Heart Rate Monitors Adding to Poker Telecast Experience; Several Tv Programs Are Cashing in On Card Craze

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › July 11, 2006

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - In poker, it's common to see pros covering up to keep from revealing their emotions and tipping their hands.

Phil "Unabomber" Laak hides his head in a sweatshirt hood. Phil Hellmuth zips up a mock turtleneck and plays with his hands in front of his mouth, while wearing sunglasses and a black cap.

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Heart Rate Monitors Adding to Poker Telecast Experience; Several Tv Programs Are Cashing in On Card Craze

Now, one of several TV programs attempting to cash in on the poker craze is peeling away those defenses with pulse monitors that players strap to their chests before taping.

Fox Sports Net's "Poker Dome Challenge"...

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