Year of the Pro?
Many poker blogs and poker sites are going around toting “year of the pro” posts in their blog about this year’s WSOP as if they are suprised. Come on, are we really that shocked that professional poker players are actually winning in the Holy Grail of poker tournaments, AKA the World Series Of Poker.
After all, if the professionals aren’t the ones winning then I think that says a lot about the game that we have all grown to love?
Sure, in the past there have been a lot of wins by amateurs, but I think back in those days there were hardly near as many “professional” players. After all, what is a professional poker player nowadays anyway?
I consider someone a professional poker player if poker is the main source of their income and they spend at least 30+ hours per week playing. I think that a lot of these “amateurs” of the past actually fall into this category, the only thing that makes them an amateur vs. pro is they are not sponsored by any site.
Another factor that goes into the increased number of “pros” is poker sites are signing players at record speeds nowadays. If a player does well in one major tournament sites are at their beck and call to get them to play for them with their logos.
Sure, there have been a lot of cashes by well-known poker players, but is this really much different from years past? Or is it that we are comparing it to last year where it seemed to be more “year of the Joe” as there were a lot of unknown winners.
So basically what I am trying to say is WAKE UP PEOPLE… are you really that shocked that the professionals are winning or are you implying that poker is a game of luck?
To me, the 2008 WSOP is still just: “The year of Potrippers dad“
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