When I was first approached
about helping promote a
new online Poker
site
back in 2001, I was intrigued by the growth possibilities this game promised
for the future. Regardless, I did not have a clue that it would explode into
the size that it has. Although the Poker revenues online were nothing to sneeze
at
back then, (around 80 million dollars), the growth to come was at that time
unfathomable.
By the end of 2010, it is expected that the online Poker industry will have
exploded to close to
7 BILLION dollars.
Amateurs Fuel
Growth
Although poker would have grown on its' own merits,
it would be rather short
sighted to believe that it would have reached the extremes it has without the
famous WSOP win by amateur Chris Moneymaker in 2003, and then by another
amateur in 2004, Greg Raymer. The dreams that they created for the
everyday player were a huge facet of the explosive growth of the online and
offline poker industry during the past 7 years.
Cheating Scandal
Interrupts Growth
The thing I had a tough time with in the beginning
was the integrity of
the online game. It seemed to me that there were too many possibilities
for the game to be cheated. Unfortunately, I was not wrong.
When Absolute Poker and UltimateBet were caught in a
cheating scandel,
it was a wakeup call for everyone who thought they were playing on a level
playing field.
It was alleged that players on these sites were pillaged for over 20 Million
dollars.
Many players simply walked away from the online game when those scandels
surfaced.
Today, it is believed that the holes that allowed
cheating have all been plugged.
Whether that is true or not, until there is evidence to the contrary, it will be
up to the individual players to decide whether they are getting dealt with
fairly
at the online poker sites.
Rush Poker...Boom
or Bust?
In order to keep the players interested, online
poker, not unlike any other industry,
must keep coming up with different venues. The latest twist is taking online
poker
by storm. They call it Rush Poker. Available exclusively at Full Tilt Poker,
Rush Poker
is touted as the ultimate high-speed poker experience.
This revolutionary new poker format is designed to
minimize your wait time between hands
and keep you in the action at all times. Whether you’re playing a Rush Poker
ring game or
a Rush Poker Tournament, you’ll join a large player pool and face a different
table of
opponents every hand you play. When you fold your hand, you’ll be rushed to a
new table
for the next hand immediately.
Will Rush Poker become a venue of choice for online
players? Only time will tell. I have
heard both pro and con. I will say however, those who thrive on living on the
edge seem
to be hard core fans. If you want to give it a try, click here to sign up today!
If you were in a Poker tournament and someone started praying and all that religion stuff would you complain?
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lllooong story short me and this guy fell out because he didnt ask me out and we were talking and he asked this other girl out. and we didnt talk for like 3 weeks. then his girlfriend got drunk and was all over this other guy. and he was really upset and he asked me for advice. and now we text eachother. and he is always the one to text me first also. that happend just yesterday. and so today i went on my friends bus to go to her house(they are cousins they live together) and he kept staring at me. and he smiled and stuff. and they were saying he sucked at bascketball and he asked me and i was like no .and when i was over there he sat with me and my friend and my other friend in her room and watched tv and he kept like talking to me and flirting with me. he grabbed my hand. and when no one was watching us hed sit up and hed just smile at me and id smile back at him. but he was being a jerk. because he was saying stuff about other girls and each time he'd look at me and i had a poker face on... but i was annoyed about it.... he is still going out with his girlfriend. but idk if they gonna stay together. but the thing is he was being mean to me a little and my friend was like shes not your second option. and he just kinda stood there and he was like thats right amy is (some girl that is more popular than me ) but i dont understand.....,? he was acting like he liked me at his house... and he stares at me at school...but idk... we are 16. he kept laughing at my jokes almost everytime...
IDK WHAT TO DO!10 POINTS.?
lllooong story short me and this guy fell out because he didnt ask me out and we were talking and he asked this other girl out. and we didnt talk for like 3 weeks. then his girlfriend got drunk and was all over this other guy. and he was really upset and he asked me for advice. and now we text eachother. and he is always the one to text me first also. that happend just yesterday. and so today i went on my friends bus to go to her house(they are cousins they live together) and he kept staring at me. and he smiled and stuff. and they were saying he sucked at bascketball and he asked me and i was like no .and when i was over there he sat with me and my friend and my other friend in her room and watched tv and he kept like talking to me and flirting with me. he grabbed my hand. and when no one was watching us hed sit up and hed just smile at me and id smile back at him. but he was being a jerk. because he was saying stuff about other girls and each time he'd look at me and i had a poker face on... but i was annoyed about it.... he is still going out with his girlfriend. but idk if they gonna stay together. but the thing is he was being mean to me a little and my friend was like shes not your second option. and he just kinda stood there and he was like thats right amy is (some girl that is more popular than me ) but i dont understand.....,? he was acting like he liked me at his house... and he stares at me at school...but idk... we are 16. he kept laughing at my jokes almost everytime..
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