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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POKER PS2 PLAYSTATION 2 GAME! $0.95 |
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World Championship Poker Xbox 360 $6.99 |
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WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2008 NINTENDO DS GAME BRAND NEW $11.89 |
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how would the poker world be different today if sammy farha had won the world championship in 2003?
after watching tonight’s wsop episode i got to thinking about this…how would poker be different today had chris moneymaker gone on to lose to sammy farha? not just the effect on the popularity of poker, but the effect on the style of play…does a gambling, loose-aggressive style become the norm quicker?(since it seems to be the norm now after the success of people like gus hansen)…and is poker nearly as popular today if moneymaker finishes second? i mean, it was still an improbable run either way, but would the general public still be able to put their arms around the situation like they did since he actually won and took down a professional player?
just curious to see the responses
I think the MoneyMaker added to the growth and if he came in 2nd it would not be as popular as it is now, but more popular than it was in the past.
I think the biggest growth was due to hold card camera, in the past you would not see the cards that people folded or raised with and frankly it was not entertaining to watch.
I do think a loose player is more the norm for new players because that is what they show on TV more and it is more exciting for TV. What people do not realize is that those plays are only a small part of the game, they never show the hands in which everyone folded to the big blind. The final table broadcast is 2 hours long (this year they had PPV for the whole Final Table at the WSOP), but the actual time is 12 hours or longer. So during that time there is a lot of no flop hands.
For example they only showed some of TJ’s hands because he is known as a tighter player and more Mike The Mouth who is more aggressive, not to mention talks more so he is better for TV.
