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History & High Stakes in Big D: Dallas Amvets Club Linked to Some of Game’s Best

This article comes from the PokerNews archives and originally published on March 02, 2016. It has been updated as a feature during PokerNews' Texas Week.

Dallas' Greenville Avenue is bustling on a June afternoon as busy afternoon traffic flows along the street. In the last few decades, Greenville has become a hot spot -- a place to grab a bite to eat or hit a bar for a few drinks with friends. But 25 years ago, 1921 1/2 Greenville Avenue was home to the AMVETS Club, one of the best-known underground poker clubs in the country and host to some of the biggest names in poker history.