Texas Hold'em exploded in 2005. Has the games popularity been declining since? (1 Viewer)

[Rhodeman77]

Also the concept of a bankroll is more for professional players that need to live off it. A recreational player (as 98%+ of us are) have a regular job that we make our money from that we use to play poker with. Causal players use their expendable income to play poker. So whatever amount they have left over after other expenses they can use for poker or anything else. Most of the people I know are losing poker player but they all still play!!! They just use money they have from their expendable income to do it.

 

[rummeraises]

Also the concept of a bankroll is more for professional players that need to live off it. A recreational player (as 98%+ of us are) have a regular job that we make our money from that we use to play poker with. Causal players use their expendable income to play poker. So whatever amount they have left over after other expenses they can use for poker or anything else. Most of the people I know are losing poker player but they all still play!!! They just use money they have from their expendable income to do it.

Well, there are varying definitions of what a pro player truly is. People sometimes think that a pro player automatically means a tv player who makes millions in poker.

 

[Moxie Mike]

Casinos went from a $5 rake max on a $100 pot to a $7 rake on $50 pot. Percentage wise, this is a absurdly high increase . For grinders playing low- mid level stakes games, this is a very negative trend.

You're not wrong, but the truth is casinos will charge what the market will bear. As long as the rooms are full and the waiting lists for popular games are what they are, a reduction in rake is unlikely. Is it unfortunate for 'low-stakes grinders'? Sure - as it is for all players at the table. But all I can really say is if you don't like it, don't play in casinos. Vote with your wallet.

 

[rummeraises]

. But all I can really say is if you don't like it, don't play in casinos. Vote with your wallet.

Thats what I do.

 

[rummeraises]

I remember in the late 90s going to AC every weekend and playing in a $25-$50 limit 7 stud hi lo game. My god, the pots were huge and the game was fast, because the $25-$50 bets were even denominations without the need for the dealer to make a lot of change during the course of a hand. I miss those games so much. Huge pots but because it was still a limit game, you were not gonna lose $1000 in 1 bad beat hand, like you can in NL hold em where you put all your money in preflop with KK and have a person play AK, and they hit their bare ace to bust you.

Back then the casino would take a $7 rake from each player, every 30 minutes, for this particular game. Very fair.

 

[Rhodeman77]

Checked the Bravo app to see what was going on at the casino. Noon on a Wednesday with nothing special going on downtown and there are 17 tables going right now.

Poker is doing fine!

 

[RainmanTrail]

Main event entries by year is a pretty good surrogate for what you're after.