Poker Faced

Now I don't play poker myself be it the real thing or online but having just watched a few minutes of world series poker on TV I am somewhat confused and bemused by the direction that the game has gone in recent years.

I seem to recall a large part of the skill involved in playing poker was being able to read your opponents body language and facial nuances to tell if anyone was bluffing.

I fondly recall sneaking into the living room as a kid and watching many a Sergio Leone spaghetti western where the characters would all be sitting round the poker table with one hand on their triggers and the other holding their cards each looking for that twitch of the eye or bead of sweat that would give the game away.

So can anyone explain to me what the F... this is all about........???????

Surely that's just like playing a game of chess and only being allowed to see half of your opponents pieces?