Well his last name was Hollywoodmoviesque for sure.
But I still don't think bitcoin is comparable to poker. And, personally, I dont think we want it to be. If Bitcoin is just a place where people come to gamble and speculate it will never get to "the moon."
Bitcoin needs two major things to grow. Real innovation with bitcoin related business eco-system and asset investment. **
Poker didn't need anything but a coin and a chair and some exposure.
Agreed. I just wanted to point out the comparison in psychology, and what sparks people's interest and gets them involved.
** Agreed. Increased market cap, though, does create more incentive for start ups to enter the space and businesses to start accepting Bitcoin. If it unfolds from a bubble created by "the Moneymaker effect", so be it. I would just hope the eventual crash wouldn't be too sharp.