Taking risks and chasing losses can lead to ruin, but not doing so can make life more dull than a Birmingham vs Southampton midweek match. Nick Leeson explores the gambler's quandary.



Playing in a couple of live poker games over the last few weeks has made me realise that I still have a long way to go to perfect the way that I play poker.



It may not have been so obvious to anyone else that was playing, but my game is massively one dimensional. I'm sure that Barry Hearn, bedecked in dark glasses sitting to my left, thought it would be harder than it was.