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John Updike ?

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Updike had a short story called "Poker Night" that painted a vivd picture of the traditional home game and its place in a grown man's social universe. The story deals with age, mortality, and the familiar rhythms of urban/suburban mainstream life.

Best of all, the story is absent of the obligatory strained anguish when a straight flush loses to a royal flush and someone loses their life savings that is such a common feature of old poker prose.

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David Hayano deserves his own category as well. His "Poker Faces" is a great read, especially for anyone who has spent a lot of time in card rooms.