Harry Demetriou is the kind of poker player who makes it all look so easy. He only took up the game in 2001 at the age of 42, and in five years of play he’s netted m in tournament winnings, including two WPT and four WSOP final table appearances. He’s quite possibly the leading UK player of the 21st Century so far, but for him it’s still just a hobby. ‘I play poker for fun,’ he insists.

Demetriou has gambling in his blood; first as a successful sports bettor, and then throwing himself into poker with a quiet-minded fervour.