Model and actress Abi Titmuss is swapping posing for poker next month in an unexpected career move.

No longer content with simply raising the pulse of the average UK male or treading the boards, Abi is set to raise the stakes in Europe's biggest annual poker event for women - the Ladbrokespoker.com European Ladies Championship (ELC) on 3rd and 4th of May 2008.

Excited about taking part in the tournament, Abi Titmuss said: "I've been playing quite a bit of poker over the past few months and enjoy being a woman playing in what is predominately seen as a man's game.