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News filters through to us that Team Great Britain has trumped in the Poker Nations Cup.

The writer may confuse England with GB, but he is most likely American and therefore just happy in the knowledge that since the UK emerged from behind the Iron Curtain in 1066, we are playing poker, albeit with cards made from old ration books and nylon tights.

Captained by Rolande de Wolfe ("Beautiful British name" - Al Murray), Team GB beat Ireland in the final.

So bowler hats off to Neil Channing, Surinder Sunar, Joe Beevers, Ian Frazer, Charlie Durbin and the aforesaid Mr de Wolfe.

"I'm absolutely delighted," said team captain de Wolfe. "In many ways it is even better to win a team event for your country than win an individual title. I am so proud that the selections of my team were vindicated."

Hurrah.

It's a great days for England, sorry Great Britain.

But the happening seems to have evaded the thoughts of Micky Wernick, billed as "one of the grandfathers of the British poker scene".

At the EPT Grand Final, he says: "We need to send the Americans back to America with their tails between their legs."

The British are coming.

Although many are staying in and playing poker online...

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