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Global stock markets tumble: what's going on? | | Feb 5 |
Stock markets around the world plunged Thursday by amounts large enough and consistent enough to sends chills through investors everywhere, prompting many to ask: Is something serious happening?
Prominent stock markets in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France all saw losses in excess of two per cent.
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Poker and the Financial Crisis
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The financial crisis hitting the world has caused many people to be worried about the future. Jobs are scarcer, incomes are lower and investments are, for some, entirely wiped out. Where does all this financial doom and gloom leave the world of poker?
The Financial Crisis and Big Live Events
If last year's World Series of Poker is any indication, poker players have a fair amount of insulation against the economic crash. The 2008 World Series of Poker main event saw 6,844 players satellite in or put up the $10,000 entry fee, resulting in the second largest main event field of all time, and a first place prize of over nine million dollars.
In addition, World Series of Poker spinoffs, such as the World Series of Poker Circuit Tournaments and the World Series of Poker Europe, are seeing plenty of success, with full table after full table for every event. Poker is still going strong in other parts of the world as well, on the European Poker Tour, in Macau poker tournaments and on the Asian Poker Tour.
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