He started playing fruit machines when he was a kid and as a professional gambler he was so successful the bookies asked him to switch sides. Capitalising on the football boom he launched (and has since sold) the highly successful Premierbet outfi t, and he’s no slouch on the poker table, despite playing the game for fun. You’ll fi nd him playing in big tournaments, but he doesn’t play online – ‘I don’t have the time’ – or get involved in cash games.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING POKER?