenhead playing under the screen-name Asprin1 won the Pokerstars Sunday Million for $213,750.00, An online poker tournament that began with a field of 7,125 entries.
Membership
He is best known for being a member of the November Nine in 2009.
