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Many poker players long for a trip to Vegas to test their skills. 888poker lets you know what to expect to help make that trip an even better experience.

Here’s the Top 7 Biggest Wins in poker history, including nosebleed events as well as more reasonable buy-ins such as $10K WSOP Main Event.

The Dead Man’s Hand is probably one of the most well-known hands in poker. Find out the history behind this famous hand and how you should be playing it.

In my former life, I worked in the rail industry, and one year I was holed up in a derelict office where I led a small project team. One of the members was named Andy, and he made a nice side living selling railway memorabilia (or crap as I preferred to call it) on eBay.

I had an old Trainload Coal tie pin, and he wanted to buy it off me. It had been given to me when I joined as a sweet 16-year old. Other than holding my tie in place it had about as much use to me as rescinded currency.

"You can have it," I said.

“I would have paid you £10,” he replied.

Nicknames are a significant part of poker. While some nicknames may be honorary titles, a poker nickname can become more popular than the given name.