“A boat beneath a sunny sky, Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July – Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear – Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“In 2000, John Duthie won the Poker Million on the Isle of Man. He was in the newspapers, he was on television. The first… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“A boat beneath a sunny sky, Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July – Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“Things seem a little prickly between the two comics. Stephen Fry is the next player out and the two of them end up in… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“While I’m here, I’m making notes for a magazine article about the giant tournament. As I sit scribbling in my notebook, the producer of… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“I start referring to sums of money as a pony, a bottle, a carpet or a monkey, quite unselfconsciously. Probably sounds ridiculous in my… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“And as we walk back down the street, me gingerly clutching what at this point constitutes my entire collection, my father says, ‘One day,… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
“Poker is a shifty game played by shifty characters. Outside the two official card rooms in London, most games take place in illegal spielers… — Victoria Coren Copy Share Image
