I think some people are destined for fame from the moment they are born. They hold their rattle like Mick Jagger holds his microphone, they kick their feet with the fluidity of a David Beckham free kick, and they look so damn cute.

I think Sam Trickett is one of those people.

Even the name sounds famous.

He is the most successful live tournament player in the history of European poker – and by quite some margin. He is technically gifted. But his success is not one-dimensional. He is lucky; but he creates his own luck through his unmovable determination that he will succeed. In his golden years he knew his card was going to hit the deck harder than Butterbean.