Irish Open Slowroll - a commentator's view

[Tal]

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=888949&postcount=220

The thing I found most interesting is that the commentators knew the details of the hand before it happened, as they were on a 30 minute delay.

Is that standard? Watching it again, you hear the commentary in a completely different - and in my view more sinister - light.

Were they out of order or is the commentator apologising for nothing?

[Chompy]

If you're playing at that level you should know the basics. It's not rookie night.

[bergeroo]

So you should never play satellites for live tourneys if you are a beginner?

If you're playing at that level you should know the basics. It's not rookie night.

[doubleup]

So you should never play satellites for live tourneys if you are a beginner?

If you're playing at that level you should know the basics. It's not rookie night.

And it should be at least obvious that you are wasting people's time.

[titaniumbean]

he cheers when he loses, he literally has not a sausage of a clue what's going on. give him a break, how do you expect to get new players ever?

commentators are awful and biased but nothing much new there.

[shipitgood]

Funniest commentating ever.

"on your bike german" lol

#JusticeRiver

[Tal]

Funniest commentating ever.

"on your bike german" lol

#JusticeRiver

As I said in OP, what I find most unpalatable is that they knew what the river was going to be and cheered it in like it was a pleasant surprise.

[Pawprint]

Funniest commentating ever.

"on your bike german" lol

#JusticeRiver

As I said in OP, what I find most unpalatable is that they knew what the river was going to be and cheered it in like it was a pleasant surprise.

The commentary was unpalatable if they had not known the outcome, to have known what was coming and carry on the way they did was extremely poor form.

[JamesHartigan]

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=888949&postcount=220

The thing I found most interesting is that the commentators knew the details of the hand before it happened, as they were on a 30 minute delay.

Is that standard? Watching it again, you hear the commentary in a completely different - and in my view more sinister - light.

Were they out of order or is the commentator apologising for nothing?

In a word, no.

In most situations where commentators are watching a delayed feed, they don't have access to "advance" information - especially the details/results of specific hands.

[Tal]

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=888949&postcount=220

The thing I found most interesting is that the commentators knew the details of the hand before it happened, as they were on a 30 minute delay.

Is that standard? Watching it again, you hear the commentary in a completely different - and in my view more sinister - light.

Were they out of order or is the commentator apologising for nothing?

In a word, no.

In most situations where commentators are watching a delayed feed, they don't have access to "advance" information - especially the details/results of specific hands.

Superb. Thank you.

I'm going to attempt to grasp the nettle...

What was it like commentating on this hand?

Click to see full-size image.

[JamesHartigan]

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=888949&postcount=220

The thing I found most interesting is that the commentators knew the details of the hand before it happened, as they were on a 30 minute delay.

Is that standard? Watching it again, you hear the commentary in a completely different - and in my view more sinister - light.

Were they out of order or is the commentator apologising for nothing?

In a word, no.

In most situations where commentators are watching a delayed feed, they don't have access to "advance" information - especially the details/results of specific hands.

Superb. Thank you.

I'm going to attempt to grasp the nettle...

What was it like commentating on this hand?

Click to see full-size image.

Sadly, there was no webcast from the penultimate day of that event, so I never got to experience the moment "live."

The commentary for the TV shows involves a fair degree of preparation and production, and a small element of acting. But I'm still genuinely shocked that the guy called the raise.

[Tal]

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=888949&postcount=220

The thing I found most interesting is that the commentators knew the details of the hand before it happened, as they were on a 30 minute delay.

Is that standard? Watching it again, you hear the commentary in a completely different - and in my view more sinister - light.

Were they out of order or is the commentator apologising for nothing?

In a word, no.

In most situations where commentators are watching a delayed feed, they don't have access to "advance" information - especially the details/results of specific hands.

Superb. Thank you.

I'm going to attempt to grasp the nettle...

What was it like commentating on this hand?

Click to see full-size image.

Sadly, there was no webcast from the penultimate day of that event, so I never got to experience the moment "live."

The commentary for the TV shows involves a fair degree of preparation and production, and a small element of acting. But I'm still genuinely shocked that the guy called the raise.

I can well imagine he's never lived that call down. If he were my friend, I wouldn't be a true friend if I let him forget it

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