Re: let\'s get the facts straight: poker makes money
psandman,
I hear what you're saying, and as a kid I played penny ante poker, too (and pitched pennies, and flipped baseball cards).
Like you, though, it was draw poker, and with wild cards, etc. The casino games I knew about (poorly) were blackjack and craps. I did not know poker was available and would not have recognized what they were doing in the room (stud table, maybe, hold 'em definitely not).
But these guys are playing no-limit hold' em freezeouts with friends, following the same casino procedures they see on TV.
Unlike when you or I first walked into a casino, they are going to look for and recognize that same game, and won't be at all intimidated playing in it.
With the possible exception of the slot machines that look more and more like video games all the time (Top Gun, etc), poker will be more familiar to them than any other game in the casino.
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