Monday, November 24, 2008

Pokerstars Texas Holdem: Fun Poker

By Great Plays

In the poker business, we all have witnessed a huge increase in activity in recent years. Business people have made good profits during the growth in poker action this boom has created. Let's take a look at the ways people are cashing big checks from this increase in poker activity.

Before we look at that, let's see why we are seeing this incredible growth. We saw 3 separate events that worked together to cause the increase in action at the poker tables. Okay, listed in order, this is what happened that led to the growth in poker.

The first event was in 1994 when Henry Orenstein conceived, and patented, the know how for the the pocket card camera. Now, the viewers are able to know the pocket cards of the players while the hands are being played out. "Hole card cam's" debut was in 1997 on The Late Night Poker Show, in England.

Poker had been on TV since the 70's, but no one was watching. The reason for this was that not knowing what cards the players were working with, it was difficult to understand what the players thinking. The pocket camera made poker on TV very captivating.

The next event that led to the poker boom was the start of the online poker rooms. The original web based poker room began in 1998. People can play a game of poker in the friendly surroundings of the location of their own choice. The online poker rooms will have a growing player base over the next few years.

This sets the stage for the last piece to the puzzle. When Chris Moneymaker wins the WSOP World Championship of Poker in 2003, poker takes off. Getting into the Main Event from a $40 online satellite event, then winning, starts the avalanche of poker popularity.

The combination of the pocket camera creating a large audience watching poker on TV, and the expansion of internet poker broadening the player base, positioned the poker industry for the "Moneymaker" effect. Everyone seeing an online, rookie player, succeed against some of the best players in the world, poker boomed.

This rapid increase in activity produces many opportunities for poker savvy business people. There are numerous ways to get rich in poker. A lot of these possibilities are internet. Let's name a few of the businesses you can try in this growing industry.

Those with the skill have found themselves making a nice living as successful professional poker players. A lot of internet business people have gotten extremely wealthy by acting as an affiliate for the online poker rooms. Books on poker strategy seem to be solid, profitable items.

Businesses are making software programs that help online players in accessing data from the information gathered from their past play. Some business people have invested in their own online poker rooms. You can find poker leagues taking place at various locations just about everywhere.

These are most, but not all, of the various opportunities that people are finding to cash in on the accelerated growth of poker. Being in a poker business with an online presence seems to be the most promising. The future for poker still looks bright, and the opportunities are there for those business people that are ready to jump into action. - 16887

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