Updated on 22 Feb 26 by

Mark Wahlberg thinks poker is blackjack?

We round-up some of the stories you may have missed this week, including the emergence of a real life "Worm" from Rounders.

Poker = blackjack?

Actor Mark Wahlberg may play a badass table game maestro in his new film "The Gambler", but the Hollywood star himself seems to possess alarmingly little knowledge about the real gambling world.

In a recent interview with USA Today geared toward promoting the soon-to-be released film, reporter Donna Freydkin begins by exclaiming that she'll be playing poker with Wahlberg, but the only game the pair end up playing during the short video is actually, definitely blackjack:

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Well, at least he knows how to bluff his kids...

Happy birthday Antonio!

Esteemed poker pro and former Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari is renowned for his ability to find a good night out in Las Vegas, so it comes as no real surprise that his recent 36th birthday party looked like something Paris Hilton would've thrown for her sweet 16th:

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"House of Pokercards"

Fan of the popular TV series "House of Cards"?

Even if you're not, we reckon you'll enjoy this cool poker spoof of the show featuring "minimum wage errand boy" Johnny Lodden:

The real life "Worm"

While poker's "magician" Antonio was busy having his eyebrows waxed ahead of his big birthday bash, this guy was sitting in a dark room chain smoking and practicing his dexterity:

"He really has become an artist too, discard calls, pick-up calls, over hand run-ups, the double duke. His technique is flawless."

Remind you of anyone? Remember pal, just steer clear of that sheriff's game down in Binghampton.

PokerRanger releases "ChangeLog"

If you're a PokerRanger user, you can now check out a list of all changes made to the software during every update since December 2012.

The new "ChangeLog" also includes a list of the most recently added features and fixes from the latest update, which took place last week.