The name of the game is to create a poker tour for the players and there is a nice degree of anticipation building around The Showdown Poker Tour.

The first event is now only a few weeks away, due to be staged at that hub of London poker, The Gutshot Club in Clerkenwell, and registrations are coming in thick and fast.

The Tour has some high profile backers, with none other that The Hendon Mob being involved from the outset. They are behind the project because it is truly independent, more ‘down to earth’, and boasts better venues and bigger prizes.