Regular readers, or just the ones that are yet to succumb to the urge to smoke A-bombs, may recall that last week’s Poker Unclogged contained some advice for the reluctant traveller.
Unfortunately, it is still that time of year when you can find yourself away from the comforting confines of the casino.
However, it is possible to combine some time away from the stresses of domestic life with the pleasures of touching felt, as there is a fast-growing market for Poker Holidays.
These could be the ideal counterpoint to the annoying suggestion from energised spouses that it is time to hike up a hill and contemplate the beauty of nature.
Next time you are exposed to shit like that, you can subtly suggest that a Poker Holiday is the answer.
You may have to educate your partner to the delights of such an experience, as Poker Holidays have not yet reached the position at which the mainstream media send ex-comedians/down on their luck chefs/repentant alcoholics to report on the delights of such a vacation.
Luckily, the columnists at Eyebrows tick a few of those boxes and are here to relay details of one such package, a Poker Holiday in Malta.
We know you’ll be in for something uniquely memorable as you are invited ‘to play poker in The Mediterranean’.
The advertising materials continue with the claim ‘we can play Texas hold em no limit, limit, pot throughout our stay the cadillac of poker.’
When you read a point on the itinerary that promises ‘Buffet Breakfast, At leisure until bell goes’, we know you’ll be powerless to stop the ejection of your credit cards from your wallets.
For £409 (per person) you will receive flights and transfers, three nights in a four star hotel & spa, the ‘ultimate poker handbook’, a buy in for a tournament and a ‘Poker Guru’, who is available for advice, tuition and beard grooming chin-wags.
What more do you want?
With a blurb like that, it is almost certain that a high proportion of the poker holidaymakers with be mammoth fish, waiting to be scooped up. If you also factor in the tendency for people to loosen their guard whilst on a leisurely vacation, there are surely rich pickings to be made at the Dragonara Casino.
Some may be reading this and thinking, ‘That sounds great but how do I convince the other half that it is a proper holiday and not a glorified excuse to experience that same thing as I could get in a converted warehouse just off the M-6?’
Flop easy my friends, the organisers have thought of that.
This life-changing travel experience is a true journey of the soul.
Not only is it possible to play poker, the holiday also offers shopping, restaurants and people watching opportunities.
If that is not enough, there are stunning views of the Valetta bastions and the option to take various cruises.
Poker Holidays are the way forward and it clearly won’t be long until they attract some big name backers such as Bellagio, MGM and Relate.
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