Poker is Popular Among Watchers

May 26, 2009

It was already fairly well known that people like watching poker being played, but with the recent numbers that have come in, it is possible that no one realized just how popular poker watching has become. When NBC announced that they were adding another poker show to their lineup, they were flooded with calls of people thanking them for the addition.

When the World Series of Poker decided to start offering the poker games on television, those networks that offered the show were inundated with viewers. EPSN has already made it a set piece of their broadcast schedule and they say that they have seen their numbers increase over the years as more and more people tune in to watch.

Now there are those that remain unconvinced that it is a sport, never mind a spectator sport, but they are simply turning a blind eye to the evidence that is right in front of them. Tickets go fast to almost all of the World Series of Poker events, and people will stand in line for hours to get one of those seats. Last year tickets for the Main Event not only went fast, but they were not nearly enough to seat the number of people who were trying to get a seat.

The WSOP starts later this week, and many of the events have already sold out in as far as those spectator seats. It is common knowledge that if you are interested in watching you have to move fast and you have to be one of the first in line, or you are going to miss the poker boat.