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Poker's real ace - 2004-01-08
As a wise man once said about the game of poker, you've got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

As World Poker Tour creator Steve Lipscomb realized, you've also got to know how to film'em.

Lipscomb spent months getting doors slammed in his face as he tried to sell a poker series to every channel in the TV business.

History was against him. Poker tournaments had been televised off and on for decades, but without a way for the audience to see the players' hole cards, it was, as professional Texas Hold'Em player Annie Duke puts it, "like watching paint dry."
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Poker face - 2004-01-08
Mike Sexton's heart dropped when his opponent's put his cards on the table.

Sexton held the most chips going into the final table at the 1989 World Series of Poker at Binion's Casino in Las Vegas. He had drawn three sixes in high-low stud, an excellent hand.

The other guy had a better one - a flush.

That was before poker became prime-time television, before high-tech cameras showed viewers all the cards while commentators called the action for breathless audiences, and before big-name stars got together for celebrity games.
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