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Hendon Mob teach the masses how to play poker.

World renowned poker pros, The Hendon Mob, are hosting a 4 disc DVD series that teaches the secrets to winning the big hands playing Texas Hold'em.

The Hendon Mob teach enthusiasts everything they need to know to graduate from novice to expert tournament player in the simple and easy step-by-step videos.

The DVD includes strategies, secrets and tips as they take the viewer through Beginner, Advanced and Tournament level instruction.

"We're thrilled to have created the most complete poker instructional video series on the market. Millions of people are very excited about poker, now they have the tools to go out there and play with confidence. Poker is a game of skill and the Win Big Playing Poker series enables players to get proficient very quickly," said Sherman Sall, co-founder of Planet Easy and the director of the series.

Win Big Playing Poker is comprised of three fully detailed learning videos, available for purchase individually, plus a fourth bonus disc for those who purchase the complete set of videos. With a total running time of more than 170 minutes, these step by step videos have been carefully crafted so that both the novice and advanced player will benefit from the contents.

Snooker player pots poker prize.

Snooker champion Matthew Stevens has successfully conquered the poker game after winning half a million dollars at the final of 888.com's Pacific Poker open.

The sports star beat tennis legend Yevgeny Kafelnikov and darts champion Phil Taylor in the final even though he only started playing the popular card game 18 months ago.

The 27 year old has used some of his winnings to jet off to New York for a pre-Christmas holiday.

He said, 'This is absolutely unbelievable and I am in a complete daze.

To get to the final Stevens had to beat poker professionals and online qualifiers that made up a field of 108 hopefuls.

World darts champion Taylor finished second and Kafelnikov, who has announced his retirement from tennis to concentrate on professional poker, came third.