September 15th, 2008
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There’s gambling on launching a company, and then there’s Gene Gioia’s startup.
The Denver entrepreneur is trying to translate his lifelong love of poker into creating a website players can trust because it deals hands based on the automated shuffling of real cards.
He came upon the idea during a career as a JD Edwards consultant who audited the installation of software systems for large companies nationwide. Gioia would unwind by playing poker online in his hotel room at night. But that was very different from sitting at a table with other players and handling real cards.
For example, his three-of-a-kind and full-house hands frequently got topped.
“I even got beat with a straight flush by a higher straight flush — things I’d never seen at a real table,” Gioia said.
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