Phil Gordon lives a life of superlatives. He’s the best-known poker presenter on American TV, having just announced his departure after fronting 42 editions of Celebrity Poker Showdown, was the richest pro before going into poker (an IT company he helped to found was sold for $96 million), and of the top 200 players is the one most dedicated to charity – he’s pledged to raise a million dollars this year alone for the organisation he founded, Bad Beat on Cancer (BBoC). Probably the tallest player at 6’9’, Gordon is also almost certainly the most-travelled, having toured the world in a four-year saga.