A lot of Texas Hold Ems popularity is due to the huge online player base that regularly plays online poker. Online poker allows players to learn the game faster due to the fact more hands get played in any time period than live poker. This allowed for a new breed of younger players who had gained years of experience by playing multi poker tables online. As a game Texas Hold Em is evolving quicker than ever and is being dominated by younger and younger players online. Most of the young players gain their experience and playing style online then as they build a formidable bankroll they then start to transfer to live poker tournaments where the first place prize can be anything up to 2.8 million Euros.

In 2006 the World Series of Poker had an impressive 9,000 players register at a whopping $10,000 buy in fee for their No Limit Texas Hold Em World Championship tournament. This was proof that online players were eventually making their way on to the live poker circuits and competing with the best live poker players who had been around for many years before them.

Many casual players are now hosting home poker tournaments with friends due to the online popularity of the game. The recent price drops in poker supplies such as poker chips and poker tables has allowed more casual players to get in to the game with their friends and can enjoy it on a more casual level.