Randy Lew
{{Short description|American poker and competitive fighting game player (born 1985)}}
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Randy Lew (born July 3, 1985),{{Cite web |title=Randy Lew |url=http://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/randy-lew-127588/ |access-date=December 5, 2014 |website=Global Poker Index}} also known as nanonoko, is an American professional poker and competitive fighting game player who has earned over $2,600,000 playing poker on PokerStars. He is known for his ability to play 24 tables at the same time amassing over 4 million hands playing under the alias nanonoko.
Early life and education
Lew grew up in Sacramento, California. In middle school through college Lew played fighting games such as Marvel vs. Capcom, Street Fighter, and Tekken competitively. He finished 5th in the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 event at Evolution Championship Series (EVO) in 2003 and 2004. He attended the University of California, Davis and has a bachelor's degree in managerial economics.
Career
Lew transitioned to poker in college. He was not successful at first making multiple deposits. Slowly he learned what worked and what did not. He added more tables as times progressed and was playing up to 24 tables at the same time earning him SuperNova Elite four times.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QzhQIOFNhU|title=I AM NANONOKO|publisher=PokerStars|author=Firpo, Ryan|date=February 28, 2011|accessdate=December 5, 2014}}
Lew has been described as a hardworking grinder who rarely plays above $5/$10. Unlike most players who move up after beating certain stakes, Lew chose to add more tables. He has amassed over $2,600,000 playing low to mid-stakes. On May 4, 2012, while playing in Vancouver, Canada Lew set a Guinness World Record for the 'Most hands of online poker played in 8 hours' playing 14,548 hands and ending with a profit of $20.72.{{Cite web |last=Collson |first=Brett |date=January 9, 2012 |title=Randy "nanonoko" Lew Sets Guinness World Record |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/01/randy-nanonoko-lew-sets-guinness-world-record-11768.htm |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=PokerNews |language=en}}
It was falsely reported that he set this record at the 2012 PCA.{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2012 |title=Randy "nanonoko" Lew sets Guinness World Record at the 2012 PCA |url=http://www.highstakesdb.com/2707-randy-nanonoko-lew-sets-guinness-world-record-at-the-2012-pca.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110230900/http://www.highstakesdb.com/2707-randy-nanonoko-lew-sets-guinness-world-record-at-the-2012-pca.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |publisher=HighStakesDB}}
As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,400,000.{{Cite web |title=Randy Lew's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=127588 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Hearthstone
Lew signed to Team Liquid as a professional player for the free-to-play online collectible card Hearthstone in November 2016. He made his debut at DreamHack Winter 2016.{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2016 |title=Introducing: Liquid'nanonoko |url=http://www.liquidhearth.com/forum/hearthstone/516634-introducing-liquidnanonoko |access-date=November 24, 2016 |publisher=Liquidhearth}}
Personal life
In March 2018, Randy Lew announced his engagement to the Chinese professional poker player and PokerStars Team Member Celina Lin.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/2018/team-pros-celina-lin-randy-lew-announce-engagement-171103.shtml|title=Team Pros Celina Lin and Randy Lew announce engagement (proving you can find love at the poker table)|date=March 6, 2018|work=PokerStars|access-date=June 21, 2018|language=en-us}} They travel around together for poker competitions, and have been seen at the 2018 EPT in Monaco.{{Cite web |last=Jaudon |first=Gaelle |date=June 8, 2018 |title=Catching up with online poker legend Randy "nanonoko" Lew |url=http://somuchpoker.com/catching-up-with-online-poker-legend-randy-nanonoko-lew/ |access-date=June 21, 2018 |website=SoMuchPoker.com |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/215622-randy-lew Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=127588 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/randy-lew/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=105604 WSOP profile]
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Category:American poker players
Category:American esports players
Category:Fighting game players
Category:Marvel vs. Capcom players
Category:University of California, Davis alumni
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