Every week we see their faces alongside sport stars and other celebrities. They might be celebrities themselves to begin with and the moment they turn to poker and participate in a big tournament the press is there to let us know it. Many times it is a completely unknown face that makes it to the headlines for having made a final position in a poker tournament. People are fascinated and impressed by these new heroes and this game does open up for new forms of competition and entertainment.
Special features of the Poker Star
There seem to be two kinds of poker stars that get the most attention in the media. One is the complete rookie that the day before was known only to his room mate in a dorm in some far off university in no-where-land. The person is described as the most common of common and it amazes people that such a normal boring human being can make such huge amount of money and become famous at the same time.
The other poker star was already famous before he jumped into the world of poker. In this case people seem to be amazed that a person who used to entertain with his or her voice also seems to have brains enough to win in poker. It is a fact that poker takes a certain amount of intelligence. Luck is also part of the game but most people will agree that a poker star is a smart person.
Something that sets apart the poker star is the fact that it can be a man or a woman. Men and women play against each other, brain against brain and poker face against poker face. There are more men than women that have made it to fame as poker stars but women are not far behind and as this form of entertainment becomes more and more common they are sure to reach at least equal representation among the top players in the future.
The successful Poker Star
Whether the poker star was known or not previous to his success with the cards this initial winning opens up for many more opportunities of pursuing a career within gambling. If a person wins enough tournaments to be able to say that they sustain themselves on the game they will have an audience that would like to know just how they made it.
This is where other qualities of the poker star play in. A celebrity that would like to publish his way to success in poker might be able to do so easier than the commoner from the dorms but it still take some talent of expression to be able to transfer the success of gambling into one of tutoring. Many poker stars use their victories to help other gamblers through online forums and writings in books and magazines. It is also common to see the faces of the poker stars promoting poker rooms online. It would seem that for this outlet a previous known person would be preferred but this is not the case. In poker skills are valued higher than the name and this makes it very fair and even more thrilling.
