Since giving up his studies at 18 to take a shot at poker, Dan Carter has carved out a fearsome reputation as one of Britain’s best young poker talents. Now, aged just 21, he’s already raking in a six-figure salary, primarily through online cash games and live tournaments. He’s yet to take down a major tourney, but after coming fourth in a GUKPT main event last year and finishing runner-up to Jeff Kimber in the Heads-Up World Championship, it’s on the cards...Early learning

‘Aged 16 I watched my stepdad playing online and set up a play money account for myself. I won some money in a freeroll, and although I went through a cycle of boom and bust, eventually, in the middle of 2005, I spun $25 up to $14,000 in about two months playing cash games.’

‘I dropped out of college after my first year of ‘A’ levels, and my stepdad banned me from playing.