THE GOLDEN ERA OF POKER: HOW THE GAME CHANGED AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY!

Online poker and actually facing the opponent face to face at the table are two completely different phenomena in one of the most popular card games. At the same time, they are connected and help each other a lot. For the same reason, the early 20th century is considered the "Golden Age" of the game. It's been almost 20 years since the online version of it suddenly reached an unexpected development. And very quickly. In the period between 2003 and 2006, the internet sent the absentee poker controversy to another level.

At that time, the investment of money online itself did not receive the high level of trust from consumers that we know today. They prefer the real game, where they decide for themselves when to get up from the table and immediately have their funds physically available. Another problem, although this variant of the game is developing, is the more limited resource to gain popularity. Despite the lack of such well-developed social media and online advertising, poker is multiplying its audience.

Speaking of perks, probably the biggest thing about the Golden Era is the opportunity for lesser-known players to go up against the big stars. The World Series of Poker provides a similar opportunity thanks to so-called satellites. Qualifying tournaments with a lower entry fee that give the possibility of a ticket to the league of the strongest. In 2003, Tennessee's Chris Moneymaker won a similar opportunity to participate in a $10,000 buy-in tournament while investing far less in a satellite race. A little later, he also won the big tournament, where he defeated a number of professionals and collected 2.5 million dollars.

His feat became one of the main reasons for the development of online poker. Thousands of users immediately want to follow in his footsteps. Poker rooms are overwhelmed by high traffic. Organizers reinvest their funds and celebrities become ambassadors for the game.

Professional players, in turn, gain enormous popularity, and fame turns them into modern rock stars. For the next 3 years, the growth of online poker is staggering. Certainly, online poker would be very well developed today without the Golden Age. But it is even more certain that the profit levels would hardly have been that high. And history will continue to remember Chris Moneymaker. The amateur who beat the pros and ignited millions with his example.

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