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Crazy game of poker is what it is," she says of her poker life. "If they allow a lottery, they ought to allow this. To be honest, poker is as much a game of skill as it is chance."
For the players of these virgin games, the thought of playing Texas Hold 'Em for serious money is only a TV screen and a flashing fantasy away. They watch poker games on cable TV. They see themselves dueling pros such as Howard Lederer or Johnny Chan.
"It's the glamour of it," said Bobby Williams, 36, a Raleigh software programmer and regular at The Point's poker tournaments. "Everybody's got that dream -- could it be me that gets to the World Series of Poker?"...
