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World Poker Tour -- The Beginning of a Phenomenon
World Poker Tour high stakes poker tournaments started a
revolution in the way the game is viewed, enjoyed, followed and
played. Even though the World Series of Poker had been televised
for years before the World Poker Tour (WPT), the game of poker
was elevated when "WPT cams" were placed around the table so
that the world could experience seeing what hand the players
were playing and become emotionally involved in the decisions
that were being made. When you add the fact that hundreds of
thousands of dollars are laid out on the table with watching a
few "instant millionaires" being made at these events, the world
was hooked. But when word got out that anyone could challenge
the planet's top poker player for six to seven-figure piles of
money, individuals from all over came out to take up the
challenge.
The WPT is made up of a number of high stakes poker tournaments
held in different locations all over the globe. They are open to
anyone willing to pay the entry fee, sometimes as high as
$25,000 per seat. A person who wishes to enter any of these
events can simply contact the casino hosting the event to do so.
WPT CEO...
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Why TV Poker Can Make You Wealthy!
There’s an awful lot of poker on the television these days. If you wanted to you could probably watch poker on the TV almost round the clock and the big events like the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker receive massive coverage.
Poker is great to watch on TV, it is about psychology and people more than it’s about the cards and so it attracts a large percentage of non-players. People love watching other people in real situations and poker is the latest reality TV craze.
The apparent simplicity of Texas Holdem draws the TV audience and holds them, like all great games and sports it is incredibly simple to understand but extremely difficult to master. Everyone from teenagers to grannies can work out the basics – three of something beats two of them! It’s only a short step to fill in the other hands on the ranking table.
TV Texas Holdem also has a very powerful addictiveness about it. Very quickly you will start to like some players more than others, in some cases people will become fans of certain players and follow their progress. If you start watching early on in a tournament, poker has...
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