Texholdem articles 3Poker faces get ever younger
There were days when the serious poker players were people around seventy, and people who were younger felt that they were the youngsters. However, all that has changed over the past few years. Today, the ages people are playing poker are getting younger and younger, and it is common to see people in their twenties playing the game and loving it. Especially popular with the young ones is Texas Hold'em poker, which is indeed getting more and more popular across the Unites States. While there may be many who say that it is all hype, there is no room for doubt that Texas Hold'em poker is the game of the new generation of gamblers.
Neither do the young players look like the hardened gamblers that were once the quota. Today, there are college students, corporate executives and other people of rank that like to play a game once in a while. In addition, while some may think that these card clubs are dens of iniquity, it is not the case. Smoking is usually not allowed, and in any case most gamblers prefer to play the game sober, since they cannot drink and stay focused at the same time. Hence it is all good, clean fun. Written By John Woods 04.07.05
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