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Is Poker as Intellectual as Chess?
As the 40th-annual World Series of Poker approaches its climax, a grassroots campaign aims to shake poker's unsavory reputation and elevate this game of skill to the realm of chess.
Anthony Holden
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Jul. 16 2009
12:58PM EDT
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