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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The popularity of the poker game Texas Hold'em has |
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increased dramatically over the past several years, and each day |
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untold numbers of people throughout the world play this exciting |
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game of skill, intuition, and good old-fashioned luck; and |
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WHEREAS, A true phenomenon of our time, Texas Hold'em has |
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taken the world by storm, captivating countless card enthusiasts |
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with its deceptively simple format; whether betting and bluffing |
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across casino tables and kitchen tables, raising and folding in the |
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virtual world of online card rooms, or moving "all-in" at charity |
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poker tournaments, poker players everywhere have embraced this |
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fascinating and challenging game; and |
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WHEREAS, The game's invention dates back to the early 1900s |
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when it is traditionally held that the first hand of the popular |
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card game was dealt in the city of Robstown, and from there it |
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traveled northward in the hands of "rounders" and up the sleeves of |
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cardsharps who quickly recognized the game's potential for mass |
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appeal; and |
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WHEREAS, Poker legends such as Crandell Addington and Doyle |
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"Texas Dolly" Brunson helped further popularize the game in and |
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around Texas in the 1950s, and they and others eventually brought |
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Texas Hold'em to Las Vegas, where it was first played at the Golden |
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Nugget Casino in 1967; three years later, the inaugural World |
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Series of Poker was played at the Horseshoe Casino, featuring |
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no-limit Texas Hold'em to determine the world champion, and that |
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annual tournament has continued to grow in both size and stature |
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with each passing year; and |
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WHEREAS, The popularity of hold'em has no doubt been spurred |
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by the advent of online gaming and by the broadcast of televised |
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poker tournaments, most notably the World Series of Poker's "Main |
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Event," a $10,000 no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament that attracts |
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top poker professionals, talented amateurs, celebrities, and poker |
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wannabes from around the globe hoping to become the next world |
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champion of poker; and |
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WHEREAS, It is said that Texas Hold'em takes a minute to learn |
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and a lifetime to master, and this telling statement underscores |
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the high level of skill necessary to win consistently; a successful |
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hold'em player relies on reason, intuition, and bravado, and these |
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same qualities have served many notable Texans well throughout the |
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proud history of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby formally recognize Robstown, Texas, as the birthplace of the |
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poker game Texas Hold'em. |