After they ante up at Florida's Paradise Lakes Resort Friday, poker players won't have aces up their sleeves since they won't be wearing clothes.

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A strip poker tournament geared toward students at the University of South Florida will highlight an all-day "Bulls in the Buff" event at the clothing-optional resort.

Resort owner Joe Lettelleir said Kristy Lucas, an unpaid USF intern, came up with the strip poker idea. Lettelleir has been trying to find ways to introduce younger people to the nudist lifestyle.

"I think the (USF students) will enjoy it," he told the Tampa Tribune. "It's all in fun."

A hotbed of nudist resorts, Land O' Lakes is home to four of five such resorts in Pasco County. An estimated 100,000 nudists, part of a fast-growing niche in the tourism industry, reportedly pour into the area each year.

Lettelleir expects a large crowd. The strip poker tournament is for couples and single women.