Trio raises Web stakes Three of a kind join legend Johnny Chan in opening an online school to teach poker.(Business)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | March 22, 2007| | Copyright

Byline: James Paton, Rocky Mountain News

Nick Koustas sat at a bar inside the high-roller room of the Palms casino, face to face with poker legend Johnny Chan.

Chan showed up at the Las Vegas resort to talk business, not to compete.

He wanted to know whether Koustas could build a poker Web site and raise the cash to get it going. Chan, the poker star known for his aggressive play and a cameo in the 1998 Matt Damon movie Rounders, offered to lend his name and expertise.

Koustas, a 36-year-old University of Colorado alum, jumped at the ...

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