Where is poker going?

[ThePro19]

When I first started playing poker nearly 2 years ago, the game was enjoyable and although it was still mostly the luck of the cards, there was a little skill in playing. 6 months later I found online poker, and what a difference. Players were playing anything and everything... not how I had learned to play the game (watching Late Night Poker on TV). Worse was to come. Within a couple of months these same players were frequenting the casino live games and playing the same way. Money seemed to be no object. A lot of players are happy to throw money into the pot because of what lies at the other end. There is no respect for what they already have, i.e. they are prepared to have 10 £10 buy-ins in the hope that they may win £1000. That is all they have their sights on (which is no bad thing), but totally forgetting that if they don't get there they lose £100. Now that to me is some serious gambling and no longer just a bit of fun... especially as these players are playing every night. So, as far as I have seen, the game is changing. (For those who have been playing longer, please let me know if it used to be any different). Should we be changing with it? Should we be playing poorer hands? We see loads of posts (particularly from Danny Cash and myself) about bad beats. (I assume we're not the only ones!) Is it time we gave some of the cruel luck back? Should we play tight, or should we chase? Which is the more profitable? I would like to think that tight play would reward, but my net profits in online poker does not show that. Your thoughts?

[Masterplan]

Re: Where is poker going? profits are there to be made, but there's just as much skill in choosing a table and your opponents as there is in playing the hands now, spotting the loose players and the calling stations is why i always sit out a cash game as long as i can to observe before playing a hand