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Geir Helgemo, the world s #1 Bridge player of 2018, had all his credentials taken away after it was revealed that he had used two drugs to increase his testosterone even though performance enhancers wouldn t had effected his ability to play the card game.

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Fun Fact: Geir Helgemo, the world’s #1 Bridge player of 2018, had all his credentials taken away after it was revealed that he had used two drugs to increase his testosterone even though performance enhancers wouldn’t had effected his ability to play the card game.

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