SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL
Apr 21, 2020
2 minutes
By David Hofstede
FIFTY YEARS AGO, LAS VEGAS casino maven Benny Binion launched the poker tournament that would evolve into the World Series of Poker. About 30 players showed up for those first deals, among them many legends of the game: Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder, Doyle Brunson, “Amarillo Slim” Preston, and Johnny Moss.
In addition to helping popularize poker as a televised spectator sport, Binion
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