Poker
A four-color deck for poker was developed and publicised by Mike Caro. It was introduced at his World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort Casino in 1992. His original design was not a success as the colors were a surprise to players. However, four-color decks have become a somewhat popular option in Internet poker software interfaces since often each player may use their preferred design of playing cards without affecting others' experience, and since visibility is not as good on a small screen as in face-to-face play, especially as many online players play multiple tables simultaneously, with shorter time limits in which to make decisions. Having each suit represented by a different color can allow players to more easily recognize a flush. The US Playing Cards Company made a poker sized deck called “Multicolors”. Hard to find except through online sources. Mike Caro's deck and the Multicolors both use the black spade pips, red heart pips, green clubs, and blue diamond pips. The World Poker Tour also shows the players' cards in four colors (with black spades, red hearts, blue diamonds and green clubs) for easy viewing on small television screens.
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“The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent.”
—David Mamet (b. 1947)