The Camel has been on blonde since February 2005 and in the seven years since we've all had the benefit of his wisdom on various subjects, not all poker related, over the course of nearly nine thousand posts.
The Camel first landed a big touch in 1974, at the age of 7: 10p on Snow Knight to win the Derby at 66-1 and as one of the longest established and most experienced professional gamblers on blonde it was somehow fitting that he should start "Tips for tikay" earlier this year.
Often acerbic, always principled, Keith had a short hiatus from blonde in 2011 relating to a disagreement on a sponsorship issue and he was much missed and it has been great to see him back in 2012 on top form, with his usual strong opinions interspersed with corruscating dry humour.
On the felt, Keith has tournament results going back a long way. A long long way, to formative years in Reading with the likes of Messrs Channing and Trumper and databases will tell you he has career earnings of over $1,100,000. However Keith often refers to how much tougher he finds the games these days and how his travel priorities have changed with Jake growing up.
Off the felt, Keith wrote one of the best poker blogs, in which no punches were pulled and has had articles in many publications over the years
I had a look back at the blog yesterday, and it made me smile. I miss it, here it is
http://camelpoker.blogspot.co.uk/The words "hero" and "legend" are often mis-used in poker I feel, but in The Camel we have a bona fide gambling survivor, through thick and thin. Here's to the next nine thousand posts
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