Richard "Chufty" Ashby (born 1972 in London)[1] is a professional poker player from England.
Ashby picked up poker at his local tennis club, as well as playing for pennies with his father.
Ashby's first recorded win came at the 2001 Grosvenor UK Open in Luton when he won £10,500 in the £100 Pot Limit Seven Card Stud Event.
However, Ashby openly admits that he needs to work on his live game, and is much better known as an online player, in particular on Black Belt Poker where was recently acquired as one of their sponsored pros in September 2010.
[4] In July 2009, Ashby emerged as online poker's biggest cash winner when he earned a total of $1,824,074 over the four-week period.