This space is normally used to celebrate a legendary player, who roamed the dusty backroads of America and fleeced people in dodgy saloons.

This month, we’re marking the life of a different kind of poker hero: Adam Lee, who died in March, aged 23, of a brain tumour. Adam was not a whiskery old Texan with a pistol in his pocket. He was a 21st century player: a young guy from London with a ready smile and a fearsome reputation on the internet.

He was living the modern dream, displaying enough poker skill to turn pro almost directly after leaving school.