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"It's simple, there are three rules," says Joel, one of the founders of the weekly game. "Rule number one: no cheating. Rule number two: no violence.

Rule number three: rule number two can be broken if rule number one is broken."

I had a birthday party for my son, and it was a poker party," says Armand of Ausiello's Fifth Street Grill, who lets me watch poker on the TV behind his

bar. "It was unbelievable. Seventeen kids showed up and they each put in 10 bucks and played for nine hours. They had a great time. Some parents are

worried about their kids playing poker, like it will turn into a huge gambling problem." He pauses and shakes his head.

"Poker is a game about people," he says, adjusting the TV's volume, "and this is something that gets kids to sit down and learn about each other instead

of plugging into video games."