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  • Bust: An Insider’s Account of Greenville’s Underground Poker Scene.
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Bust: An Insider’s Account of Greenville’s Underground Poker Scene

Poker is viewed in many different ways, from a degenerate gambling game to one of high skill that rivals some of the top mind sports. Its legality also differs greatly around the world and even within the US itself.

This long-form four-part series by poker beat writer Brad Willis opens with the accounts of a poker game that turned into a shootout and proceeds to examine the factors that led to the climatic events.

If you read for enjoyment or you are interested in the culture that influenced the legal status of poker in South Carolina, be sure to block off some time and settle in for an intriguing journey into the underground poker scene in The Palmetto State.