It's definitely more addictive. You don't have to search for a game, you just sit down. It also gives you a chance to develop your skills.

I play about three times a week for a couple of hours at a time.

The highly marketable television caused the popularity to go up, well, that and good old beer drinking.

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

You've got to have between 12 and 15 times of your final year's living expenses saved up. If you're spending $100,000 a year now, you should have at least $1.2 million saved up, preferably $1.5 million. If you're living on $300,000 a year, you should have close to $5 million saved up.

You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot.