I started playing poker when I was working for a trophy maker in Hull in the late 1960s. During lunch breaks, my colleagues and I played for a few pence and I found I was quick at calculating the odds. I was only 15 but in the same year, I joined a local casino club – I shouldn’t even have been allowed in. The club was legal, but it had the atmosphere of an old illegal gambling joint. From there, I was invited to private games. People were happy to have me around, because I wasn’t a great player and I lost regularly.
我开始打扑克，是上世纪60年代末在赫尔(Hull)一家奖杯制造厂工作的时候。午休时间，我和同事们就会赌几个便士，我发觉自己计算赔率很快。当时我只有15岁，但就在那一年，我加入了当地的一家赌场俱乐部——其实本不应该允许我参加的。那个俱乐部是合法的，但里面充满了非法老赌场的气氛。从那里，人们开始邀请我参加私人牌局。他们喜欢带我玩，因为我玩得不是很好，时常会输。
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