Poker

A city awash in cards A city awash in cards

Inside New York's underground poker scene, where no one thinks about the recession, or their rent money, when there's a good hand to be played.
  • Requiem for a poker game

    Poker has been spoiled by TV tournaments and players schooled online. In the battle for the big payoff, wit and camaraderie have been trumped by computer logic and greed.
  • "Lucky You"

    Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana play their cards well in this easygoing charmer about poker and the people who love it.
  • Swimming with the online card sharks

    In the world of virtual Texas hold 'em, the money is real and so is the addiction.
  • You gotta know when to hold 'em

    My son is a 5-year-old cardsharp. Poker is his game.
  • Good will bluffing

    Good will bluffing: "Rounders" deals some fine actors a bad hand. Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek.
  • Media Circus: Vice grip

    Shiny, ad-stuffed smoking and gambling rags exhort their readers to follow the seven deadly sins path to fulfillment.

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