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  1. ITM_247 ITM_247 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 8:58am)

    ...when I came across a list for FADS of the previous decade (2000-2009) and came across 'Texas Hold'em' on this list, among other things (livestrong yellow wristbands, snoop dogg speak, napster, emo music, etc). This got me thinking...is this current trend of increased popularity in poker (specifically Texas Hold'em) at all over?
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 9:36am) in reply to ITM_247

    Is the popularity of NLHE over? Uhh, no; just look at the number of people registered in a NLHE tourney v. a PLO tourney etc.

    Is the popularity of NLHE increasing at a lower rate that it was in say 2006? Uhh, yes; but I'd argue that it is still increasing, but just at a lesser rate.

    Imo, the popularity of poker, in general, is still increasing. The vast majority of the these new players are young players who probably tend to move towards NLHE. However, there are still plenty of players who have played for years in home games with family and friends who grew up on the 7 card and draw games who, when they come to play online for the first time, realize that they can find a non-NLHE game and they may choose those games.

    If I was starting all over, I'd probably try to focus on many of the off games for a few reasons. First, the field sizes are much more manageable. Second, there are fewer grinders in those games, so the fields should be slightly weaker (this isn't quite true, b/c many of the players who choose these games are playing Stud as their first language, whereas, Stud would be a 2nd or 3rd language for a NLHE player like myself). Third, most of these "other" games are played using a fixed limit or pot limit betting rules. I'm not sure this holds true with pot limit as much as fixed limit, but limiting a players ability to go "all in" should reduce variance (pretty significantly for fixed limit).

    EDIT: If your question is whether or not NLHE will eventually die away like tight-rolled jeans, parachute pants, big bangs and jelly bracelets, my response would be a resounding No. NLHE is here to stay, but it may not always be the most popular game in town.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 9:59am) in reply to ITM_247

    no, for proof see: Europe
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 10:13am) in reply to LuckyWilbury

     
    Originally Posted by LuckyWilbury View Post

    no, for proof see: Europe

    I should have summarized that this was an american website that listed these "american" fads, and my question was geared towards an american audience. Clearly there are extenuating circumstances prohibiting the continued growth of NLHE in america compared to europe, so I apologize for my wording of the question.
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