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Online Poker Gambling Sees Tremendous Growth
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Online poker gambling at casinos and poker rooms is one of the fastest
growing forms of wagering on the Internet. Fueled by the televised tournaments
seen on Travel Channel's World Poker Tour, ESPN with the 2004 World
Series of Poker (WSOP), and Bravo's Celebrity Poker, the popularity
of the game is seen everywhere. A huge number of the qualifiers for
the 2004 WSOP gained their entries from playing in online satellite
tournaments for a fraction of the large entry fees paid by others. Look
for more players to enter 2005 world series of poker satellite tournaments
for this reason.
Tournaments at land based casinos are becoming so popular
that people are being turned away, with waits at some lasting two hours
to get a table on the weekends. Smaller land based casinos are promoting
poker tournaments in order to capitalize on the growing trend of the
game. Even though the cut for the house is pretty slim, they report
increasing revenues by the number of patrons who play other games, buy
drinks and food. It is also allowing them to attract new players which
are mostly twentysomethings and women which expands their customer base.
It seems that most of the upcoming poker stars are a lot
younger than in the past. This is because the years of experience formally
gained at the brick and mortar poker rooms is compressed into months
when playing online. College students watching Texas Hold'Em poker on
TV have taken to playing at crowded tables on campus or online where
they can take advantage of the 24/7 availability of other players when
they can. One college student stated that "Being able to lie (bluff)
and get away with it is exciting when you know the hand you have is
inferior to the one your opponents have." Plus being able to play
for free is also a nice way to learn the game which is a feature that
most poker rooms on the Net offer.
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Learning the game is also becoming easier with free lessons
at brick and mortar casinos and also The Travel Channel featuring review
and analysis of poker hands on Wednesdays through it's WPT Poker Corner.
Viewers will learn more in-depth about what they did not see. Discussions
will go over the tells, the big mistakes, and the bluffing made by others
players. This is an excellent way to learn how to improve one's game.
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With the huge piles of money that people can win, more and
more are getting into the game of poker. The 2005 WSOP championship
for next year will boast a $6,000,000 first place prize and anyone making
the final table will be a millionaire. The 2004 WSOP winner turned a
$160 buy-in satellite shootout into a massive $5,000,000 check and so
many endorsements he quit his job as an patent attorney.
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