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Playing Poker: A Female Perspective

Denise Ambrosio is a regular poker player at Canterbury Park and plans to play in the Feb. 10 Galentine's Day tournament.

Typically surrounded by men at the poker table, Denise Ambrosio says she doesn’t feel much different than the gentlemen when she plays. She does notice one difference between the sexes, however. With the men, there’s much more “ego bantering” compared to the women. Ambrosio–who grew up in Minneapolis and now lives in Minnetonka–is a regular […]