Lee Davy continues his poker routines column with a look at the habits of the former Irish Open Champion, and Unibet Ambassador, Ian Simpson.

With close to a million bucks in live tournament earnings on his Hendon Mob resume, an Irish Open championship in the vault, and an ambassadorial position with one of the brightest online poker rooms in the world: Unibet, it’s time to see what goes on underneath the poker hood of Ian Simpson.

When did your aspirations to become a poker player begin?

“I learned the game when I was around five years old when my dad taught me on a rainy day in the Lake District. But I guess it was once I saw poker on TV  that I started having a hunger for the game and wanting it to be a big part of my life.”