Over the past 10 years Poker has exploded in popularity. The biggest Poker Event in the world is the annual World Series Of Poker, held each year at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas NV USA. The World Series Of Poker (WSOP) features a series of poker tournaments over a series of weeks and culminates in a Main Event that features a $10,000 USD buy-in. In 2002 the Main Event for the WSOP had 631 participants. In 2003 there were 839. In 2004 the number of entrants exploded to 2,576, a 325% growth rate. In 2005, the Main Event had 5,619 players, and in 2006 8,773 players sat down in the $10,000 buy in Main Event.

The growth of poker is attributed to a number of factors, the biggest two factors being Television and Online Poker. In the 2003 World Series of Poker, Chris Moneymaker won the Main Event and took home $2,500,000. It should be noted that Chris had never actually played poker in a casino in his life, and had learnt to play poker by playing the game online. He actually qualified for the WSOP via what is known as a satellite. A satellite is small buy-in poker tournament that awards the winners with a ticket to a bigger buy-in poker tournament.

In 2003, Chris Moneymaker qualified for the $10,000 Main Event for $33 online at PokerStars. (View the Official Miller's Guide PokerStars Review Here). His win was also televised globally on the worldwide sports network ESPN. Once Chris’ win went public on television, online poker exploded.

The win of Chris Moneymaker in 2003 was the primary factor behind the epic growth of the online poker industry, and in 2004 the number of players in the $10,000 buy-in main event grew by 325% when 2,576 players entered for their chance at poker immortality. That year, Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer was the eventual winner and took home the $5,000,000 USD first prize.

One of the key factors behind poker's growth and popularity is the ease at which players can learn the game. Miller's Guide has developed a comprehensive Poker Rules section where you can learn how to play the game that everyone is enjoying. Wether you are looking learn Texas Holden (the worlds most popular form of poker) or Seven Card Stud, check out the Poker Rules section below.

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