{"id":39341,"date":"2015-02-13T18:54:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T17:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=39341"},"modified":"2021-08-05T08:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T08:06:19","slug":"backhand-bluffing-success-wpt-national-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/backhand-bluffing-success-wpt-national-uk.html","title":{"rendered":"backhand bluffing to success at WPT National UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our only advice, when table tennis Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gavin Rumgay takes his familiar stance behind the table, is to stay well clear or risk losing an eye.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin is among the world\u2019s top six table tennis players and currently stands atop Scotland\u2019s table tennis mountain, ranked as the nation\u2019s best.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Scotsman has graced partypoker with his presence this weekend at Aspers Casino for WPT\u2019s National UK poker extravaganza. And he\u2019s showing off his sensational skillset in the partypoker lounge.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_vbNXCDW2RI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His most memorable moment came in the 2013, when he became the first Scotsman to medal in the table tennis discipline at\u00a0a Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p>The recipe for success, Gavin says, is extreme focus, unwavering concentration and a diligent work ethic, which ticks many of the same boxes required for success on the felt.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s best poker players know how, and when, to bluff. And while bluffing is usually solely related to the world of poker, Gavin\u2019s backhand bluff is renowned the world over.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin\u2019s manager, Miles Ross, said the Scotsman\u2019s backhand bluff consistently throws even the wiliest of opponents off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think he\u2019s going to hit it hard down the line and he just bluffs it short.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It looks like table tennis and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\">poker<\/a> have more in common than first thought.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin, in between his trick shots at partypoker events, is preparing for his next big challenge, the Scottish National Championships, which kick off on 7<sup>th<\/sup> March in Perth.<\/p>\n<p>He looks forward to backhand bluffing his way to a 10<sup>th<\/sup> Scottish championship, hoping to pit his skills against long-time rival Craig Howieson.<\/p>\n<p>Can you think of any other similarities between the two sports?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our only advice, when table tennis Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gavin Rumgay takes his familiar stance behind the table, is to stay well clear or risk losing an eye. Gavin is among the world\u2019s top six table tennis players and currently stands atop Scotland\u2019s table tennis mountain, ranked as the nation\u2019s best. The 30-year-old Scotsman<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/backhand-bluffing-success-wpt-national-uk.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":39342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2182,300],"tags":[407,331,1424,342,1425,408,74],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39341"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144057,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39341\/revisions\/144057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39341"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=39341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}