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Texas Hold Em: World Series Of Poker Tournament
Texas hold’em is thought to have started in Robstown Texas, United States at the start of the
1900’s. The game became very popular around the 1970’s and at the same time the Horseshoe casino was opened in Las Vegas. This is where the World Series of Poker Tournament was first held and included Texas hold’em. This made the game really famous and was then the main event in
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