The winner will leave with almost nine million dollars and the title of two thousand ten world poker champion.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

Organizers of the World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas say attendance was up twenty percent from last year.

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It is often a winning card. In one kind of poker game, the first card to each player is given face down.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

It is surprising how many expressions that Americans use every day came from the card game of poker.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

They said they were not sure about his decision to withdraw from university studies to play poker.

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Poker also gets a lot of attention on TV and from stars who play, like Ben Affleck,Jennifer Tilly, Jason Alexander and Shannon Elizabeth.

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He set one by playing poker for seventy-two hours, which was a record for that card game.

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To take part in a card game such as poker, my friend would have to ante up.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

He says he is going spend the next few months playing in European poker events but also having fun with his friends and family.

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For example, you hear the expression, ace in the hole, used by many people who would never think of going near a poker table.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

This week on our program,we deal with the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas,Nevada.

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People now use poker face in everyday speech to describe someone who shows no emotion.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

In poker and most card games, the ace is the highest and most valuable card.

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They represent money. A poker player may,at any time, decide to leave the game.

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He says the many websites for online poker help card players sharpen their skills.

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A poker face never shows any emotion, never expresses either good or bad feelings.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

In poker, you bluff when you bet heavily on a poor hand.

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Jack Effel is tournament director of the World Series of Poker.

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Last year,the World Series of Poker produced its youngest champion yet.

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