Poker Concorde

With each WSOP a main event champion is crowned, and there are always those who will look to this player to help the game continue to grow and prosper, and rightly so I feel. Some players who win the event, decide to remain very private, and that is each players choice and should be respected as such also.

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I do feel though, that the game needs players who stand up and look to nurture the game and ensure it continues to prosper. With legal changes in America causing a great many problems with online American players, it is important that someone protects both the game, and the peoples right to play it. The household names of poker often do much for the game, probably without even having to try sometimes. Every aspiring poker player feels spurred on to improving their game when they see the best of the best in action, and this helps to make sure people continue playing poker across the world.

In terms of the image of the game, much has changed for the better, and with the majority of players accepting their sometimes cruel exits form tournaments with such good grace, the game can only continue to be seen in a better light.
The same goes for players that donate portions of their winnings to charities, which is great to see.

All in all, I feel that most professional poker players have helped the game a great deal. With the continual gentlemanly conduct and generosity of players like Barry Greenstein, amongst others, hopefully the game will continue to rid itself of any remaining shackles of misconception.