There’s one famous pro who wears a hoodie and sunglasses, Phil Laak, though the guy is full of energy and often tries to distract his opponents with his antics – something which somehow I don’t see Mark doing, unless perhaps at Serkin?

On the contrary, it is officially recognized as a skill and mind game by the IOC. It is also recognized as a profession in most EU contries and taxed like any other profession.

http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/poker-as-an-olympic-sport-8700/

Unfortunately, this poor mentality still roams in the minds of most Maltese citizens.

Need more proof on how back dated this country is? Take for example the casino laws in Malta – we’re the only EU country where the minimum age requirement for a local to be granted admission is 25+ (foreigners can enter from the age of 18+) … But you can drink / drive / etc when you’re 18. Makes perfect sense.

Are you sure that that’s Brian il-baby in the pic? Doesn’t look like him at all. As for his friendship with the snobby girls, I’m told its more of an agent-client relationship. But that’s besides the point.

Just to be a bit pedantic. There is far more to professional poker than keeping a good poker face. Odds, calculation of equity, player psychology, table image, etc.

You’ll get plenty of pros who are not so good at hiding emotions nowadays, especially considering that a lot of serious poker action happens online.

Joseph Muscat has abandoned the poker face in favour of the croquet furrow.

Nice guys who write ‘tejc’ instead of ‘tghidx’, ‘nizilekasel’ instead of ‘nizillek ghasel’, ‘waw’ instead of ‘wow’, and so on.