Feeling Horsey
Poker's all about the minnows, playing on an even keel and rubbing shoulders (quite literally!) with the stars. If anyone's a small fish in a big pond here today, then perhaps it's young James Finigan.
An online qualifer and heavily supported by his brother on the rail, James just entered a pot with French legend Bruno Fitoussi, betting 1k on the flop and turn of a board before check-folding to a 5.5k bet on the river.
"James mainly plays online," reports his brother. "He does pretty well; has won a Ladbrokes Poker Cruise and even a share in a horse."
"How many legs does it have?" I asked.
"Probably six, knowing James," he replied. "We saw a picture of it on Pocket Fives and it was an ugly sort."
"Well, as long as it runs fast," I added.
"Yeah, he doesn't have to sleep with it."
At that point, I concluded that the conversation was becoming too surreal and returned to my computer... to Google ugly six-legged horses.