Poker without prizes

[Pityesz1974]

What would happen with No limit Texas holdem and poker if there were no prizes awarded?

 

[YLAN]

Without real money prizes, poker would not be as popular or will be played as much as currently.

 

[Mag_P1e]

What would happen to any other sport without sponsors, prize money and salaries - poker would cease to exist. People can say what they want about sports interest, but money plays a key role in this. Players would stop training and strive for improvement, and the entertainment would disappear also.

 

[dreamer13]

Then poker players will go to the casino.

 

[successlaw]

I would not play them at all.
I have tried long time ago to play with play money but without any success

 

[steve01991]

first you have to ask yourself what attracts you to poker? for me , its the money, so no money, i wont play

 

[Goggelheimer]

If there is no other prize than the imaginary “I have won 1 million chips worth nothing.”, all games, sports, even some jobs would have reached their end of life phase.

Just for fun gambling is a family thing, where you can teach your children some life lessons.
Humans need a stimulus to do things (Reasons are Food, Sex, Wealth and some more).

 

[fundiver199]

Play money poker games excist already, but they are not as popular or interesting as real money games.

 

[RustyRed83]

Quite simple, nobody would play.

 

[john_entony]

What would happen with No limit Texas holdem and poker if there were no prizes awarded?

I think fewer people would play it then. And those who did play would simply regard poker as, for example, a game of chess. For fun. That's all. Playing for money creates the conditions for a more emotional game. Creates more interest among the players.

 

[c.heck]

What would happen with No limit Texas holdem and poker if there were no prizes awarded?

Would be like watching sport without the possibility to sports betting.
Boooring.

 

[Academico]

Without prizes, there is likely to be less interest and participation in these games. Prizes act as incentives for players, encouraging them to improve their skills, strategies and active participation. The possibility of winning something in exchange for your skill and luck is essential to maintaining the attractiveness and competitiveness of these games.

 

[Stanley Aguiar]

As already mentioned by other colleagues, it would be greatly undervalued. Only those who enjoy winning would play, those who are not in it for the money but rather for the victory.

 

[Tomash7788]

There are plenty of games that are not driven by money. People play them for fun with friends and family. Same would be with poker. You would not spend 12 hours in front of pc to win some play chips. But you may kill 1-2 hours in your free time.

 

[pokerD]

If there were no prizes, I think there would be a lot less players.

 

[sincos]

In this case, real poker fans would play...

 

[mtr55]

If there were no prizes, I think there would be a lot less players.

I'm sure the same thing would happen.

 

[Skot_Gy]

Withut a stake, less people would play. And the game itself would be more of a roulette cause all the people pushing allins endlessly

 

[luckyfish98]

that would be good because 89% of poker players have big money problems and only 11% are satisfied

 

[TeUnit]

They would call it play money and it would generally be horrible.

 

[DiegoRamos]

What would happen with No limit Texas holdem and poker if there were no prizes awarded?

As said, it wouldn't be that popular, but I believe it would be practically impossible for there not to be competitions that offer money to the winners. Something natural...

 

[almir nicolau]

hahaha it would be an eternal bingo freeroll, there would be no goals, no focus on something they hope to achieve, and there would be no competition.

 

[f_lampa]

I don't think anyone would have played it then

 

[VVi10]

Assuming that there is no sport that doesn't have prizes, poker is one of them. A very good sport.

 

[ninocabral]

I think it would be a dull game, everyone's purpose I believe is that it's the prizes that are at stake, without prizes it would be a game without emotion in my opinion