One of your ambitions in life might be to lock horns with some of poker’s greats – the Negreanus and Hellmuths of this world – but that’s just an ego thing that’s anathema to the real reason you play poker: to make money.

Greenspan constantly reminds you of this as he travels across the United States seeking out the very worst players he can find to help boost his bankroll.

It contains more narrative than strategy, but the book still delivers enough common sense advice to remind you exactly why you sit at the poker table.