Thursday, May 13, 2004

Ante Up

Poker’s star is, seemingly, still rising.  Like a hand of jacks or better to open, progressive, with none of the players holding the requisite jacks or better in the first three deals.  Even my sons, who attend a private parochial school are into the game.  Their small time winnings spurring them on to online poker games too.

Justin Peters has written a piece about the rising popularity of poker which has been published by Washington Monthly. It’s titled “Jack of Smarts."

Per Peters’ piece, here are a few of the reasons more individuals are anteing up.

"Strategy-oriented, individualistic, and embedded in a nice masculine mythology, poker is the perfect game for the revenge-of-the-nerds generation looking to square their intelligence with their inner maleness."

Deal me in.

Via Arts & Letters Daily.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/13 at 02:55 AM
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