Some people like a good thinkup in poker. Our very own Mark ‘Shafty’ Stuart has even earned the nickname ‘The Thinker’ because of his propensity to enter a seemingly catatonic state when pondering his cards. And some poker players take it even further, deliberately sitting on muck they know they’re going to discard just to unsettle the other players round the table. Three questions: Do you really need to take 10 minutes to decide you’re not going to play 7-2 offsuit against two all-in bets before you? Does it elevate the game as a spectator sport? And does it make the live game an attractive proposition to the legion of Internet players used to 60 hands an hour, snappy decisions and time pressures?Quick thinking

Which is where Speed Poker races in.