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The State of Poker 2008

By Bluff magazine
Jay Busbee

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

These are strange days for the poker industry. While the dilettantes have gone on to the next fad -- mixed martial arts, perhaps -- the diehards and the newfound converts are settling in for the long haul. We're past the "fad" stage with poker now. Unlike, say, grunge music or brick-wall comedy clubs, poker isn't going anywhere. Tens of thousands of players still make their way to Vegas every summer for the World Series of Poker. The highest-profile poker TV shows continue to draw solid rating ...

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