All in for Fun

I've been playing poker since I was a teenager. I learned from my dad playing stud and other variants including the recently popular texas hold'em.

About five years ago, hold em became one of the hottest things going. Right behind the national exposure of Chris Moneymaker who won the 2003 World Series of Poker. It was also the first year that ESPN dedicated extreme coverage on it. After that, it spread like wild fire, including bars accross the country.

Several bars including Uncle D's, Legends and The Felix Street Pub started hosting their own free poker nights. Five years later, the only one left still hosting is the Pub. I wrote an article on it at the beginning of the semester for the Griffon News which highlighted it, but at this time of going towards the final table, i have to give props out to the people playing and the people hosting.

It is important to remember that to some its gambling, but to others its entertainment. It's a free and fun way to promote your establishment and a quick way to build comradere and atmosphere.