Poker legends Barny Boatman and Joe Beevers took a seat to reflect on how the game has changed since PartyPoker first hit the scene.
According to them, the days of relying on physical tells and gut feelings are long gone. In their words, the rise of online play and solver-trained pros has made the game almost unrecognizable.
'You used to win because you could read a guy’s hands. Now you win because you can read a computer’s output.’
They also question just how much the old skills still matter. The conversation is as much a history lesson as it is a commentary on the state of modern poker, and it’s clear that while the landscape has changed, the competition is as fierce as ever.