| Poker is all around us now-a-days. You cannot | | | | The invention of the Pocket Camera (camera |
| turn on the television without being | | | | that allows the home viewer to see the pocket |
| bombarded with poker commercials or poker | | | | cards of the player) has revolutionized the |
| advertisements. The game of poker has been | | | | game of poker on television. Now the home |
| around for years. So what is making poker so | | | | viewer can see what the poker player has and |
| popular today? | | | | see when they make a great call, gutsy raise |
| | | | or get bluffed out of a pot. |
| Accessibility | | | | |
| | | | The announcers also due a great job combined |
| The birth of online poker has had a major | | | | with the great television production. The |
| influence on the popularity of poker world | | | | home TV viewer always seems to be kept on |
| wide. It was only a few years ago when a | | | | edge and in suspense. This makes for great |
| poker player was limited to a few venues in | | | | television. |
| order to play a substantial poker game. | | | | |
| | | | Regular Champions |
| You could have your regular home game that | | | | |
| you played with some friends from work or you | | | | In order to be a champion in the NFL, you |
| could make the trip to Atlantic City or Las | | | | must be fast, strong and be able to take a |
| Vegas and play in the casinos. Playing poker | | | | good hit. In order to be a champion in |
| online has changed things a bit. | | | | basketball, you have to defend better, jump |
| | | | higher and shoot better than the next player. |
| Today you can find a poker game virtually | | | | In the World Series of Poker, you can |
| when ever you want one. If you come home | | | | literally be Joe Shmoe of the street and |
| after a long day of work and your weekly game | | | | compete to be the best poker player of the |
| has been cancelled, you have a great back up | | | | year! |
| plan with online poker. If you have that itch | | | | |
| at two or three in the morning, a check raise | | | | If you are a serious poker player, than you |
| is no more than a click away. | | | | have said the same thing that most of us have |
| | | | said when watching poker on television today. |
| The fact is that online poker has made | | | | You have said to yourself, well I can do |
| accessing poker so much easier than it used | | | | that. |
| to be and has ultimately globalized the game | | | | |
| of poker. The best in the game from east to | | | | The beauty of televised poker events is that |
| west get to battle against each other | | | | you can do that! All you have to do is buy-in |
| whenever they choose. | | | | and you have the opportunity play with great |
| | | | poker professionals in real live events. |
| Poker on Television | | | | |
| | | | Have you ever thought about taking the last |
| If you would have told me a few years ago | | | | shot against MJ to win the title and be |
| that poker was coming on television, I would | | | | forever recognized in basketball history? |
| have laughed and asked what else is on. If | | | | Well, the reality is that you have the chance |
| you tell me that same thing today, then I | | | | to knock out a Chan or an Ivey and it's only |
| will tell you to set the TIVO and I will | | | | a buy-in away. |
| watch it as soon as I get home! | | | | |
| | | | If you are not a fan of poker then maybe you |
| Poker is extremely fan friendly today and it | | | | should reconsider. This great game that was |
| has everything to do with how it is seen on | | | | considered a big fad a few years ago seems to |
| television. | | | | be here to stay. |
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