Lucky Streak Poker

Pokerstars.com – Shane Warne has been the face of 888.com for quite some time now, and is used to being a star in his own right. After years spent being renowned as the best spin bowler ever, he has turned his attentions to achieving something similar in poker.

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Other poker stars would probably not class him in the same category as the best names in the game, but we all have to start somewhere, and Warnes performance in last years main event, shows that this is a man who is learning poker fast. I suppose it is open to interpretation what makes a poker player a poker star, but if it is being recognised wherever you go, then Warne already qualifies. If poker stardom means being among the best in the world, then I think Shane warne still has a way to go yet.

In many ways, I think it is good for poker when well known names from other walks of life start playing the game seriously. For one, it raises the profile of poker in general and attracts more followers. On the negative side though, I have to say that personally, I would not want to see a star from another sport or the film industry turn up after a few months playing poker and win a major event.

I don’t begrudge them success, but you have to say that it adds weight to any arguments that poker is more luck than anything else. I always prefer to see those who have put at least 5 years work into the game winning big poker tournaments, for this reason.