Poker player James Keys casts his eyes on the PokerStars players strike and comes up with an innovative way to beat the ‘PokerStars problem’ without having to call anyone a scab.

If the former Aussie Millions Main Event runner-up James Keys ever decides to hang up his deck of cards, there is a job waiting for him as a writer.

The Englishman recently penned a blog post entitled “PokerStars Strike: Waste of Time?” and it’s the most sensible piece of media I have seen put in print since Dani Stern rode his white mouse into battle followed by 2,500+ of his loyal servants.

Keys wastes little time in sharing his opinion on the player’s strike saying it was “doomed to failure”. He also poured hot tar on my idea of a player’s union – reminding me that poker players are not employee’s, and, therefore, the best they can hope for is to ‘form a cartel.’ There is an excellent show on Netflix called ‘Narcos’ where Stern can pick up some tips, although I must warn him, most people who form a cartel do tend to end up rather dead.