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Making the Call: Poker Players Chip in to Help Texas Hurricane Victims

Related Topics: Texas, Bicycle Casino

It was a surreal few days for David "ODB" Baker. As he battled it out at the World Poker Tour’s Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino during the final days of August, the Texan and longtime poker pro’s thoughts were elsewhere. He was making a deep run, but focusing on straights and flushes proved difficult as Hurricane Harvey zeroed in on south Texas.

Baker's Conflict

Baker’s ex-wife Renee and 14-year-old daughter live in Katy, just outside of Houston, and were escaping the flood waters that covered much of the region.