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"ref": "1998 October 4, cnote, “Re: No Limit Hold'em”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet), message-ID <3617F4CD.735@ionet.net> <3617FB80.2A00@idt.net>",
"text": "I play low limit hold'em, have become adept at reading most of the players and get frustrated when they hold 7-2 offsuit and beat me on the river. I always want to move all-in on these people, but who can you bluff with a 6 dollar bet? I agree with Brunson that no-limit is the Cadillac of poker games, but I want to learn how to play without losing my shirt.",
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"ref": "2004, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No-limit Tournaments. Volume I: Strategic Play, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, page 12",
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"ref": "2004 May 26, Newgca, “GCA \"Cadillac is a Dump Truck\"”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet), message-ID <20040526021353.27047.00001740@mb-m19.aol.com>",
"text": "I have stated time and time again, NL Holdem poker is not the best way to play this game. It is sold as being the Cadillac of Poker, when it really is a dump truck.",
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"ref": "2006 April 23, Mucred Hennernessy, “book learnin for poker”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet), message-ID <jPE2g.130$821.52@fe06.lga>",
"text": "i blew my knee out rasslin so i'm gonna play some poker for a while to see how that goes. the cadillac of poker is my game. i've started out small. so far just been playing $5/$10 nl on bodog. […] what's the best book for learnin nl hold em games?",
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"ref": "2014 August 20, Pepe Papon, “Re: 5 card, 7 card and 5 card draw!!”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet), message-ID <qtc8v9hdd94dhdl003m1fvemudr0o3uj2h@4ax.com>",
"text": "Prior to poker becoming widely televised, the movie Rounders (1998), starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, gave moviegoers a romantic view of the game as a way of life. Texas hold 'em was the main game played during the movie and the no-limit variety was described, following Doyle Brunson, as the \"Cadillac of Poker.\"",
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"ref": "2016, Artur Katny, Ascendance: How to Unlock Your Inner Intelligence, Matrix Investments, page 72",
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"ref": "2005 January 31, Lili2, “Hollywood's latest addiction - poker”, in alt.showbiz.gossip (Usenet), message-ID <1107193390.549864.85010@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>",
"text": "According to Vanity Fair, it's the venerable game of poker - especially the deceptively simple but nerve-wracking version known as Texas Hold 'Em, the so-called Cadillac of poker, with buy-in requirements as high as $10,000 per player.",
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},
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