As you read this, someone somewhere will be sat in front of a computer cursing a minimum buyin short-stacker who has just doubled up through him only to scurry away without so much as a ‘ty’.

These nasty little cockroaches arrive at a table with the smallest amount possible, $20 at the $0.50/$1 level, and wait for a big Ace or decent pair to shove with in the aim of either taking down a small pot or doubling up. It’s panic poker played by people that haven’t got the confidence to face a flop. Or so I thought…

After some time grinding away at the cash tables I realised that there were in fact two types of these low lifes.