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Source: Poker Player Online (Original Article)
THIS WEEK MARKS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF MONEYMAKER
Five years ago this week, the poker world changed. Chris Moneymaker turned an online satellite and a dream into $2,500,000 and an industry was born. A lot has changed in five years. Online poker rooms that were market leaders at the time are now out of business, or nothing more than a name “imprint” that’s part of a bigger network of poker sites. Other online poker sites-only just conceived when that 5a fell on the river, making Moneymaker a full house-have since launched, and are now market leaders. So, what can we look forward to for the tenth anniversary of Moneymaker’s win? Will the merry-go-round ride of the last five years speed up, slow down, or stop completely? Take a moment today to think about how much your life has changed over the last five years. I’m sure Chris Moneymaker is out there somewhere thinking about how much his life has changed since that fateful day.
DOES POKER NEED MORE TESTOSTERONE?
The World Series of Poker has announced that they have signed an agreement with Gamma-O Plus Pomegranate, a drink with a natural additive in it that increases the production of testosterone in the body, as well as containing pomegranate juice, which reportedly lowers the body’s chance of suffering prostate problems. The drink will be the “official testosterone booster” of the World Series of Poker. Look for more pre-flop re-raising and fewer trips to the bathroom at the Rio this summer.
IOWA CASINO TO LOWER POKER AGE MINIMUM FROM 21 TO 18
College-aged poker players in the Tama, Iowa vicinity may soon have a brand new option for playing poker. The Meshwaki Tribal Council, operators of the Meshwaki Casino and Hotel near Tama, has approved a plan to allow 18-years-olds to play poker at the site. An exact date has not yet been set, though tribal spokesman Larry Lasley Jr. has been quoted as saying the Frequent Flyer Credit Cards change can be made because poker …continue reading