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You would not have a chance to beat the fellows on the hockey rink, but when it comes to poker you have a better shot. On March 29th at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh at 7pm you will get your shot at beating you favorite hockey players at poker. Top players attending including famed hockey alumni Frank Leroux, Pierre Larouche, Bryan Trottier, Kim Clarkson and Duane Rupp are some players you could thump. All for charity, fun and winning money with unlimited buys of 5,000 in chips for $25. The starting stack is 10,000 with 20-minute levels and a total buy-in of $205 (the breakdown is $125 entry fee + 50 charity + 25 house fee + 5 dealers pool).
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Mark Brown, MD, is the author of Poker Player Newspaper. As a Doctor in international law he's an expert on online gambling regulation, tax and restrictions in different jurisdictions. Mark graduated from Oxford University in 1991 and has since then worked with some of the biggest gambling companies in the UK as a legal representative.
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