One of the UK’s finest poker exports, Julian Gardner is the only person in the world to finish in the money at the ‘Big One’ from 2002-2004. Still only 27, he has earned over $2m from tournaments

Psychology is what makes a great tournament player. In theory, anyone with a good grasp of maths can be a good poker player, but the greats have that something extra in their psychological make-up that means they can concentrate for 12 hours without making a mistake, or instinctively know when they should deviate from the mathematically correct play.

Poker is in essence a simple game, it’s the people who play it that make it complicated – so knowing how your mind and those of your opponents work is just as important as working out your pot odds.