Is Poker A Business Or A Hobby?
Poker is not always playing at a table! Like any competition, there are paris on players participating in poker tournaments. People who bet on the players must now play the game and the attitude that you know about your favorite football team. This means that without the competition people see their favorite player on the day of life and tournament. In addition to poker players have other hobbies such as cars, golf, tennis, etc. No other sport games. World Poker Tour (WPT) will meet a variety of poker games under the same name. Games will take place every day on television.
Anyone over 21 can register for this tournament. He just needs to pay the entrance fee, which depends on the type of tournament. The player will pay between $ 12,000 and 4000 and after a long gaming session, the winners will play in World Poker Tour, and after only six players remain and they are playing at the same table is the title of “Player of the Year”.
World Series of Poker (WSOP) began in 1970. This tournament has provided the TV sports channel ESPN. Tournament registration fee is $ 10,000. Increase the number of players each year. In 2000, players were registered in 4780 and last year more than 23,000. In 2005 the prize was 47 million dollars. It ‘was divided into 560 players and the first prize was $ 7.5 million.
See this issue .. are enormous. In this case, we can talk about poker as a business. But we will see another point of view … Many people play poker just for fun. Other players dream of being the best of the best, as players in the WSOP, EPT and other major poker tournaments. For many players, not just about money … they want to be the best – the feeling that you can not buy with all the money in the world! It’s a hobby or should I say is passion. Everyone thinks their way … One thing I can say with authority … poker is a way of life … even if it comes to poker as a business or a hobby!