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How online casino tournaments revolutionized poker
12 Oct 2006
Chris moneymaker was one of them: the new breed of amateur poker players that learn their trade from the internet, in online casinos. Chris Moneymaker gained his experience by playing at various online poker sites. And he is not alone. Where in the past you would most likely have to live a certain lifestyle in order to get into touch with poker, the rise of the online casino industry is helping bring poker home to people that would have never played the game a while ago. What starts out as a fun way to pass the time at home has turned for many online casino players into a real opportunity to make money.
The most important factor in this are the live and televised poker tournaments held by the big casinos. It used to be hard for amateur players to gain access to these tournaments, simply by the high entry prices easily reaching 10000 dollars for a seat.
But this too is being revolutionized by the online casino industry. As more and more online casino websites are staging their own online casino tournaments, winning a seat at one of the major contests is a popular prize.
This is great publicity for the online casino industry. Anyone who used to look down on online casinos as "not the real thing" has been silenced by Moneymakers outstanding win 3 years ago. Some players even prefer the setting of an online casino to bricks-and-mortar casinos because it gives them more control over their game.
Watch this virtual space!
