Stop by any casino or gambling establishment in Las Vegas, whether it caters to the tourists with fat pockets or the locals

who know the scene, and you’ll find a poker table. And wherever you find poker tables, you naturally find poker players.

Amateurs and professionals alike litter the poker tables of cities like Vegas, Reno, and Atlantic City. Some of them are in

it for the social interaction, some of them use it as a means of fighting off their work-related anxiety, and others are

looking to become the next Doyle Brunson or Chris Moneymaker. Regardless of what skill level and personality that an

individual brings to the table, there will always be certain characters that can be found at virtually any given poker table.

For starters, there’s the one called ?the fish.? The origins of this term are unknown, though most poker players worth their

salt either know about it or learn it real quickly in the middle of a game. Basically, ?the fish? is the worst-skilled player

at any given table. The one that’s going to be easy pickings, to the point that the best player at the table would be able to

beat him blindfolded.

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