Poker Stick

Did the poker stick even exist in the first place?

I read the first few chapters of Wittgenstein's Poker by David Edmonds and John 
Eidinow.  I have to say that at this point, I am not sure what to say, except I 
am intrigued.

Basically, there was a man named Ludwig Wittgenstein, who was one of the 
greatest minds of all times, mostly known for philosophy, and Karl Popper, also 
a philosopher, who was always in Wittgenstein's shadow.  

On a day that will "live in infamy" ( in the philosophical world I kid you not), 
specifically, October 25, 1946, in a small, crowded room at Cambridge 
University, these two men met, argued, a hot poker stick was bandied about and 
feelings and egos got bruised.  Wittgenstein subsequently died, and the authors 
tracked down all the eye witnesses to the "poker meeting" as they could to write 
this book of the account of that night. 
 
The authors, with little doubt, will delve into the lives of Wittgenstein and 
Popper.  The readers will likely see how these two men have changed our lives 
through their deep thoughts.  I also imagine that we will learn about their past 
and given their age, how the Nazi's deeply effected them.