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question about poker in europe
were the games big in casinos before the internet? seems like there are so many top internet pros, especially from scandinavia, curious where they played practiced previously.
also why dont i ever see players from italy, spain, france it all seems to be concentrated in sweedem, finland, and the other scandinavian countries. |
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Re: question about poker in europe
Possible reason:
It's cold and nasty a lot in the Scandinavian countries and warm and sunny a lot in the southern European countries. |
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Re: question about poker in europe
I live in Belgium. There is not one legal poker game in the country.
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Re: question about poker in europe
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also why dont i ever see players from italy, spain, france it all seems to be concentrated in sweeden, finland, and the other scandinavian countries. [/ QUOTE ] Not entirely true - there's that French lass who occassionally plays in the WSOP (Marie summat) and there were a few Spanish and Italian and French players at the HU tourney that was televised a few months ago. I guess it depends where you play and where you watch - scandanavians tend (in my experience) to speak better english (or american) than other Europeans. |
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Re: question about poker in europe
Internet / broadband is alot more common in swedish homes than in say italian homes, especially on the country side.
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Re: question about poker in europe
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Not entirely true - there's that French lass who occassionally plays in the WSOP (Marie summat) and there were a few Spanish and Italian and French players at the HU tourney that was televised a few months ago. I guess it depends where you play and where you watch - scandanavians tend (in my experience) to speak better english (or american) than other Europeans. [/ QUOTE ] David Benyamine (sp?) is from France as well. |
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Re: question about poker in europe
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Internet / broadband is alot more common in swedish homes than in say italian homes, especially on the country side. [/ QUOTE ] Or more importantly that there are over 80 card games that are illegal in Italy,(dating back to Mussolini), poker being among them. |
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Re: question about poker in europe
Arnfinn Madsen posts on 2+2. He's from Norway and I think he travels in his job. Look around and ask him.
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Re: question about poker in europe
also poker is illegal in italy
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