Youth Trumps Experience Once Again at the 2007 World Series of Poker

Analyst says technology allowing newcomers to gain years of experience within months.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 17, 2007 -- What do a 22-year-old from New York, a software engineer from Virginia, and a psychologist from California all have in common? They've each reached the final table in Tuesday's World Series of Poker at Las Vegas' Rio Casino, and they've done it by ousting some of the biggest names in Poker.

"The days of the 'big name' poker players dominating the WSOP are over," says poker analyst Glenn Anderson of LearnPokerSpy.com. "Several years ago, players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, and Dan Harrington had a huge advantage over the average player due to their many years of experience. But in recent years, technology has allowed newcomers to gain the same experience at 10 times the speed using powerful software analysis tools. It's a much more level playing field."

The days of the 'big name' poker players dominating the WSOP are over

Several years ago, players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, and Dan Harrington had a huge advantage over the average player due to their many years of experience. But in recent years, technology has allowed newcomers to gain the same experience at 10 times the speed using powerful software analysis tools. It's a much more level playing field.

It's like Poker on steroids

Using these tools, a novice player can quite easily play 1000 or more hands an hour and have complete recall of how they and their opponents behave. Note the ages and experience level of the WSOP final table this year. There's only one player over 40 and many of the finalists have only been playing for a couple of years.

I expect that we'll continue to see those who properly use technology rather than time to gather Poker experience to outperform their more famous opponents from now on

"It's like Poker on steroids," says Anderson. "Using these tools, a novice player can quite easily play 1000 or more hands an hour and have complete recall of how they and their opponents behave. Note the ages and experience level of the WSOP final table this year. There's only one player over 40 and many of the finalists have only been playing for a couple of years."

Entering Tuesday's final table, only nine players remain from a field that saw 6,358 players pay the $10,000 entry fee. The chip leader is 31-year old online player Philip Hilm with 23.1 million in chips, followed by a host of other Poker unknowns competing for the $8.25 million top prize.

"I expect that we'll continue to see those who properly use technology rather than time to gather Poker experience to outperform their more famous opponents from now on," says Anderson.

For more information see http://www.LearnPokerSpy.com

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