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Province's poker players sharpest - 2004-01-03
Northern Ireland poker players today were found to be the most profitable players in the UK, pipping the intelligentsia of London to the top spot.

The research - the first of its kind - comes from a comprehensive study of more than 10,000 regular UK online Poker players at Ladbrokespoker.com, the busiest Poker site in Europe.

For every £1,000 staked, Northern Ireland players win an extra £19.30 compared to the national average, and a whopping £37.20 more than Poker players from Yorkshire and Humberside, the region with the poorest Poker players in the UK.
Read the full story at Belfast Telegraph

For people who enjoy watching grass grow: poker on TV - 2004-01-03
Giving what may be the most definitive proof yet that Americans would prefer to watch somebody else do something on TV than do it themselves, televised poker is on the rise.

At least four networks have anted up in the latest sports craze that's not really a sport, following in the grand tradition of televised Scrabble, bass fishing and golf.

Bravo has its latest version of Celebrity Poker Showdown on Tuesday night, NBC plans a high-stakes game on Super Bowl day, the Travel Channel is getting its best ratings from poker, and Fox SportsNet created Showdown at the Sands.
Read the full story at Fort Worth Star Telegram