The Change Mariner

Internet Revolutionizes the World Series of Poker

CardPlayer:

Online play may be the most dramatic change in the World Series of Poker since the advent of satellite tournaments in the early 1980s. Prior to satellite play, the World Series was usually composed of a handful of the world’s top players, the $10,000 buy-in being out of reach for most. Eric Drache, director of the World Series of Poker for many years, came up with the idea of conducting smaller tournaments to allow lower-staked poker players to compete with the world’s top (and best-staked) players. The idea was an immediate hit.

The impact of the Internet is clearly far-reaching.

-Tim