For a very long time poker has been predominately a boys club. In this way they were sort of like the Boy Scouts except with a lot more alcohol and swearing. With recent influx of highly attractive women into the sport, a new distraction has been added to the game. Let's face it, in the old days, after 18 hours of play a guy with long hair could get more than a passing glance from the men at the table. Today with women like Jennifer Leigh and Erica Schoenberg entering the game, another distraction that has nothing to do with the game has been introduced into the mix.
A lot of poker events spring up around the Superbowl. The two seem to go well together in the minds of many people. If you are a true football fan, Superbowl Sunday is a really bad day to try to also involve yourself in a game of Texas Hold'em.