A day at the poker tables with James Woods. Our intrepid reporter braves 12 hours of heated cardplay at the World Poker

‘’Poker is war two steps removed and sports one step removed,'’ says James Woods over breakfast one recent morning in Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel. ‘’It’s displaced agression. It’s the Thrilla in Manila with cards.'’

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Fri, June 16th, 2006

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