About
Gary Blackwood is a professional poker player from the UK who streams high-stakes online cash games on Twitch as GazzyB12345 and creates vlog content on YouTube. He began playing on Zynga Poker around age 19, quit his job in 2014 with a $1,500 bankroll to go pro, and built his career through online cash games up to 500NL Zoom and live games. Blackwood coaches for Upswing Poker Lab 2.0, commentated the Polk-Negreanu heads-up match, won an EPT Deep Stack event in 2022, and has WSOP cashes including 4th place for $118k in 2025 Event #10.
Social Accounts
| Platform | Handle | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| X (Twitter) | @GazzyB1233 | 7K |
| YouTube | @garyblackwoodpoker | 28K |
| Twitch | GazzyB12345 | 11K |
| @gazzyb123 | 11K |
Also at CoinPoker
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Sources
- Hendon Mob tournament results
- PokerInfluencers.com verified data, last checked 2026-06-12
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