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how can poker be dying...
...if the ME had it's biggest draw ever so far?? Or has all this chat been over online play?? Just wondering because a lot people say the boom in poker is over, but with regards to which aspect?? Just throwing this out there...
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Re: how can poker be dying...
It's not that poker is dying. It's the possibility that poker has reached its peak popularity and that there's no place to go but down.
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Re: how can poker be dying...
This poker is dying nonsense is just like anything else that gets popular they always predict doom and gloom.
They've been saying for like 20+ years Rap was just a fad and would go away, and nowadays you have a whole generation of 14 year old white girls who don't even know what Rock n Roll is |
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Re: how can poker be dying...
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This poker is dying nonsense is just like anything else that gets popular they always predict doom and gloom. They've been saying for like 20+ years Rap was just a fad and would go away, and nowadays you have a whole generation of 14 year old white girls who don't even know what Rock n Roll is [/ QUOTE ] Prahlad just killed rap. |
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This poker is dying nonsense... [/ QUOTE ] A year ago posters here were saying that the Main Event had probably peaked and that attendence would go down. Instead, it increased dramatically and actually beat Harrah's estimate of 8,000 players. For 2007, Harrah's is predicting 12,000 players. |
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Re: how can poker be dying...
I think some people are confused, TV POKER IS DYING not the game of poker!
Poker as a game and sport is very strong and continues to grow in terms of popularity. TV poker on the other hand is showing signs of dying to the point a lot of poker tv shows we see now might be long gone in a couple of years. |
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Re: how can poker be dying...
As I'm sure Oliver would point out, quite a few of the copycat shows are already gone (Examples would include: Poker Royale, Hollywood Poker, Celebrity Poker Showdown). There's also the shows that were thought up but never made the air (Final Table Challenge, Quest of Champions, Heavyweight Championship of Poker, NAPP Tour probably) Then there's the shows that are on fumes (Ultimate Poker Challenge, Poker Parlor, Small Town Poker Tour (if it ever appears). What's left is the WSOP, WPT (and maybe PPT), Poker Superstars, NBC Heads-Up, Mansion's PokerDome Challenge, High Stakes Poker and whatever live tournament FTP.net can get on FSN.
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Re: how can poker be dying...
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I think some people are confused, TV POKER IS DYING not the game of poker! Poker as a game and sport is very strong and continues to grow in terms of popularity. TV poker on the other hand is showing signs of dying to the point a lot of poker tv shows we see now might be long gone in a couple of years. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that's probably it. I don't see poker ever fading away. I mean, if Doyle could make big bucks 40 years ago without any internet or poker TV, how could the pros be worried? Card games have always been popular and there would be enough money for all of us [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Re: how can poker be dying...
[ QUOTE ]
I think some people are confused, TV POKER IS DYING not the game of poker! Poker as a game and sport is very strong and continues to grow in terms of popularity. TV poker on the other hand is showing signs of dying to the point a lot of poker tv shows we see now might be long gone in a couple of years. [/ QUOTE ] I think home game poker might be on the downslope as well. The sale of poker chips and other home poker products has collapsed in the past year, leading to the folding of several major gaming companies. Still seems like casinos are doing good business though. |
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Re: how can poker be dying...
It's true that more people are playing online, and that online sites are running more satellites to the ME, that's why the field is bigger. The reason people have said the boom is dying is because TV ratings for poker shows have gone down from a couple years ago. Also, obviously, the pending legislation in Congress would crush the poker movement.
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