Trick or Treat? Why 'Mad Genius of Poker' Used to Set $100 Bills on Fire

Halloween is all about tricks and treats, and few poker players understood the value of a good trick quite like Mike Caro . Known as the "Mad Genius of Poker," Caro certainly had the nickname for the occasion. And while plenty of people will be dressing up and pretending to be someone they're not this Halloween, Caro was doing something similar at the poker table long before it was fashionable. His trick? Setting $100 bills on fire in front of his opponents. The treat? The money he hoped to win from them afterwards.