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Originally Posted by Delaney09
but poker is dying
It definitely is, especially in the United States due to bankrolls being constrained by the lack of economic opportunity in both the workplace and in online poker.
Granted, Bovada and Merge have had some success, but it will never be the same as the FTP/Stars era. It's hilarious to see in that graph how the cash in the community grew after the UIGEA. I also would love that graph correlated with the DJIA....I'd bet you'd see some similarities.
The expansion of wealth in the poker community during that time, sadly, will probably be never matched again (although on the high end, there will always be expanding action and that will probably increase as incomes overall splinter. See: Macao).
Plus, here in the US, the economy is still crappy. I'm seeing the same people at the casinos and home games around where I live over and over, and the economy here in Boston is above average.
The runner counts at the WSOP will be interesting to see.
Last edited by ShizzMoney; 03-02-2014 at 11:03 AM.