worst poker telly ?

[Djinn]

The Celebrity Poker Showdown (or whatever it's called) from across the pond has to be the worst. Annoying beyond belief.

I have to agree here - if this was the series in which John McCririck flat called on the turn a decent proportion of his stack with just a gutshot straight draw, hit the nuts on the river and then folded.  Although that vignette was almost too good to be true, the rest is just nonsense.

[mikkyT]

naming no names but

 the one with Grub Smith commentating is a joke ,

 i was watching this shit and the very first hand of a sit n go , somebody has 33 in middle position , blinds at 10/20

 Grub Smith - '' i dont like the flat call there , everybodys passed round to him ( 3 players ) , id like to see a raise there ,

 a bet of 2 or 300 would be making a statement , but lets see how he does . ''

 yeah lets put a bet of 15 big blinds in on the very first hand with 33 and then fold when an A , K or Q comes on the flop

 Grub eh ? that would be making a statement , - '' im a fecking fish '' i believe

 

Blinds are never 10/20 on these tv tournaments?? And if (and I'm assuming) its the usual 6 handed format, then raising with 33 in middle position is not bad play. Blinds I'm also presuming are 100/200 - these tv tournaments like to have lots of chips and large blinds. But if its 10/20 as you suggest then the raise of 15 big blinds is rather large 3x the BB and then when a big card comes of the flop you bet out and represent strength....... Maybe I'm just a big fecking fish too but it seems to work. If you hit and so does he, its so much better.

Not optimal strategy for a single table gig where the winner takes all, but you do have to accumulate chips even if you are starting only 5 places "from the money".

[BigTomatoes]

 it was a show like pnl , online poker and it was a $20 sit n go

 not great strategy in my mind to raise to 300 ( out of 2000 ) in middle position with 33

 but Grub '' would like to have seen '' it

[mikkyT]

Ahh, well in that case fair enough Grub needs a lesson from Tank and Wardonkey in optimum STT strategy.