Gavin Griffin’s record in live tournaments doesn’t quite seem real. Just four years ago he broke Allen Cunningham’s record as the youngest player ever to win a World Series bracelet (Annette Obrestad now holds the record). What’s more, his mastery of the final table – especially his ability to outplay opponents on the flop and pull off stone cold bluffs – showed that he was an emerging talent.

By March 2007, he had also added the EPT Grand Final title to his tally, bossing the 706-strong field and pocketing the mammoth $2.4m first prize. Just when it seemed like he couldn’t possibly surpass this triumph, Griffin went on to win the WPT Borgata Open at the start of this year.