The Culture of Poker

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A game of skill, strategy and luck, poker is a card game that has gained immense mainstream popularity in recent years. The best poker players showcase similar traits: intelligence, patience, personality, sense of humor, and the ability to bluff. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com speaks with poker expert Simon Gravel, author of Les Maîtres du poker – a book about today's poker masters – to learn more about the personality of a great poker player, as well as the game's place in pop culture and how a politician like President Barack Obama might use the game to advance his political career.

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