On one side, we were able to see how an increasing number of professional poker players are becoming ambassadors of this famous cards game. Among the many people who always defend this discipline are Daniel Negreanu and Annie Duke, who always take advantage of their popularity to bring closer this game to a growing number of people.
On the other hand, poker is receiving more media attention every day. Now, not only the main international poker events are getting media coverage, but many poker TV shows have been created in many different countries, and many of them are being really successful in terms of audience.
Lastly, the poker industry has proved to be very successful raising money for good causes, and during this last year, many charity poker tournaments have been organized and they broke not only records of participation but also of money raised.
