The object, says Ms Coren, is to control the swings of luck with skill, figuring out how to win the maximum with your luckiest hands and lose the minimum with your unluckiest ones.

• 柯蓝说，扑克是技巧和运气相结合的学问，目标就是用你运气最好的一手牌去赢得最大赌注，而在你运气最背的一手牌上输的越少越好。