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Sometimes the most exciting poker games are political — just check out this video about Deval Patrick and Salvatore DiMasi, who recently traded blows in a political boxing match on Beacon Hill over Patrick's casino gambling bill.

On Thursday, January 24, Charles Nesson appeared on "The Colbert Report" to discuss the value of poker as an educational tool and the legal status of online poker. The interview concluded with Nesson proposing that Colbert team up with Nesson by inviting the presidential candidates to play poker to show their strategic skills in front of a camera. Colbert endorsed Nesson's proposal, saying: "That would be nice. I can just see Hillary with the sunglasses with the little snake eyes on them."

Watch as the Professor Charles Nesson and Andrew Woods speak to an assembly of Google employees at Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters.

An excerpt from the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee's hearing on online gambling enforcement policies.

Drew Carey tells the story of a police raid on a poker game at a Dallas VFW, courtesy of Reason.tv.

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Watch as the newly formed Harvard Law School chapter of the GPSTS holds their first meeting. Featuring Andrew Woods, Charles Nesson, and members of the HLS Poker Strategic Thinking Society.

Charles Nesson announces the formation of the GPSTS at a press conference during the State of Play Conference in Singapore.

Watch as Professor Charles Nesson gives a talk at the State of Play Conference on virtual worlds, education, and the role that poker has to play.