The table is set, dealer at the center. The seated players are dressed in tuxedos. On one side the evil genius with a patch over one eye. On the other side the suave secret agent with a gadget for every occasion. And the first battle between these two blockbuster movie titans will of course be… a game of poker. Have you ever noticed that all of the dramatic scenes concerning a poker game that you see in the movies and especially the old westerns is when somebody goes “all in” and they put all their chips on the table?

Many of you I am sure have probably played the popular game known as “Texas Hold ‘Em” so you are familiar with the term “all-in.” At any time in a game a player can decide to put all of his chips on the table. He bets his entire stack; everything that he has to offer he puts…