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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 25 > Poker is life, and a living, for Madras 21-year-old

Poker is life, and a living, for Madras 21-year-old

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
July 25, 2008

MADRAS — In the summer of 2006, Carter Gill, of Madras, was stacking wood at a lumber mill, for 10 hours a day at $9 an hour.

A buzzer signaled the start and end of 10-minute breaks. And the plant would warm to nearly 100 degrees in the summer.

In the evenings, to unwind, he would play....

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