In the early days of America an expression came to represent the pioneer spirit. All throughout the new country advice was being given, "go West, young man." For anyone who wanted to start a new life, taking the pioneer trail and heading West was the answer. In the unsettled West there were fewer rules and more dependence on an individual and his or her abilities. The current poker atmosphere has a lot of similarities to the Wild West. With poker fever running high many people are able to tap into it and make a career out of it, tapping into a potential lifestyle that they may otherwise have never experienced. Turning pro often means traveling to exotic locations and mingling with celebrities, not to mention sometimes making more in one night than they may have in a year at whatever their old job was.

Even if a person does not turn pro, there are plenty of poker related opportunities for them to tap into. Playing poker online affords people not only opportunity for recreation at their convenience but possibly a second supplemental income. The poker news is rife with stories of part-time and amateur players who win entries into major poker tournaments with pools of thousands of dollars, and get not only an interesting and glamorous vacation but a shot at some big dollars. Not as much in the news but still prevalent a story of entrepreneurs connecting with poker rooms and making a decent living through referral business.

People all over the world are entering the poker industry either as casual players, professional players, or businessmen. They are tapping into a frontierland where the rules are different and people are rewarded for bold action and hard work.