Look Out Las Vegas ; the British Are Coming and They're Bringing Their Slick City Ways to Challenge the Hottest Poker Players in America, Financial Mail
Mail on Sunday › June 07, 2004
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Mail on Sunday › June 07, 2004
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Armed with cheap dollars and skills honed on the frantic dealing floors back home, the City of London invaded the Nevada Desert last week to take on the stetson wearing natives at their own game. The venue was Las Vegas, home to the 34th World Series of Poker, the blue riband event in a month-long tournament of a game that has evolved from seedy backrooms to the kitchen tables and computer screens of millions of ordinary homes.
Though still predominantly an American passion, poker has caught on with Britons and fellow Europeans in huge numbers. Foremost among them are some of the biggest names in the City.See the full content of this document
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Look Out Las Vegas ; the British Are Coming and They're Bringing Their Slick City Ways to Challenge the Hottest Poker Players in America, Financial Mail
Americans with names such as Amarillo Slim, Oklahoma Johnny and Texas Dolly Brunson mingled with less showy types who work on d...
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