Late last month, England’s Jonathan Gil3000Gill (pictured) took fourth place in the PokerStars Sunday Millionand put away $74,000. It was his largest online tournament score to date and he outlasted over 7,000 other entrants to get it. Gill has since shot up to the top 500 worldwide in the PocketFives Rankings and gave us the run-down of his big hit.

PocketFives: Thank you for joining us. Nice job on the Sunday Million final table. Tell us how you’re feeling about it.

Jonathan Gill: Thanks. It hasn’t really sunk in yet, as I haven’t previously won that kind of money. I think it will finally start to kick in a couple of months down the line when I realize just how big of a score it is.

PocketFives: Can you walk us through the final table?

Jonathan Gill: I don’t think I got above 15 big blinds at any stage and probably averaged around 6 to 10 big blinds. It was frustrating to be unable to build momentum, but at the same time it made a lot of my decisions relatively clear-cut, removing the stress of the situation.

PocketFives: How did you finally go out?

Jonathan Gill: I had about 6 big blinds under the gun with 2-2 and decided to ship. At the time, while the big stacks were opening a lot, they seemed to be very tight with their calling ranges. Plus, the big blind at the time had 7 big blinds, so I wanted to see a change in dynamic and put the pressure on him more than myself. Unfortunately, the small blind found 10-10. I’ve had long enough to think about the move and I am still sure I made the correct decision, so I’m glad I’m not beating myself up too much!

PocketFives: Do you have any plans for the money?

Jonathan Gill: The girlfriend and I had already been looking at moving into a new place before the win, so this helps secure it even more so. Unfortunately, I’m a massive life nit, so I will probably tuck it away for financial security and maybe look at slightly nicer places to move into, but that will be about it. I want to be in the game for quite a while, so I want to maintain enough money behind me to manage any potential downswings in the future.

PocketFives: How did you get started in poker? What made it interesting?

Jonathan Gill: Funnily enough, the graphics on PKR lured me into playing. I thought it looked really cool. I’ve always had a logical, problem-solving brain that has always wanted to question “why” rather than accepting answers given to me. That has helped me kick on and improve in the game. I think I was a teacher’s nightmare at school!

PocketFives: What do you do away from poker? What else interests you?

Jonathan Gill: I have always been one for extreme sports. I tend to go snow skiing yearly and have water-skied and wake-boarded my entire life. I also enjoy going to music festivals, as it’s always a big get-together for my friends and I, so expect this win will go towards paying for some of them.

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