POKER ATTRACTS MORE THAN JUST THE CARD SHARPS.(LIVING)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | May 13, 1996 | Copyright

Byline: Newhouse News Service

LAS VEGAS -- In the heart of Glitter Gulch, under the neon gaze of Vegas Vic, the two-story cowboy cutout, a brother and a sister sit at separate ovals of green felt, lost in a crowd of 560 or so poker players - some the world's best, all vying to be the survivor with the biggest stack of chips.

The siblings, Howard Lederer and Annie Duke, are professionals, serious about their chosen field, playing a brand of poker that is a galaxy away from the Tuesday night table in your buddy's basement.

Lederer and Ms. Duke are ...

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