The Super High Roller Bowl is readying to fly from its nest in Las Vegas after Poker Central announced plans to host an event in China after bonding with the Macau Billionaire Poker Club.

There used to be a local home game on a Tuesday night. You would finish work, head home, down some nosh, put the kids to bed and be in the pub for 8 pm. You would start with a tournament (rebuy) and then end the night with a Dealer’s Choice cash game, sneaking home about 5 am.

One day, someone came up with the brilliant idea of doing the same thing on a Thursday night. We loved the game as much as wizards love strange spells, so despite the consternation of those that shared our beds, we went for it.

It was a disaster.