Nigel spends most of his time at partypoker playing in multi-table tournaments, leaving sit & gos and cash games to others.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love lots of players to play against because it always varies the play on the table and just when you\u2019re getting used to everyone\u2019s style of play; you\u2019re moved seats, so it keeps you on your toes at all times, which I believe makes me a sharper player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Citing Daniel Negreanu as his favourite player, Nigel tries to emulate the Canadian pro by being friendly and enjoying his time at the tables, engaging in banter with his fellow players. It is something that paid off recently when he finished third in a $10,000 guaranteed tournament at partypoker after winning the buy-in thanks to being chosen as the best answer in a caption competition on the partypoker Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Banter and chatting aside, Nigel and his friends add a new dynamic to their home games in the form of a game they call Middle Cardzee. The brainchild of Nigel\u2019s friend, Adam Benson, players choose a specific card at the start of their game. Say someone chooses the You\u2019ll be able to sit down with Nigel in the live poker world if you\u2019re planning on heading to the Amex Stadium in Brighton in July 2016 when the Grand Prix Poker Tour<\/a> heads there, as Nigel progressed to Day 2 via a Players Choice Day 1 and has opted to play on home soil. Be sure to check out the Players Choice satellites in the partypoker lobby if you want to head to Brighton, or the next leg at Stamford Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favourite social media outlets. You can Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong> and Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Isn\u2019t poker an amazing game? One where you can sit at a table with eight strangers, all from different backgrounds, sometimes backgrounds that you\u2019d never guess in a million years. One such player is 43-year-old Nigel Castle of Brighton, East Sussex. When we reached out of the partypoker UK Community Forum for people willing to<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3d.gif\")
and a [3x] is the middle card on the flop, everyone at the table pays a small bonus to the player who chose that card. Should the middle card on the flop be the exact card chosen, in this example the , everyone pays the same bonus multiplied five times. While this feature isn\u2019t available at partypoker, it seems like a fun twist to hold\u2019em if you\u2019re playing at home with friends.<\/p>\nKeep up to date with all things partypoker!<\/strong><\/h3>\n