Tournament poker has taken over the world. Yet 30 years ago poker tournaments barely existed. Now they create millionaires every week and fill our TV stations. Every year new poker superstars are made and latest predictions show the Main Event at the World Series will have 417,392 entrants by 2018… probably.

And you know what I say? Phooey. Tournament poker is an abomination – it’s barely poker. It’s a game for gamblers who hardly know how to play the game. Find two cards you like, push your stack in, and hope they all fold – if they don’t, you can still hit.