Just Some Random Thoughts

The world of internet poker is always a fun ride. I’m in agreement that games are not what they once were. The games on Party when I first started playing were so soft and profitable it’s unreal. Granted, the issues with legislation and the Republicans have not helped the player pools, but that isn’t the only reason the games are tougher.

Poker has never really seen a boom like the one it just went through. The exposure in the media and the acceptance by the general public brought an unprecedented amount of new players to the game. Just think that at one point in time Doyle Brunson himself was ashamed to tell people what he did for a living. They would walk across the street so as not to walk by him, cause (gasp!) he was a gambler.

What we are experiencing is a natural progression of the game. Players that were once new have become better by playing and making a conscious effort to improve their game. There are other players out there, that while aren’t bad players, have not improved and have been surpassed by many of the formerly new players. So, in short poker has become a perfect Darwinian diagram for the theory of evolution.

Online poker is no longer setup to be something the average American can do in their spare time. The issues of getting money in and out are enough to keep the casual player away by themselves. What that leaves us with then is a player base that is made up of fewer new players, that are committed enough to go through the hassle of depositing, so they are serious about playing and with the already existing players that are either improving or staying the same. This means that games will continue to evolve and get tougher.

The question has now become what are you going to do to keep up with the ever evolving world of poker? This player is a dying breed and the extinction level of players will continue to rise without new players to fuel the games.