Lee Davy delivers his trip report from Day 1A of the Unibet UK Poker Tour in the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton.

You know times have changed when you move all-in, and your opponent notices that you have the word NAPPIES written on your hand in blue biro.

I don’t play much poker these days. A combination of being broke, having a six-month-old, and realising there are more important things to do than sitting on my ass for 12+ hours flicking cards into the muck are the reasons why.

I arrived at the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton an hour late. That’s par for the course for the cool cats, but I’m one of those that likes to squeeze every moment out of the game. You know, the type of man who turns up on time, and starts playing heads-up with the only other geek sat at the table.