Monday, March 21, 2005

Flush With Poker

With Rising Popularity of Free Texas Hold 'Em, Bars Find the House Always Wins

In Texas Hold 'Em, each player is dealt two cards facedown. Then five shared cards are dealt faceup in between rounds of betting. The player with the best five-card poker hand -- or the last one left in the game -- wins. Industry officials say the format's heavy emphasis on strategic betting, luck and bluffing has moved it out of backrooms and kitchen tables and into the national consciousness.

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