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When I went head to head with Joan Rivers on the show "Celebrity Apprentice," I knew that I had to use a combination of toughness, charm, bluff, and know-how to make the final episode. But as a professional poker player, I am used to using all of those tools to get to the final table, and ultimately make a good living playing cards.

Professional and amateur poker players from around the country are using those same skills as they come to Washington this week to get Congress to regulate and tax online poker.