Hold'em Poker

I started playing hold'em poker about two years ago. I find it to be a interesting game with, deceit, skill, luck and interesting characters. I watch poker on T.V. atleast twice a week and play online regularly. There are probably millions of people who play poker, which has become a new phenomenon in the last couple of years. They televise events with big money at stake( millions) so people are seeing that big money can be won. The way they televise is what makes watching on T.V. so interesting. The television audience gets to see what cards the players are holding and know who has the best hand. So they have created drama for a game that used to be a secret wtih who had what cards and who was the big bluffer. With a little practice I would like to someday play in a big tournament. Practice makes perfect so they say, so that is what I am doing, practicing until I feel my game is good enough. Last year Congress passed a law that prohibits U.S. citizens from playing on-line for real money. So for me to play for real money I either have to play at someone's house or go to a casino to play for real money.