Two of the largest online poker rooms in the world have added to their stables with partypoker signing Louise Butler, and 888Poker inking a deal with Vivian Saliba.

The last time I played a live poker tournament I was in fine fettle. I had finished Day 1 of the Unibet UK Poker Tour in Brighton with one of the biggest chip stacks in the competition.

“Go and enjoy yourself on the beach,” I told my wife, “It’s going to be a long day.”

I was out before the first break; my heart broken by partypoker’s Project & Events Manager, Charlie Godwin, one of the driving forces behind partypoker’s decision to push some sugar the way of the ladies.