Two years from now, will Party Poker still be dominant?

[Syntax]

[Simon Diamond]

This is a bit of a vague question isn't it - any chance of telling us what the significance of the question is?

Simon

[tiltboy]

Two years from now will Syntax still be here obsessing over this?

I'd do a poll too but then again who gives a fcuk?

[Syntax]

I was here two years ago. I was even here two years before that. I'll still be here in two years though, I know that. Where where you, and where will you be is a better question?

[Syntax]

Two years ago, if we took a poll like this, but exchanged the words "Party Poker" with the words "Paradise Poker" in the question, the results probably would have been something like 90% Yes. I suspect the numbers from this poll will be around that number give or take.

But I think the resluts will be interesting to see. What if the number turns out to be a lot lower? That would raise a lot of "why?" questions.

If the numbers are what I anticipate, then I am marking this date on my calendar with a big fat "I told you so" for some people around here who have been arguing with me vehemently about how superior Party is.

I watched Paradise topple like Rome, and Party is the one who did it. Ironically, Party has become just like Paradise was in those days. A revolution is near.

If Im wrong, I'll have to eat a pack of cards.

Oh, and I just posted this right after someone post the "Is Homer a spammer?" poll cause it made me laugh and I was in the mood to make a poll.

[BreakEvenPlayer]

Syntax,

You have an unhealthy obsession with things that don't matter.

[Losing all]

This poll is very important.
I believe it might just change my life.
Why did you make it 3 days? I need to know now!
Do you have a claw?

[AlexM]

The only thing Party has going for it is the number of players on there. The lack of variant poker games sucks. The lack of higher limits sucks. The support sucks. The programming sucks. Only problem is, someone has to risk the money on advertising and whatnot to overtake them, and who can say if this will happen?

[Dingo Puppet]

Actually, you can now make futures bets on which sites will have the most real money players in 1,2,and 3 year time frames. Many online sporting books offer it now. I was surprised to see Fulltiltpoker as the second favorite in the 2 year time frame. Party leads in all three.

In the three year time frame, you can get 25,000-1 odds on Choice Poker. With the Chinese backing it now, and being the only poker site the Chinese people will have access to, I think this would be a great bet. Once Choice offers Pai Gow in the near future, it could easily be the biggest online poker site very very soon.

I don't want to betray the trust of my sources, so I'll be vague. However, from what my source tells me, the Chinese plan on allowing their citizens to use the chat feature while playing online. This will be the first time the Chinese government has allowed free speech for it's citizens. Many people in the know, feel that billions of Chinese will play poker at Choice just so they can use the chat feature.

25,000-1? I think I'll take that bet!

[va_chier]

yes