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Until a few years ago, poker was a pastime dominated by riverboat gamblers and handsome hustlers. Then the game began to appear regularly on ESPN, and the annual World Series of Poker drew participants and viewership from across the globe. Today, poker is a multimillion-dollar industry with bestselling strategy books flying off the shelves and Internet gambling sites experiencing a boom period.
The fact remains that many of the world’s best poker players got started by playing in friendly games for minimal stakes. The Internet hosts plenty of poker sites, but nothing can replicate the tangible feel of genuine poker chip sets and the snap of the cards as they’re being shuffled. Advanced players look to the Web to hone their skills, but most of their money is won and lost at the poker table.