Betting on the unknown is something poker players and singles do every day. Both involve big risks, and you'll crash and burn if you can't tell the truth from a bluff.
So in an effort to help the capital's singles improve their love chances, online gaming site PKR and dating website Lovestruck.com have set up a poker school, where techniques such as reading body language and spotting a bluff are applied to dating.
Patrick Binding, a 30-year-old education consultant from New Malden, went to the first event at the Hoxton Pony Club on Thursday to see if Lady Luck was on his side.
Was Partick lucky in love? Find out at the Londonpaper
