I’ve been asked many times by people who don’t play poker if I have a gambling problem. Of course, I can confidently reply that I don’t. After all, how can it be a problem if I’m making money? Fortunately, very few of them ask the more appropriate question – are you addicted to poker? That one would be trickier, especially given the title of this regular column. And while I reject claims that I’m an addict – that poker is just something I enjoy – if truth be known, I do have one small problem: stopping.

One night recently I got in from working extremely hard all day.