Playing poker is fun, but so are a lot of other things in life. What makes poker special is that you can win money at the same time.

Poker also possesses the same sort of mystical attraction that draws so many to tank driving – the idea of going to war sitting down!

Well, that’s the theory. In reality, of course, it’s just not that easy. As any tank driver can tell you, the best laid plans can easily go awry in the fog of battle. Similarly, you can know all you like about the odds and sods of poker statistics, but any seasoned player can tell you that theory can take you only so far in the real hurly-burly of live competition.