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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 13:26:19 GMT -5
Anyone here only care about poker (playing or watching) during its boom period? As in just a bandwagoner and not a regular poker fan.
When it started, I remember a sudden massive increase in advertising for local-area Texas Hold'Em games and wondering what was going on. My initial thought was "What does Texas have to do with anything around here?" I'm in Newfoundland, one of the furthest places away from Texas that's still in North America. Of course I learned afterward that it just happened to be a name for an extremely popular variant of poker. Of course I think Texas itself is pretty cool nonetheless.
I didn't actually play the game much, but I just started getting interested in the TV shows just as the poker fad was on its way out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 13:33:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't say it was a fad. I would say it was a online poker sites boom
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 13:38:37 GMT -5
Texas Hold 'Em is actually a great game. I'm just no good at it myself, lol. I get lucky sometimes but then I get slammed by people much better.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 30, 2014 13:43:25 GMT -5
I wouldn't say it was a fad. I would say it was a online poker sites boom It was definitely a fad. Multiple Shows based on poker started popping up, and all sorts of Poker merchandise started popping up in random stores. It's popularity are why they had Bond playing it in Casino Royale instead of Baccarat. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 15:10:42 GMT -5
I wouldn't say it was a fad. I would say it was a online poker sites boom It was definitely a fad. Multiple Shows based on poker started popping up, and all sorts of Poker merchandise started popping up in random stores. It's popularity are why they had Bond playing it in Casino Royale instead of Baccarat. All those shows were created by poker sites like fulltiltpoker, pokerstars, etc. it was really just giant advertisement for the sites |
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Post by Juice on Jul 30, 2014 15:28:44 GMT -5
It was definitely a fad, but I still like it.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jul 30, 2014 15:35:18 GMT -5
I never cared about it, I couldn't get past the idea of it being some kind of competition worthy of being on tv.
I mean people joked about bowling-now I'm supposed to sit and watch a group around a table barely speaking?
My neighbor likes it and plays but I saw some competitors wearing sunglasses and thought it was weak.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 15:39:09 GMT -5
My neighbor likes it and plays but I saw some competitors wearing sunglasses and thought it was weak. Some of them do it due to photophobia, which is a legit condition. I have it to an extent. Others, not so much, but it is a great way to hide a poker face. |
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Post by willywonka666 on Jul 30, 2014 15:40:29 GMT -5
My neighbor likes it and plays but I saw some competitors wearing sunglasses and thought it was weak. Some of them do it due to photophobia, which is a legit condition. I have it to an extent. Others, not so much, but it is a great way to hide a poker face. That makes sense, but yea I thought it was weak to hide a poker face-I would think they'd practice that |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 15:56:55 GMT -5
Having poker on late night TV was both a good way to kill time and get some rest. Other than that, I didn't care much for it.
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Post by Sam Punk on Jul 30, 2014 16:00:46 GMT -5
Well it's a nice cure for insomnia. So there's that.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jul 30, 2014 17:46:57 GMT -5
It did give us Shannon Elizabeth: Poker Goddess...  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 18:08:07 GMT -5
I was at my very bro-iest as I went to 'B-Dubs' and watched Hold 'Em twice a week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 18:12:01 GMT -5
I wouldn't say it was a fad. I would say it was a online poker sites boom Are the (several) TV shows that were spawned during that time still around? If not, then I'd think it was a fad... |
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Post by kidglov3s on Jul 30, 2014 18:51:18 GMT -5
Poker made for good Cheap Seats material.
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Post by oliveh20 on Jul 30, 2014 18:56:16 GMT -5
I never understood why anyone would want to watch it. Who wants to see other people trying to win money in a game of chance? The "best" poker players in the World are still influenced by the deck. It's sooooo boring.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 18:59:28 GMT -5
Just another example of "the douche is strong" from the mid 00's.
People that wear sunglasses to play poker piss me right the hell off.
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Post by fw91 on Jul 30, 2014 20:01:15 GMT -5
I think it all started when Espn aired the 2003 world series of poker non stop. It taught me how to play the game, so I'm grateful for the fad existing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 20:05:46 GMT -5
I never understood why anyone would want to watch it. Who wants to see other people trying to win money in a game of chance? The "best" poker players in the World are still influenced by the deck. It's sooooo boring. There is a great amount of skill involved. |
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Post by mizerable on Jul 30, 2014 20:13:56 GMT -5
Perhaps if I ever got into playing, I might have enjoyed it...but f*** watching it. Seriously, that is outright boring as shit, and even worse there was a period where it was on GSN during a period when GSN was okay to watch...and for that I can say, f*** Poker.
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