Unscientific Polling

An archive of Pokerati poll questions from the past:

Factoring in everything -- from general comfort and quality of dealers to tourney starting stacks and blind structures at various stakes -- what is your favorite best all-around poker room in Las Vegas?

Total Votes: 141 Started: August 24, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
Let's make the call now ... the 2009 WSOP main event will be:

Total Votes: 68 Started: August 8, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
If you were offered a sponsorship deal from Ultimate Bet or Absolute Poker right now, would you take it?
Total Votes: 50 Started: August 4, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
Who Is Most Likely to Win the 2008 WSOP Main Event?
Total Votes: 229 Started: July 4, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
Other than Pokerati (of course), which site do you consider most essential for following the WSOP?
Total Votes: 194 Started: June 27, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
What Do You Find Most Irritating at the Tables?
Total Votes: 133 Started: June 18, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
Which of the following is most likely to be the next "big thing" to happen at the WSOP:
Total Votes: 23 Started: June 16, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
Estimates for the number of Main Event entries in the 2008 WSOP

Total Votes: 149 Started: May 28, 2008 1 = Added by a guest
In 3-4 years, how much poker will be on TV?

  • None. Poker will have gone the way of Alf.
    44% of all votes
  • Way less. The WSOP, maybe the heads-up championship or Poker after Dark and one other.
    2729% of all votes
  • About the same. Some shows will disappear and new ones will pop up to take their place.
    3235% of all votes
  • Way more. Dedicated poker channel and weekly semi-live coverage, like golf, Nascar, and professional wrestling!
    2224% of all votes
  • Time buy only. Online poker room infomercials.
    33% of all votes
  • Dude, you're totally forgetting Europe, where it's all over the tele.
    44% of all votes
Total Votes: 92 Started: May 16, 2008
How many active poker players have netted $100k+ at the tables for three consecutive years?
Total Votes: 76 Started: April 29, 2008
Help Come up with a Saying to Guide Us through 2008

Total Votes: 1 Started: January 7, 2008
________ is the next poker.

Total Votes: 85 Started: December 2, 2007 1 = Added by a guest
Who is currently the best "poker ambassador" out there?

Total Votes: 113 Started: November 16, 2007 1 = Added by a guest
Your favorite poker podcast is:

Total Votes: 194 Started: October 2, 2007 1 = Added by a guest
Which Player of the Year ranking system is the best indicator of skill and performance?
Total Votes: 38 Started: September 12, 2007
You tell us: What kind of WSOP coverage will you be looking for this summer -- on Pokerati and elsewhere?

NOTE: Not sayin' anyone's gonna listen, but just pretend somebody cares ... What would be most beloved?

Total Votes: 54 Started: May 21, 2007
My favorite stuff on Pokerati is
Total Votes: 0 Started: May 5, 2007
At the 2012 WSOP, there will be about how many entries in the main event?

Total Votes: 114 Started: March 29, 2007
The country/region that will produce the most final tableists at this year's World Series of Poker will be:

Total Votes: 44 Started: March 21, 2007
The State of Texas will legalize Texas Hold ’em (money tourneys and cash games) in about:

  • 1 year -- bill passes smoothly in 2007, goes into effect in 2008
    1727% of all votes
  • 2 years -- will take a special session of the Lege to make this happen
    1423% of all votes
  • 3 years -- second regular go-round is the charm
    1321% of all votes
  • 5-9 years -- sorry dudes, but we're talking about a long-term process here
    813% of all votes
  • 10+ years -- not until one generation of leaders starts to die off and another one steps in
    46% of all votes
  • Never -- being opposed to gambling is inherent to the Texas soul
    610% of all votes
Total Votes: 62 Started: March 7, 2007
The best poker commentator on TV is
Total Votes: 167 Started: February 14, 2007
Fully legal online poker will be back in the United States in
Total Votes: 57 Started: February 1, 2007
Pokerati cares about its readers (in theory) and wants to get to know you better. Which of the following best describes the games you most regularly play?
Total Votes: 96 Started: January 8, 2007
If I got ticketed/arrested in a Texas poker raid, I would/will ...
Total Votes: 91 Started: December 2, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
Since the enactment of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, I
Total Votes: 152 Started: November 10, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
Early Predictions -- field size for the 2007 WSOP main event ...
Total Votes: 86 Started: October 25, 2006
IN THE FACE OF ILLEGAL ONLINE GAMBLING, I PLAN TO:
Total Votes: 136 Started: October 3, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
My favorite online poker room is:
Total Votes: 106 Started: September 13, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
As organized poker develops, it should try to emulate:
Total Votes: 86 Started: August 4, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
If playing online poker were made illegal in the United States, you would:
Total Votes: 130 Started: July 27, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
The Best Poker Show on TV Is:
Total Votes: 74 Started: July 19, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
How long will Dan M last in the upcoming $1,500 NLHE event?
Total Votes: 12 Started: July 17, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
Who's Going to Win the $50,000 Horse Event?
Total Votes: 19 Started: July 13, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
Phil Hellmuth got denied his 10th bracelet by a bombastic kid from Cali. Does that make you:
Total Votes: 31 Started: July 9, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
Your favorite poker blog covering the World Series is / will be:
Total Votes: 38 Started: June 30, 2006
The Dallas player (once or future) who will have the best WSOP -- in terms of cashes - is:
Total Votes: 94 Started: June 27, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
The softest 1/2 game in Dallas is at
Total Votes: 97 Started: June 21, 2006 1 = Added by a guest
The first year we'll see a decline in the number of entries to the main event of the WSOP is:
Total Votes: 28 Started: June 18, 2006 1 = Added by a guest