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at the game.
Plus, the makeup of the top players has
been changing. In the
past only people who played for years and built up instincts
for knowing how to win were champions. Now the newer top players
are highly educated, highly successful and are analytical in
nature. You will see individuals from top professions like
Financial Analyst, Rocket Scientist, Attorney, and Mathematician
along with industry CEO's in the ranks of champion. People
like Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson who can perform mathematical
calculations in their heads with ease will be the future.
But not having an Ivy League education
won't stop enthusiastic
poker players from playing the game. On a televised episode
of the 2004 World Series of Poker tournament, a former homeless
man stated in a game he got off of the streets by learning to
play poker. He stated that he learned the game by losing
$1500.00, one penny at a time. (For the record he did not win
that tournament, but did leave Binion's with over $40,000 in
cash.)
And with the 2003 and 2004 World Series
of Poker Champions
earning their seats from online poker room tournaments, the
Internet will eventually be the main producer of players.
A huge number of online poker rooms have been sponsoring seats
to top tournaments with buy ins less than $100, which is a far
cry from the standard entry fees for these events at land based
casinos. So keep an eye on what is going on in the poker world,
because the excitement is just getting started!
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