| 29 Dec | 3D Online Poker - The Future?Posted by PokerBarney on 1:01PM, 29th Dec 2006Permalink |  Send to a friend |  RSS feed |
Taken from 3D Poker Room:
So there are now 4.3 million results on Google for "3d poker". Perhaps that means 2007 is going to be a whole lot different to 2006 when it comes to burning through a few chips at 3am on a Friday night..
Here's some of the big boys from that search on the almighty G:
Personally I haven't played on any of them, but with the lines between TV, DVDs, video games and the internet becoming ever increasingly blurry - I don't think that virtual reality poker is far off.
I have so far avoided the lures of a more physical poker table because I think it will seriously distract me from the mechanics of actually playing the game.
Sites like PKR boast that you can customize your avatar and their actions, which leads to a worrying thought.
Instead of worrying about whether or not the Terminator sitting across the table from me is bluffing or not, I'll be concetrating on how effectively he is disembowelling the puny human sitting beside him.
With more and more players moving offline, will this beefing up of the online scene bring them back? It strikes me as being an effort to make online poker more like offline (or live) poker, to try and make playing online feel less geeky and solitary.
Do you play on the 3D sites? If so, how is it? Do you get distracted by the wittering avatars, or do they bring a much needed sense of realism to the game?
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Comments (3)
2. v0d00child (v0d00child [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk)
Mon 8th Jan 2007 14:31
If you're going to try a 3D poker client I'd recommend Pokerwize.com. Pokerwize tie into the back end of the Mircogaming Network which give you access to 10,000 players online at any time. This 3D client is fast, you can multitable and it has a very cool 3D interactive tutorial and in game advise to hone your skills.. I'd really recommend it!
Mon 8th Jan 2007 14:31
If you're going to try a 3D poker client I'd recommend Pokerwize.com. Pokerwize tie into the back end of the Mircogaming Network which give you access to 10,000 players online at any time. This 3D client is fast, you can multitable and it has a very cool 3D interactive tutorial and in game advise to hone your skills.. I'd really recommend it!
3. v0d00child (v0d00child [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk)
Fri 26th Jan 2007 16:46
Pokerzone last Monday hosted the first of a series of televised Pokerwize.com 3D Poker events on Sky TV..
This Monday they are hosting another event..
"Take Sport are offering readers the chance to play in the $1500 Take Sport TV freeroll, in association with Pokerwize.com and pokerzone, SKY channel 843"
So, now you can be famous or at least your avatar and possibly win the pot! Password ‘TVWIZE' for registration.
Fri 26th Jan 2007 16:46
Pokerzone last Monday hosted the first of a series of televised Pokerwize.com 3D Poker events on Sky TV..
This Monday they are hosting another event..
"Take Sport are offering readers the chance to play in the $1500 Take Sport TV freeroll, in association with Pokerwize.com and pokerzone, SKY channel 843"
So, now you can be famous or at least your avatar and possibly win the pot! Password ‘TVWIZE' for registration.
Tue 2nd Jan 2007 02:30
Yea its kind of one of those things you have to deal with. Until there is a real punishment for such activities they will continue to go on. Anyway, “nice blog, great content”
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