Poker Players Alliance

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American flags bobbed in the sea of sunglasses and green felt at the World Series of Poker’s main event Friday. Independence Day brought fans and players sporting their country’s colors, and a few mused on whether poker is a quintessentially American game.

“It’s competition,” said observer Bernie Schrader, wearing a polo shirt with one large waving flag across his back. “It’s what caused this country to be what it is today. Courage. Nerve … Because if you get the right cards, poker can give you total freedom, set you free.”

More than a thousand tiny flags were passed out at the beginning of the day. Not just American flags, but flags from countries all over the world.

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