Poker Week?

[steeveg]

First off - I must declare an interest by the fact that i work for Sky.

However - i think  some of you are missing a huge opportunity..

 You KNOW that sky suits pay attention to the Blonde poker community - so in effect you have the possibility to influence new poker programming that you would like to watch. Instead of constructive criticism however it becomes a really negative thread about "The Club" and Sky as a business. What is the point in moaning? If you're desperate for a poker show that is "credible" to a discerning poker palate - verbalise the future rather than rose tint the past - name those elements that you desire and you may be surprised at who listens.


This is not meant as an attack - rather an encouragement for constructive critique rather than negativity. The palate of a poker player is difficult and varied to cater for - but one that we strive to delight rather than satisfy.

I hope that this is received in the spirit I write  and look forward to hearing some of your ideas...

as i have posted ,sky poker is for amateur players,i think poker week was a show for amateur players who wanted to know what was going on in the uk poker scene which i enjoyed watching, i have made a lot of comments about how i feel sky customers have been let down by sky poker,i dont think this being negative and feel it is a fair comment,i pay a lot of money every month to sky and it would not cost sky very much to put something special on for sky customers as a goodwill gesture,

[Rookie (Rodney)]

First off - I must declare an interest by the fact that i work for Sky.

However - i think  some of you are missing a huge opportunity..

 You KNOW that sky suits pay attention to the Blonde poker community - so in effect you have the possibility to influence new poker programming that you would like to watch. Instead of constructive criticism however it becomes a really negative thread about "The Club" and Sky as a business. What is the point in moaning? If you're desperate for a poker show that is "credible" to a discerning poker palate - verbalise the future rather than rose tint the past - name those elements that you desire and you may be surprised at who listens.


This is not meant as an attack - rather an encouragement for constructive critique rather than negativity. The palate of a poker player is difficult and varied to cater for - but one that we strive to delight rather than satisfy.

I hope that this is received in the spirit I write  and look forward to hearing some of your ideas...

as i have posted ,Sky Poker is for amateur players,i think poker week was a show for amateur players who wanted to know what was going on in the uk poker scene which i enjoyed watching, i have made a lot of comments about how i feel sky customers have been let down by Sky Poker,i dont think this being negative and feel it is a fair comment,i pay a lot of money every month to sky and it would not cost sky very much to put something special on for sky customers as a goodwill gesture,

What other companies give away something for nothing ? Not many that i can think of...  If it ain't broke, don't fix it..

[Ismene]

First off - I must declare an interest by the fact that i work for Sky.

However - i think some of you are missing a huge opportunity..

 You KNOW that sky suits pay attention to the Blonde poker community - so in effect you have the possibility to influence new poker programming that you would like to watch. Instead of constructive criticism however it becomes a really negative thread about "The Club" and Sky as a business. What is the point in moaning? If you're desperate for a poker show that is "credible" to a discerning poker palate - verbalise the future rather than rose tint the past - name those elements that you desire and you may be surprised at who listens.


This is not meant as an attack - rather an encouragement for constructive critique rather than negativity. The palate of a poker player is difficult and varied to cater for - but one that we strive to delight rather than satisfy.

I hope that this is received in the spirit I write and look forward to hearing some of your ideas...

as i have posted ,Sky Poker is for amateur players,i think poker week was a show for amateur players who wanted to know what was going on in the UK poker scene which i enjoyed watching, i have made a lot of comments about how i feel sky customers have been let down by Sky Poker,i don't think this being negative and feel it is a fair comment,i pay a lot of money every month to sky and it would not cost sky very much to put something special on for sky customers as a goodwill gesture,

What you're paying for is the Sky Channel Package that those who don't use Sky Poker pay for - so I'm confused as to how the poker side has let you down or owes you something.

However - to be honest I'm not interested in that side of the affairs... If you are up for giving constructive criticism on what you would like to see on a poker show then I will always give you my time and attention.

Thanks

[ripple11]

First off - I must declare an interest by the fact that i work for Sky.

However - i think  some of you are missing a huge opportunity..

 You KNOW that sky suits pay attention to the Blonde poker community - so in effect you have the possibility to influence new poker programming that you would like to watch. Instead of constructive criticism however it becomes a really negative thread about "The Club" and Sky as a business. What is the point in moaning? If you're desperate for a poker show that is "credible" to a discerning poker palate - verbalise the future rather than rose tint the past - name those elements that you desire and you may be surprised at who listens.


This is not meant as an attack - rather an encouragement for constructive critique rather than negativity. The palate of a poker player is difficult and varied to cater for - but one that we strive to delight rather than satisfy.

I hope that this is received in the spirit I write  and look forward to hearing some of your ideas...

ok, here's my idea.

Dump the wooden tops that do the wooden show 'the club' its poop!!! Get a big bloke in a dodgy suite and an old guy with a blonde hairpiece and get them to do a half hour slot every week following REAL poker and REAL people in REAL tourneys. Real life interviews with the chaacters of the game. People that can give advise rather than advise from someone who has just luckboxed his way through 600 people in a £5 comp and scooped £300 or something like that.It's boring.

Thanks.

Exactly as Celtic says...the production costs saved on The Club are put towards producing Poker Week...OK, Sky might need to add a bit for Tikays superstar pay rate, but they put their money where their mouth is... and then "we" dont need to go searching for a new sponsor?

[wormster]

Hi all,

thanks for all the positive posts for "Poker Week". Let's hope we can find a new sponsor & a new channel (possibly more difficult than finding a new sponsor!).  We had so much fun doing the show last year, it would be a shame if we didn't all get back together again in the near future.

Cheers,

Steve

[boldie]

I think you should get the Dancing with the X factor slot on ITV on Sunday nights.

[Ironside]

content for a new poker show hum lets see!!!!!!!!!


we could have a comedy and follow a disabled handsome (ex army is a must) young chap from the north or maybe norway has he travels the country looking for a game

or we could have a serious drama as a yound disabled chap plays in casinos and clubs around the globe taking on and beating the best the poker world has to offer

or a musical as a young disable guy from scotland sings his way round the poker curcuit

or something a little more adult as a young scottish guy in a wheelchair plays a little poker and combines his travels with trip (where possible so no blackpool) to lapdance clubs


or how about the slow death of a disabled guy who travels alone to vegas to play the WSOP neglecting his health as his wins 3 braclets including the ME in 1 year


well they are a few ideas for you to mull over all very different i have thousands more but they will do for free

if you want some more i am available for consultation and my rate are likely to be less than tikays wardrobe budget

[boldie]

content for a new poker show hum lets see!!!!!!!!!


we could have a comedy and follow a disabled handsome (ex army is a must) young chap from the north or maybe norway has he travels the country looking for a game

or we could have a serious drama as a yound disabled chap plays in casinos and clubs around the globe taking on and beating the best the poker world has to offer

or a musical as a young disable guy from scotland sings his way round the poker curcuit

or something a little more adult as a young scottish guy in a wheelchair plays a little poker and combines his travels with trip (where possible so no blackpool) to lapdance clubs


or how about the slow death of a disabled guy who travels alone to vegas to play the WSOP neglecting his health as his wins 3 braclets including the ME in 1 year


well they are a few ideas for you to mull over all very different i have thousands more but they will do for free

if you want some more i am available for consultation and my rate are likely to be less than compo's wardrobe budget

  and FYP.

[hutchylad]

I have had a gripe with sky poker from the begining to be honest. Most likely due to the begining of it coincided with the end of PNL, thats where I shall begin.

PNL was pretty much the reason why I started properly getting into poker, really wanting to learn about the game, it was a great show(IMO).The show taught me a lot, was fun to watch, and great to participate in. I don't know the in's and out's of its decline, but i'm 90%+ sure its not ever coming back, which is a real shame.
PNL showed a complete mixture of MTT's, SNG's and cash games, obviously apart from the MTT long periods of play with the same players was shown, allowing players to really get into the game, building up pictures of players, adding to the whole learning experience. The show had nights for beginers as well as more advanced player, one thing I feel sky poker unfortunatly lacks.

Now im not going to be 100% bitter, sky poker has obviously brought in a massive amount of new players to the game, and for that I thank them. And the programing is good enough for the newer players, not to serious and quite light, to say the least, on poker theory. But for those of us who know that a flush beats a straight, there isn't really much to tickle our poker brain. Now there are 650 players that play the "live" MTT's every night, so they must be doing somthing right, but lets be honest they are all massive crapshoots. Again that won't really matter to newbies but to those that enjoy playing "real poker" with a slow structure are left out in the cold. I understand the structure is in place to ensure the tournament is finished by the time the show finishes, but surely even once a week or fortnightly you could have a "slow" (normal) structure starting earlier and you could still be sure to finish before 12:30. I understand poker is still not properly mainstream, but I don't think it ever will be if things aren't attempted. I am aware that cash games are now being shown, which I think is great, I have to admit to having not seen much of it at all, but it is a start.

Another thing is the software, lets be honest, its not the best really. I think one thing that would make it a whole lot better is speeding up the dealing process, does it have to be so slow, this frustrates me as the blind levels are so short as it is but waiting for the cards to be dealt steals a hand a level IMO. Again I understand Sky Poker is geared towards beginers, but the hand strength guide is really annoying. I probably shouldn't moan as it makes players play bad cards, but when it causes seemingly continuous bad beats, all be cause the Hand strength rater says keep em.

There is obviously a lot of things that can/need to be improved and addressed, but I really do hope Sky poker succeeds.

[tikay]

That's a well-constructed critique Hutchy, & I shall give it the full reply it deserves shortly. Though it's on a thread headed "Poker Week", and it's really aimed at Sky Poker, but that's fine, I'll reply fully later.

Thanks for making such a well-costructed Post. We see so many "it's shite" Posts, but it's kinda tough to reply to such stuff - each to their own, & all that, but if a sensible reaction is wanted, a sensible question or comment is needed.

I''ll be back........

[hutchylad]

Thank tikay, I did kind of post it in the wrong thread, but I kind of went off on one and forgot to say that I thought that poker week added a lot to sky poker. That was the point I originally had in my mind, so I thought this was the correct thread.