The TV schedule for the World Series of Poker Main Event has been released for all the green-eyed monsters who don’t possess ESPN, ESPN2 or PokerGO, and WSOP Online UK plans to close for good on July 20.

The first time I experienced the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. I mean, standing in the room as everyone prepared to take their seats. I placed my palms on my cheeks like the man standing on the bridge in the Munch painting. The screams were silent to all but me. It was an exhilarating experience.

And then, a few days on, when the business end of the tournament kicked in, and people were playing for some serious money, I felt like a yacht hanging around in a windless sea. Bored, uninspired, and stuck with nowhere to go.

Poker is like that.