PokerStars will have a presence in Las Vegas after becoming the ‘Official Poker Partner’ of the Ultimate Fighting Championship starting with the Jones vs Gustafsson dust-up at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.

The first vacation I ever took with my wife was to Thailand. She booked it, so I had no right to complain, but I did. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, Ronnie Bardah, suggested that we check out a Muay Thai boxing camp in Ruawai beach.

Thanks, Ronnie.

I spent a fortnight, waking at 5 am, going through the most punishing of regimes until noon, then a quick glug of coconut milk before heading back for more.