Chess has lost a lot of its prestige since the end of the Cold War. Poker, on the other hand, has grown in prestige since tournaments have offered much more lu

Chess has lost a lot of its prestige since the end of the Cold War. Poker, on the other hand, has grown in prestige since tournaments have offered much more lucrative payouts [1], been televised more widely and had lots of amateurs enter the field. [1] Even if "more money" doesn't give an event more prestige in your eyes there's a large number of people out there who are impressed by money.