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It cannot be denied that there has been a surge of gamers trying their luck out on the poker table. There has been a lot of talk for quiet a while now about gamers deserting, or at least transferring parts of their gaming time to poker, StarCraft fans are no different; I am sure most of you have at least tried it. Why do you think poker is so attractive for SC gamers?



Last weeks poll asked who you will win the Samsung European Championships. Take a look at the results below:

Who will win SEC? (725 votes)

ToT)Mondragon((53%)
ToT)TreK((18%)
Androide.3d(9%)
Gosu)Gorky_hu(3%)
3wD.Christian (Beast)(2%)
KazioWichura(2%)
SoL.Shaman(1%)
-=ALFA=-(1%)
CDS)Crow(1%)
ToT)Twisted((1%)
vanilica(1%)
ToT)BrAiN((0%)
Rushy(0%)
BlizzY(0%)
Maska(0%)
Incanus.(0%)
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ToT)Mondragon( took an overwhelming 52% of the overall vote, and he did not disappoint. He left the SEC triumphant, defeating your third place,
Androide.3d in the finals. You can read more about this years SEC » here.

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The poker craze, which is sweeping the SC community, is caused by...
Its up to you to fill in the rest of this sentence. Is it because that it is easier to be successful in playing poker than in StarCraft, is it because poker is something that can be done in real life to, or is it because people are just catching on to something new. What do you think?

What is the cause of the growing poker trend within the SC community?
The easy money reward
Closer to real life than other games
The strategy used is similar to SC
Because some started, the rest followed
Online poker is just better than SC
Because of high profile gamers starting
It is something new and different
Its a game that is uniting all gamers
Other


If you choose the other option, please state in the comments what you think the reason is.

In related news, read about former StarCraft programers that have joined the poker front » here, while you can join a forum thread about poker » here.

Happy Voting!