The Future of Tournament Poker

Tournament Poker is evolving quickly. Not just changing - evolving. From local tournaments to casino events to world-wide month-long televised tournament tours, poker is no longer an underground industry. The stakes for tournament producers, promoters and players get bigger every day, as do the number of entrants and the size of the prizes. And all of this affects you.

Stan Sludikoff knows as much - or more - than anyone in the poker world about the industry-wide activities and trends related to tournament gaming. And as a poker publisher and journalist his advocacy for players' tournament rights and rewards is unmatched by anyone else's.

Have you read his recent ongoing series about how the changes in the World Series of Poker - a tournament for which he is a staunch supporter and advocate - have impacted players since the WSOP was acquired by Harrah's? Stan and Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP Commissioner, were both Featured Presenters at this year's California Poker Players Conference. Did the sparks fly?