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The growth of Texas Holdem tournaments nationwide is a proven fact. Poker lover have discovered this game and made it become the most popular of all poker variations. People gather and play it on the Internet, at home, and even on TV it is not rare to find games going on during the day. At the 2003 World Series of Poker more than 830 players bought a seat for the main event, and in 2004, over 2,500 players registered. In 2005, the amount of players that entered the tournament so far surpasses 5,600.

The last trend in Texas Holdem games is pub tournaments. Even in states like Virginia, where gambling is illegal, pubs and restaurants are allowed to organize Texas Holdem tournaments and give symbolic prizes to winners, that is, no money is dealt on the table or given to the winner. These pubs and restaurants won the right to be some of 142 stops of the World Poker Tour.

One of the pubs registered as a WTPT stop is the J.P.s Grapevine Cafe and Spirits Restaurant, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Local comedian John Boy will attend the tournaments organized in the area. In all, three pubs have been registered as WTPT stops this year, proving the great impact Texas Holdem has had in the state of Virginia in particular and in The United States in general. Another Fredericksburg pub chosen as a Texas Holdem tournament seat is the Colonial Tavern and Hard Times Cafe. It will be the host of the National Pub Poker League, which had always been held at Uncle Sam. The manager of Colonial Tavern and Hard Times Cafe Kevin Morgan said that the event has shaken locals, who want to have a good time and are really getting into Texas Holdem play. In all, he said that around 60 people are expected to participate in each session. Like in the tournament organized at J.P.s Grapevine Cafe and Spirits Restaurant, at the Colonial Tavern and Hard Times Cafe, participants will have the opportunity to win a seat for the WTPT national event in Atlantic City. The national champion receives a 10,000 dollars entry fee for the World Series of Poker main event.

Local winners are determined by points. The points are calculated based on the numbers of participants at each session and the players finishing spots. At this kind of events one does not see professional bluffs and a real domain of the game. Facial expressions often speak about players hands, and talk is not intense. So, those who expect seeing an ESPN event are not going to be satisfied. At this kind of events, players want to get the most chips and they often forget they are not playing for real money. They actually end up playing for chips. Some players even do not know the rules and want to play just for the sake of having a thrilling experience. The play can be very aggressive because people are truly excited, and are more emotional than rational. A WTPT season lasts nine weeks and winners from local pubs win a seat for a regional competition. Winners of regional competitions enter the WTPT national tournament in Atlantic City.

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