But into that vacuum stepped partypoker<\/strong> and its new vision. The new partypoker sees professionals and aspiring professionals as a key cog in the poker machine, the bridge that will give them a direct path to the coveted recreational player.<\/p>\n As partypoker liaison Patrick Leonard<\/strong> put it:<\/p>\n There is a huge knock on effect and getting as many of these reg-recs that Fedor once was is huge. The “dream” of being a pro player over last 5-6 years has been killed. Its very important to get that back. I quit my job to try and be supernova elite because i wanted to tell fam.<\/p>\n \u2014 Patrick Leonard (@plenopads) March 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And it\u2019s this player, Leonard\u2019s rec-reg, that is at the center of the current debate within the poker industry.<\/p>\n How many of these rec-regs are out there? What value do they have? And how do you best attract them?<\/p>\n PokerStars seems to be of the opinion that the number of aspiring pros is shrinking along with their value.<\/p>\n Conversely, partypoker thinks it\u2019s the proverbial sleeping giant, with each one having a huge knock-on effect.<\/p>\n So who\u2019s right?<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At WSOP.com NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/li>\n When you are a successful poker player, and your circle of friends are largely poker players, and the \u201crecs\u201d you talk to are playing in events at a major tournament series, it\u2019s easy to miscalculate just how many rec-regs there are.<\/p>\n Quite frankly, most professional players are not just living in a bubble, they\u2019re living in an alternate reality<\/strong> where they project their dreams and goals onto the rest of the society.<\/p>\n Some understand this:<\/p>\n To clarify: Talk to recs and ask them why they play poker. The answer is never “to make money”. They enjoy the game and want to spend the afternoon playing the tournament. Do they want to fold for 3 hours? No! They want to play pots and have a chance to feel like part of the game<\/p>\n \u2014 Gags30 (@Gags30poker) March 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But most don\u2019t, and think that every person who sees a flop immediately dreams of becoming a pro.<\/p>\n Just like not everyone who buys a video game does so because they want to be part of a professional esports team. Yet professional gamers can\u2019t imagine why anyone wouldn\u2019t want to live that life.<\/p>\n Nor does every person that walks into a gym do so because they aspire to be a bodybuilder or fitness competitor. Yet most bodybuilders and fitness competitors think the average gym member envies their physique.<\/p>\n Sure, lots of people would love to snap their fingers and have huge muscles or make a million dollars a year playing video games or cards, but nobody is under any illusions that\u2019s actually how it works.<\/p>\n The new poker dream is one of hard work, endless study, and dedication. And the idea that more than a few people have the chance of becoming a poker millionaire died with the poker boom.<\/p>\n Poker is no longer a job for people who don\u2019t want to work a typical job. A modicum of knowledge could make you some money in 2005, now you\u2019re just another fish.<\/p>\n In 2018, poker is a lot like a typical job, only it requires longer days, a deeper commitment, and no guarantee of an income.<\/p>\n no doubt it can be a career, but do you think the average person would rather put in the effort to make $100k playing cards or the effort to become a nurse\/police officer\/business owner\/whatever and make close to that?<\/p>\n \u2014 Steve Ruddock (@SteveRuddock) March 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n There are certainly people who would like to be professional poker players, and their number tends to wax and wane based on the current opportunities to make money playing poker.<\/p>\n Almost every pro was this player once (me for sure losing many many deposits) and for every pro that went from reg-rec to reg-reg there is still 100x as many reg-recs still out there either who have quit (need to be reactivated) or still working towards the dream<\/p>\n \u2014 Patrick Leonard (@plenopads) March 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Agreed but it’s a shrinking pool because of the conditions we as an industry created (plus external factors like economy, regulation, etc) . If you can reverse that then more power to you<\/p>\n\n
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