
2006-04-18 14:10:00
The growing popularity of poker seems to know no bounds with a new and very famous recruit developing a passion for the game.
Prince Harry Wills' younger brother has reportedly become a bit of an expert at poker while studying at the army-training centre Sandhurst.
Although the soldiers are not allowed to play for cash, the Prince has apparently excelled at good old Texas Hold'em and hit something of a winning streak.
A close friend of Harry told the Sun: "Harry didn't have a clue how to play at first, but he's taken to it like a duck to water.
"Playing poker has become as much a part of Army life as cleaning your boots. Most soldiers and recruits set up games in their rooms in groups of four or more and relax with a few beers."
But it not just Harry's poker playing skills that have benefited as apparently the young Prince undertook his poker studies to become "one of the lads".