The Duel of the Century: Spek Responds

I’ve read your post and also read a few articles on Jeff…Obviously, $600 is pocket change to this guy– he’s a poker pro who placed 5th in the Australian open and I made a few hundred grinding it out on small …

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Fri, March 31st, 2006

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