The next 12 months in poker are going to be huge for the industry. With all the major brands attaching a lot of importance to their live tours, whether partypoker, PokerStars or 888poker can attract the most poker players to their events over the next year will be a major talking point.

Elsewhere, the WSOP will venture into its 50th Anniversary series with high hopes of a record attendance in Las Vegas and Europe and online poker sites such as Run It Once and GGPoker will be looking to take huge strides forward and grow their own market share.

Who’ll win 2020? As ever, just like a poker tournament, players start with a fair chance of coming out on top.

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