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Losing The Will To Play

“ When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. ” Samuel Johnson, 20 September 1777. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) by James Boswell Replace the word ‘London’ with the word ‘poker’, and this is what is happening […]

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Mohamed Morsi As A Poker Player

As thousands of people head for Tahrir Square it is clear that Mohamed Morsi is in a crisis of his own making. As the first fairly elected leader of Egypt he should be looking to be the father of a democratic nation, instead he has 24 hours to quell the disquiet of the people and resist […]

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Nigel Farage As A Poker Player

The wheels of the Conservative character assassination department, is gearing up nicely as they slowly drip out stories about UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) and their suitability for elected office. Nigel Farage  as a poker player would be the type of guy who can wind an opponent up and get them to leak all sorts of  ‘tells’ […]

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Boris Johnson As A Poker Player

Napoleon Bonaparte once said that it is better to be a lucky general than a good general. Just as many poker players will attest to that view as the amount of times you sucker an individual to go all in when you have a pair of Aces and your opponent has the Big Slick (Ace […]

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