The Culture of Poker

you have to be smart to be good at poker

you have to be smart to be good at poker you have to be able to handle pressure

you have to be able to handle pressure

you have to be able to handle pressure you have to be able to bluff you have to

you have to be able to bluff you have to

you have to be able to bluff you have to be able to be very patient it’s a game

be able to be very patient it’s a game

be able to be very patient it’s a game of skill chance and peer guts hi I’m

of skill chance and peer guts hi I’m

of skill chance and peer guts hi I’m Craig Conley with watchmojo.com and

Craig Conley with watchmojo.com and

Craig Conley with watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the

today we’ll be learning more about the

today we’ll be learning more about the game of poker what do you ascribe to

game of poker what do you ascribe to

game of poker what do you ascribe to pokers mainstream popularity one factor

pokers mainstream popularity one factor

pokers mainstream popularity one factor is the television the date came on

is the television the date came on

is the television the date came on television a lot of people learn how to

television a lot of people learn how to

television a lot of people learn how to play saw that it was interesting they

play saw that it was interesting they

play saw that it was interesting they were able to see the cars of the players

were able to see the cars of the players

were able to see the cars of the players other factor is the internet internet

other factor is the internet internet

other factor is the internet internet gaming sites make huge amounts of money

gaming sites make huge amounts of money

gaming sites make huge amounts of money with poker so they helped a lot bring

with poker so they helped a lot bring

with poker so they helped a lot bring new people to the game the fact that an

new people to the game the fact that an

new people to the game the fact that an ammeter won the World Championship 2003

ammeter won the World Championship 2003

ammeter won the World Championship 2003 Chris Moneymaker that helped a lot the

Chris Moneymaker that helped a lot the

Chris Moneymaker that helped a lot the 27 year old has stepped out of the

27 year old has stepped out of the

27 year old has stepped out of the virtual poker room do you think film is

virtual poker room do you think film is

virtual poker room do you think film is helped popularize the sport not the last

helped popularize the sport not the last

helped popularize the sport not the last James Bond by the one before then the

James Bond by the one before then the

James Bond by the one before then the old movie is built around the poker game

old movie is built around the poker game

old movie is built around the poker game should we up the blind it’s not the only

should we up the blind it’s not the only

should we up the blind it’s not the only example there was rounders in 98 it’s

example there was rounders in 98 it’s

example there was rounders in 98 it’s the classic and Melissa favorite movie

the classic and Melissa favorite movie

the classic and Melissa favorite movie for poker players it’s your money the

for poker players it’s your money the

for poker players it’s your money the kids bettin well that’s plenty wise we

kids bettin well that’s plenty wise we

kids bettin well that’s plenty wise we know what we’re holding and we know what

know what we’re holding and we know what

know what we’re holding and we know what you’re holding what type of qualities is

you’re holding what type of qualities is

you’re holding what type of qualities is a good poker player needs so there’s not

a good poker player needs so there’s not

a good poker player needs so there’s not just one quality you have to be a little

just one quality you have to be a little

just one quality you have to be a little bit of a psychologist you have to be a

bit of a psychologist you have to be a

bit of a psychologist you have to be a comedian sometimes you want people to

comedian sometimes you want people to

comedian sometimes you want people to pretend that you had a good hand when

pretend that you had a good hand when

pretend that you had a good hand when you don’t blubber named Larry Levan even

you don’t blubber named Larry Levan even

you don’t blubber named Larry Levan even nobody huh thinking rumor is that

nobody huh thinking rumor is that

nobody huh thinking rumor is that President Obama is a poker player how is

President Obama is a poker player how is

President Obama is a poker player how is useless uated with the game back when he

useless uated with the game back when he

useless uated with the game back when he played he was known as a patient player

played he was known as a patient player

played he was known as a patient player obviously I don’t think he has time

obviously I don’t think he has time

obviously I don’t think he has time anymore for poker but he played with

anymore for poker but he played with

anymore for poker but he played with people from his State Illinois and it

people from his State Illinois and it

people from his State Illinois and it helped him to make some contacts that

helped him to make some contacts that

helped him to make some contacts that helped me later on his politics I enjoy

helped me later on his politics I enjoy

helped me later on his politics I enjoy a little friendly game of poker myself

a little friendly game of poker myself

a little friendly game of poker myself once in a while but the one thing I know

once in a while but the one thing I know

once in a while but the one thing I know is this we can’t afford to gamble on

is this we can’t afford to gamble on

is this we can’t afford to gamble on four more years the same disastrous

four more years the same disastrous

four more years the same disastrous economic policy do you think the

economic policy do you think the

economic policy do you think the strategy of the game is helpful to a

strategy of the game is helpful to a

strategy of the game is helpful to a president oh for sure it is you have to

president oh for sure it is you have to

president oh for sure it is you have to earn respect when you play poker you

earn respect when you play poker you

earn respect when you play poker you have to have a strong image and you need

have to have a strong image and you need

have to have a strong image and you need you need to use strategy now you were a

you need to use strategy now you were a

you need to use strategy now you were a chess player before why the shift from

chess player before why the shift from

chess player before why the shift from chest to poker the game is different

chest to poker the game is different

chest to poker the game is different than chess you need to learn moves

than chess you need to learn moves

than chess you need to learn moves openings up to twentieth move in poker

openings up to twentieth move in poker

openings up to twentieth move in poker you can sit down with no preparation at

you can sit down with no preparation at

you can sit down with no preparation at all

all

all and gave a great performance it’s like

and gave a great performance it’s like

and gave a great performance it’s like more game of psychology of personality

more game of psychology of personality

more game of psychology of personality chess is a lot of a calculation and

chess is a lot of a calculation and

chess is a lot of a calculation and knowledge who’s the Bobby Fischer of

knowledge who’s the Bobby Fischer of

knowledge who’s the Bobby Fischer of poker right now in poker there’s not one

poker right now in poker there’s not one

poker right now in poker there’s not one person who can dominate the poker world

person who can dominate the poker world

person who can dominate the poker world in chess Bobby Fischer for a few years

in chess Bobby Fischer for a few years

in chess Bobby Fischer for a few years was able to dominate in poker right now

was able to dominate in poker right now

was able to dominate in poker right now we got an Internet a guy named ER or

we got an Internet a guy named ER or

we got an Internet a guy named ER or phil ivey was known as the tiger woods

phil ivey was known as the tiger woods

phil ivey was known as the tiger woods of poker and this is where we’re gonna

of poker and this is where we’re gonna

of poker and this is where we’re gonna see how good is phil ivey he’s staring

see how good is phil ivey he’s staring

see how good is phil ivey he’s staring at duan stack trying to figure out where

at duan stack trying to figure out where

at duan stack trying to figure out where he’s at can ever do when he loses five

he’s at can ever do when he loses five

he’s at can ever do when he loses five hundred thousand dollars so you cannot

hundred thousand dollars so you cannot

hundred thousand dollars so you cannot dominate poker because there’s variance

dominate poker because there’s variance

dominate poker because there’s variance due to a chance there’s gens de la vie

due to a chance there’s gens de la vie

due to a chance there’s gens de la vie saying goodbye to all that money those

saying goodbye to all that money those

saying goodbye to all that money those are twenty-five-thousand-dollar chips

are twenty-five-thousand-dollar chips

are twenty-five-thousand-dollar chips there’s great players and then there’s

there’s great players and then there’s

there’s great players and then there’s good players what’s the difference some

good players what’s the difference some

good players what’s the difference some amateurs can play like professionals but

amateurs can play like professionals but

amateurs can play like professionals but they might not have the same motivation

they might not have the same motivation

they might not have the same motivation to play the best move all the time so

to play the best move all the time so

to play the best move all the time so they might make mistake the real

they might make mistake the real

they might make mistake the real professional does not make a huge

professional does not make a huge

professional does not make a huge mistake it sometimes your profit is

mistake it sometimes your profit is

mistake it sometimes your profit is Booker comes from big mistakes that’s

Booker comes from big mistakes that’s

Booker comes from big mistakes that’s too bad that’s the way it is this son of

too bad that’s the way it is this son of

too bad that’s the way it is this son of bitch alrighty chick chick chick he

bitch alrighty chick chick chick he

bitch alrighty chick chick chick he trapped me will you feeling satisfied

trapped me will you feeling satisfied

trapped me will you feeling satisfied now teddy I can go on busting you up all

now teddy I can go on busting you up all

now teddy I can go on busting you up all night