The world of poker is full of strange facts and trivia, we've collected a few of the amazing facts, figures and stories about poker. From famous Poker towns to poker in the movies, plus a list of the jobs the top professional players used to do before turning pro. Did you know that Johnny Chang was a short order chef before winning the WSOP Championship!

We all know that poker is a popular game, but did you know that the number of active poker players in the United States topped over 50 million in 2005 and almost a third of them are women!

Poker and gambling in the movies has always been a good vehicle for a director to add excitement to a plot - but the 1995 movie 'Casino' was based on historical events of the Vegas Casino 'Stardust' although the casino in the movie is called the 'Tangiers' Scorsese hints at the real identity of the casino by using the song 'Stardust' three times during the film.

Did you know there is one hand the famous Doyle Brunson will never play? The hand is A-Q. Brunson is convinced that it can be beaten in too many ways! On the flip side Brunson will always play 10-2 the hand he won theWorld Series of Poker with twice!