LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas center Landen Lucas has a hideaway down the road in Kansas City at Hollywood Casino. In the offseason and a few times during the season, the fifth-year senior makes the trek to KC to play in Texas hold 'em poker tournaments.

It's an escape from basketball, and he blends in as much as a 6'10", 250-pound man is able to. Lucas enjoys the process of reading people, and the word from regulars is that he is a solid player and keeps to himself. He once finished third in a tournament and won $2,900.

"I can hold my own," he said. "There's a level that I don't cross, and that's those guys who do it for a living...

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