Poker..why Is It So Popular?

[dmegametal#1]

first off..who are poker player on this board??

2nd..why is poker so popular on TV??

[Frantic Canadian]

I'm not a poker player and I don't know why it's so popular on tv. I find it boring as fuck.

[dmegametal#1]

first off..i play online..when i do go to the River Rock Casino..i do play Pai-Gow and 7 card Stud..if i lose then off to play the Slots Machines!!

[sorrowman]

I occasionally play Poker, not online or for huge sums of money or anything (a couple of Euro's at best), but just for fun mostly.

As to why it's so popular, I don't have a clue. The game itself is not complicated at all, once you figured out the basics the game in itself is pretty much a no-brainer. Maybe it's because of the kinda phsychological part of the game, trying to read your opponents mind and body language and stuff and then trying to translate that into odd's and making a move based on those odd's.....you mind against the opponents mind. I think it's the figuring out off your opponent that's the best part of the game.

[damageinc]

Ask Robin (Frantiic) about poker and winning on it. He's a master... seriously!

[Frantic Canadian]

I occasionally play Poker, not online or for huge sums of money or anything (a couple of Euro's at best), but just for fun mostly.

As to why it's so popular, I don't have a clue. The game itself is not complicated at all, once you figured out the basics the game in itself is pretty much a no-brainer. Maybe it's because of the kinda phsychological part of the game, trying to read your opponents mind and body language and stuff and then trying to translate that into odd's and making a move based on those odd's.....you mind against the opponents mind. I think it's the figuring out off your opponent that's the best part of the game.

That could explain why it's popular but why is it popular on tv?

[dmegametal#1]

Sportsnet,TSN,The SCORE seem to be sponsers for these shows..i guess big $$$$$

[Frantic Canadian]

Sportsnet,TSN,The SCORE seem to be sponsers for these shows..i guess big $$$$$

It's also on on CityTV late at night sometimes and I think Global airs it on the weekends.

[sjmike]

ESPN and Fox Sports here in the US are always showing the World Series of Poker and other poker tournaments. Even the Travel Channel has begun showing poker.

[dmegametal#1]

would anyone of you participate in a tournament??

i won't even if i had the cash