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Are grown men really creating fake facebook profiles and filling them with pictures of sexy young girls just to scam other lonely men out of their facebook poker chips? Well, yes.  

More importantly, why are guys so quick to fall for these tricks? Do they really think that hot young supermodels have nothing better to do with their time then play facebook poker and flirt with middle aged men who keep asking for their MSN so they can chat on instant messenger?  That’s right, they just flew in from their photo shoot in Paris and are winding down before they jet off to Milan with a few hands of Facebook Poker. .

And so far 11% of those who voted claimed that they’ve shown themselves on a webcam in exchange for facebook poker chips. Apparently Facebook poker has become a 24/7 online orgy with guys pretending to be girls flirting with other guys pretending to be rich oil barrons from the middle east. And the social gaming world goes round and round.

If you haven’t voted yet or just want to see the results, you can check them out here.

Sure I’ve read some weird stories about Facebook Poker players and the lows they’ll stoop to for a few free facebook poker chips, but Facebook’s Farmville fans seem to take the cake when it comes to gaming obsessions..

Electronics Arts’ recent acquisition of Playfish has thrust another heavy hitting game developer onto the texas holdem poker scene. Playfish’s new facebook poker game, Poker Rivals, is a graphically intense addition to the virtual poker line-up, currently dominated by Zynga Poker.

In the realm of social gaming, competing with an existing game that is already extremely popular and established is usually a recipe for failure and generally ends up being a mediocre effort at best, so while Playfish’s addition to the scene is visually stunning and backed by the deep pockets of Electronic Arts it remains to be seen if the final product will be an appealing choice to long time facebook poker players. That being said, the initial reviews of the game seem to be quite good.

The game’s graphical interface and animations are far beyond that of Zynga’s current game, allowing players in the game to customize everything from their hairstyle to their skin color. Players also have a wider range of expressions in Poker Rivals than in other games. While players have always been able to chat at the poker tables in a designated text box, players in Poker Rivals can adjust their body posture, wave their hands around in joy or anger, and even pound the table after a bad hand. It remains to be seen whether or not all this extra movement and expression at the table will be viewed as too distracting to hardcore poker afficionados who just want to see the cards and bet with their facebook poker chips. Though players who enjoy heads up play will enjoy the 1 on 1 option in the game that allows 2 players to go head to head.

Poker Rivals also gives you the option to purchase fancier playing venues such as yatchs and condos in which you can hold private games and invite your friends. This extra real world touch adds another dimension of reality to the game, much like that found in blockbusters like Second Life and World of Warcraft. If there’s one thing online gamers love its customization and Poker Rivals delivers this through the graphically rich and colorful online poker world that they’ve created. Whether this is what casual poker players are looking for in an online texas holdem game remains to be seen. Stay tuned for more reviews and photos of Playfish’s new game, but in the meantime you can play their beta version and decide for yourself  <here>

Playfish, the company recently purchased by Electronic Arts is getting ready to roll out a brand new Texas Holdem Poker Game for Facebook called Poker Rivals. Playfish is looking to challange long time established texas holdem games Zynga’s Texas Holdem application with a unique and flashy interface and by adding a virtual life aspect to the game, where players can build homes, buy yatchs and even vary their physical avatars’ movements at the poker tables.

Zynga’s Texas holdem game has managed to hold the #7 spot on Facebook’s top 25 applications list, with nearly 19 million users, so there are no shortage of poker players in online social networking sites. Playfish’s new Poker Rivals application seems to be aimed straight at this demographic.

Eventhough the game is till in beta, visually it looks great and the play is very smooth. Using their facebook poker chips from the game, players can buy clothes and jewelry to customize their avatars looks. Poker Rivals also allows you to tag players according to their play style, a great feature that lets  you keep track of rival’s playing styles. Poker Rivals is by the far the most detailed and customizable of the online texas holdem games.  Playfish says that more features are being added and tweaked before the official release is scheduled. You can check out the working beta version of the game at this link: Poker Rivals.