Amused to learn from comments attached to this Slashdot book review that the term "fish", in a professional poker context, is not a Tim Powers invention. The book sounds really worthwhile, actually; I liked the poker-playing setting of Last Call and would like to learn more about its place in reality. (I'm still not sure if the capitalization of "Poker" throughout Last Call is a pure Powers conceit or not.)
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