    @Matt_Matros January 22, 2013: 5:57 AM ET   The bets may be
in the trillions, the chips in play may be Social Security,
Medicare and Big Bird, but the strategy and tactics are the same
as those I see on the felt.  matt matros poker debt ceiling Matt
Matros has won three World Series of Poker bracelets, and his
career tournament winnings exceed $2 million. He finds the poker
economy a lot more predictable than the actual one.  Let's see
how the players are doing.  Worst bluff: Speaker John Boehner
and the rest of the House Republicans who have threatened not to
raise the debt ceiling without major concessions from the
Democrats.  It's possible to bluff in poker only because our
opponents don't know what cards we're holding. But in this case,
the Republicans' hand is face-up -- there is no choice but to
raise the debt ceiling.  If the government is allowed to run out
of money, lawmakers would face nasty choices about spending cuts
hitting Social Security, law enforcement and veterans. The
public outcry woul