The once fallen poker player had netted roughly $7,000 for every pound he lost.

Walter concluded, “To have gone from an absolute low to where I am now is an achievement and a transformation.”

“A lot of people talk big games — and 99 per cent of them would not be able to do what I did, even with the money as an incentive — but I backed it up. I backed it up and it makes me feel like there is absolutely nothing I can’t do.”