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Canadian poker pro and writer Daniel Negreanu says that when the WSOP (World Series of Poker) started in the early 1970s, there were barely 50 players. In this year’s 37th Annual WSOP, which is currently in progress, over 8600 players were in the starting gates, each paying the $10,000 entry fee - which was present […]

When my fave Charlie’s Angel, Drew Barrymore, was on set for the poker-based Lucky You movie, she didn’t get to take lessons from poker legend Doyle Brunson. Brunson taught some of the other actors in the film, but Drew missed out because her character was only a lounge singer. Now that filming has finished, she’s […]