Players at the World Series of Poker Europe have raised over €1m for charity after the €1,111, and €111,111 One Drop events entered the history books, and a particular German star now has four bracelets in his carry-on.

When I first came into poker, I would hang out with the young UK pros, and they would laugh at me as I waxed lyrical about the biggest names in the game.

“Fish.”

I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Each time I mentioned a player who had won more silverware than one of Fergie’s Fledglings that’s the word they used to describe them all.