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Popularity of texas holdem
Texas Hold’em is clearly king today. No other poker game gets as much television exposure. The reason for this exposure is because Texas Holdem has nearly perfect ingredients for the TV screen. The community cards (five cards shared by everyone) make visually tracking what’s going on easy for the viewing audience.
In fact, the most successful Hold’em players have become famous celebrities. The catchy Full Tilt Poker commercials give pros such as Chris “Jesus” Ferguson the kind of exposure that promises more than a mere 15 minutes of fame.
Even if you don’t seek any TV celebrity fame, you can still play Texas Hold’em and have tons of fun. Who knows? You may even get lucky. And if you do decide to enter tournaments after you master the game, you may be the next budding star. The game has made instant millionaires of tournament winners and turned them into household names to the dedicated fans who religiously follow every episode of the World Poker Tour.
