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Defending the gold

By Gary Wise
ESPN.com

Monday, September 28, 2009

Lightning strikes all over the place. Sure, elevated areas are more susceptible, but flukes will happen. In poker terms, the right cards can send the right player on the right day to the heights of all heights regardless of skill. That's why so many people regard that second strike as crucial in establishing a player as more than just another player. This week on ESPN's broadcast of the 2009 World Series of Poker main event (Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET), you're going to see two players who came into ...

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