Poker

When I started this blog I noted that I like to play, and sometimes watch, poker. I still do, but other than a couple of posts on the game I haven't really had much to say.. Well, here are a few thoughts.

No Limit poker has brought poker to television and turned a popular game into a hugely popular game. It has also put the game at risk. Why? Because it has become too large. Poker at its best is a game played at a level in which the players can afford to lose. When "the little lady" bets and loses "the ranch," she is not likely to come back. Two things happens. One, the game loses a player. Two, the game gets a black eye.

If the game loses enough players the card rooms at the casinos become smaller and smaller and eventually the rooms are replaced with another stand of slots.

If too many people lose too much then society will take notice and the politicians will step in. Remember. It was the horror stories of youngsters loosing their college funds and old folks maxing out their credit cards that brought the current laws regarding Internet poker playing in the US.

Now, will any of that have any influence on what the clubs will do? Of course not. They are in business to make money and if the customer wants No Limit they will supply no limit even if they see a train wreck coming.