It’s a hard life. Two days at sea on the ms Westerdam and I’ve done a spot of sunbathing, eaten more food than I thought was physically possible, and played poker round the clock.

But just when everything was going so well, it all came crashing down around me – in the space of 20 minutes. Entered into a Party Poker Media Tournament at no cost, the prize pool of $10,000 with a field of only 24 is by far the best pot odds I’ve ever had.

So I sit down at 1pm, just as the first hand is being dealt.