Industry estimates are that 50 to 80 million Americans play Poker. Card rooms in states where poker is legal are booming, while online directories list games and tournaments set up in garages and basements around the country. The game is consuming college campuses, and is the obsession of many high school boys. Players at all levels say the game appeals to their competitive instincts, challenges their brains and differs from other sports because it doesn't rely on athletic ability.-Cable TV viewer ratings for the "World Poker Tour" on the Travel Channel, the World Series of Poker on ESPN, and Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo, have been so strong that four poker-related shows are in development. When NBC broadcast a special "World Poker Tour" battle of champions opposite the pre-game show of this year's Super Bowl, an estimated 10 million people watched.-Online poker sites are hugely popular too. Partypoker.com is the largest with 1 million registered users. Not Final Cover.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 209 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
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978-0-7440-0508-0 (9780744005080)
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Marc Wortman and Joel Krass are co-authoring this book, and founded the HomePoker.com website in 1998. The site was originally founded as a hobby for Marc, and over time, it evolved to include other content of interest to the home poker playing community, including home poker strategy, home poker and the law, low-limit casino poker, and protecting oneself against poker cheats. The website also offers tutorial to new players. This book will be promoted on HomePoker.com and included in email blasts to their subscriber base.
