I grew up playing five card stud, then later seven card stud. Stud is the original poker game and players can learn a lot from it.

I came out betting because I judged him on a big pair. I bet $1,500. He raised another $2,000. I called.

I'm still in the lead here. I checked and he bet $5,000. I re-raised $10,000. He called.

I am a pretty good poker player, and I'd say the odds are 2-1 that the president is going to sign a bill this year. Obviously, it's going to be modified and amended, but I think it has real power and I believe the president will sign a version very close to this bill sometime this calendar year.

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