In this week’s poker news round-up, we bring you up to speed on stories about sexism, guns and very expensive oil painting full of dogs.

This week, scandals and controversies have coated the poker world like limpets on a salty rock. We have had everything from sexism, abuse and guns making me realise the near impossibility of finding consistent non-gambling sponsors to take our game to the next level.

Let’s start with sexism.

Normally, when discussions arise on the topic, of sexism it’s the women who create a phalanx type defence against a group of male chauvinists that aren’t even aware that they are chauvinistic.