Asia, it would seem is about to go poker crazy as a new movie has just premiered in Hong Kong that is bound to take the cinemas by storm. Texas Hold’em Poker already seems to be seeing a worldwide increase in competitors and is bound to increase its popularity through the movie release.
The story is about two poker playing rivals from Asia who are competing for the same title in a competition.
The movie was filmed in the world famous Asian casino capital of Macau and has already caused a stir when hundreds of players arrived at the city during the APT Macau Festival last August while the film was being shot. The film was not short of willing extras as it would appear that poker players arrived just to see if they could get a place on set to star in the movie.
Online gaming and in particular Texas Hold’em has seen an increase in popularity due to the fact that so many people can now compete all around the globe. It would seem that it is now going to have a major impact on the poker scene in Hong Kong as well as other Asian cities.
The premier of the film was packed with a star studded audience and the stars of the film Lau Ching-Wan and Louis Koo also turned out for the evening. Actor Louis Koo said, “This game is very popular in the West. Perhaps it is only just starting to take off in Asia. New mannerisms and skills had to be learnt from players outside Hong Kong.”
We can’t wait for this film to be released in the West so we can have the chance to catch up with it. It will be curious to see how the game is received by the Eastern players as it is such a relatively new game to them!
I wonder how long it will be before the Eastern players catch up with us Westerners with playing online Party Poker Rakeback and PKR Poker Rakeback?. I bet they can’t wait to get their hands on some brilliant Rakeback Deals
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