The global pandemic certainly had an influence on the #Poker industry, which currently experiences a temporary boom with record numbers for live events.

But not everything is as shiny as one might think so bear me out for a little thread during an airport layover. Many staff (especially dealers) were forced to sit on the bylines for more than 1.5 years, many of which had to take regular day jobs. A big portion of them returned but in the grand scheme of things, it's certainly not the same anymore.