Lavelle - The Brazilian fella?

Me - Ronaldinho

Lavelle - Dat’s him - He plays for Barcelona.

Me - Well that’s where I’m going.

Lavelle - What for?

Me - To play poker.

Lavelle - What that Texas hold’em shite?

Me - Yes.

The Learned One - What a waste of money Cove !

Lavelle - Why don’t you write about something descent. Like fellas in the West of Ireland playing proper poker. Five card Stud. An yer one losing all the wages wit the Mot telling him to go get it back?

Me - Because this is the Paddy Power Blog about Fatboydim’s trip to the Barcelona EPT. [In Association with Pokerstars - Ahem!] There throwing a buy in at him and telling him to get his finger out and make a better job of it than he did in the Irish Open.

Blank looks all round.

Lavelle - Pint please Johnny.

Coverage starts 27th August.