Comments for PokerWorldNow http://www.pokerworldnow.com Poker Industry News, Discussion and Random Thoughts Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:40:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Poker on TV: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Tim Resnik http://www.pokerworldnow.com/2009/08/poker-of-tv-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Tim Resnik Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:40:01 +0000 http://www.pokerworldnow.com/?p=209#comment-15 KY - that is a great point about Ante Up For Africa that I should have pointed it out. It is a great cause and impressive that they raised so much money. The fact that it is on TV brings even more awareness to the cause and the benefit of that far out weighs any discussion on good v. bad poker. KY – that is a great point about Ante Up For Africa that I should have pointed it out. It is a great cause and impressive that they raised so much money. The fact that it is on TV brings even more awareness to the cause and the benefit of that far out weighs any discussion on good v. bad poker.

]]> Comment on Poker on TV: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Alex Kah http://www.pokerworldnow.com/2009/08/poker-of-tv-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Alex Kah Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:55:14 +0000 http://www.pokerworldnow.com/?p=209#comment-13 I could not agree more. There seem to be so many people who seem to have such big ideas relating to poker on TV however very few have actually accomplished longevity. My favorite two shows by far are Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker. High stakes poker games on TV are great because it creates action that might not normally be there. Sometimes there are some big names that make it onto the cash games of High Stakes Poker when in reality they are only there because of their name and not because they create action at the tables. While I am not a huge fan of Tom Dwan I do love any time he is going to be on an episode of HSP because it is guaranteed to be an unpredictable hour of action at the table. A player like that forces people to play out of their comfort zone because his range is so open. I have tried to watch numerous other poker shows on TV and every single one falls short of expectations. You are 100% right in saying that the Ante Up for Africa was horrible and while its a great cause that I support it made for horrible TV including the final three players agreeing to go all in every hand until somebody won. Lets just hope that the test of time will continue to weed out the bad shows and the shows that paint an exciting picture of the ups and downs of the skill, the risk, the glory, etc. continue to prosper. I could not agree more. There seem to be so many people who seem to have such big ideas relating to poker on TV however very few have actually accomplished longevity. My favorite two shows by far are Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker. High stakes poker games on TV are great because it creates action that might not normally be there. Sometimes there are some big names that make it onto the cash games of High Stakes Poker when in reality they are only there because of their name and not because they create action at the tables. While I am not a huge fan of Tom Dwan I do love any time he is going to be on an episode of HSP because it is guaranteed to be an unpredictable hour of action at the table. A player like that forces people to play out of their comfort zone because his range is so open.

I have tried to watch numerous other poker shows on TV and every single one falls short of expectations. You are 100% right in saying that the Ante Up for Africa was horrible and while its a great cause that I support it made for horrible TV including the final three players agreeing to go all in every hand until somebody won. Lets just hope that the test of time will continue to weed out the bad shows and the shows that paint an exciting picture of the ups and downs of the skill, the risk, the glory, etc. continue to prosper.

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]]> Comment on G4 Pushing the Online Poker Envelope on TV? by Update: Two Months Two Million | PokerWorldNow http://www.pokerworldnow.com/2009/07/g4-pushing-the-online-poker-envelope/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Update: Two Months Two Million | PokerWorldNow Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:40:14 +0000 http://www.pokerworldnow.com/?p=63#comment-11 [...] you G4 for rejecting our SpadeClub.com advertising. I watched the first episode of Two Months Two Million last night and can honestly say it ranks as one of the worst poker shows and one of the worst [...] [...] you G4 for rejecting our SpadeClub.com advertising. I watched the first episode of Two Months Two Million last night and can honestly say it ranks as one of the worst poker shows and one of the worst [...]

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