poker: Quick Facts

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Five playing cards showing a flush in clubs: king, ten, eight, seven, and five of clubs.

Close-up of a video poker machine screen in Las Vegas showing multiple game options, including Bonus Poker, Deuces Wild, Joker Poker, and various betting denominations.

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World Series of Poker: Stu Ungar

Rows of brightly lit slot machines and video poker machines fill the gaming floor at Treasure Island casino resort in Las Vegas, with people seated and walking among them.

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A. Alvarez

British author and critic