Sky Poker

[RichEO]

2/6 final table.

wish me luck.

[RichEO]

My pocket pairs didn't hold up on the last few hands.

Out in 3rd, £263.50. Happy with that, but I shud have won

[tikay]

My pocket pairs didn't hold up on the last few hands.

Out in 3rd, £263.50. Happy with that, but I shud have won

Nice one Rich.

[tikay]

I thought the idea was to have presenters who understood the game.

These 2 are clueless, judging from the analysis of the last hand.

You watching a repeat of last night's?

 

[RichEO]

Just watched it back on TV and they cut out 11 hands, the bit where I work my way up to the chip lead. Probably had to cut me due to the late start.

They show the 99 losing to K7 of course. 120k pot, if only.

[MAF]

I didn't play, but watched the start of the 'replay'.  Jeez, those presenters were so bad and annoying. 

Talk about dumbing-down, this incident really annoyed me:

They were discussing one of Charles Ingram's hands, and happen to laugh at a player on his table called 'amibluffing'.  As they're discussing it, they announce that there's been a bounty.  They finish discussing the hand, then announce that the bounty went to amibluffing.  They then ask the camera, "who do you think has been knocked out?".  They drag the whole scene out, "is it Charles?, Is it his wife? or is it [other bloke]?". 

We know whose table amibluffing is on, WE SAW HIM 30 SECONDS AGO YOU IDIOTS!!!!!

Bring back TK!

[Sheriff Fatman]

Still not as bad as the A-T-A-T board, with players holding A5 and A7 and the guy talking about the flush draw coming on the river.

[Dingdell]

Still not as bad as the A-T-A-T board, with players holding A5 and A7 and the guy talking about the flush draw coming on the river.

They reviewd one of my hands last night and as I suffered a terrible bed beat - my queens against A 10 the presenter shouted "terrific bad beat" - thanks a lot!

[MAF]

Still not as bad as the A-T-A-T board, with players holding A5 and A7 and the guy talking about the flush draw coming on the river.

Haha!  I forgot about that one.  That was the very first hand IIRC.

And the 'expert' was a pro, right?

[tikay]

Still not as bad as the A-T-A-T board, with players holding A5 and A7 and the guy talking about the flush draw coming on the river.

Haha!  I forgot about that one.  That was the very first hand IIRC.

And the 'expert' was a pro, right?

No, wrong actually!

To be fair to Jason, I don't think he's ever claimed to be a Poker Pro. Here's what the Sky Website says about him......

Jason Barrasford

Jason is one of Britain's leading tipsters on horse and dog racing, as well as having a passion for poker. His first job in Television was for Gobarkingmad, some would say appropriately, and has since worked on many shows including Sky Vegas Live, Talk Sport TV and William Hill TV. All shows with a gambling edge and Jason wholeheartedly agrees with the essayist Charles Lamb that ' Man is a gaming animal '. His interest in Poker was realised about 5 years ago and accelerated at an alarming rate. His highlight on the table thus far is bluffing Xuyen ' Bad Girl' (Pot Limit World Champ 2004 ) Pham twice on the bounce with 7 2 and having the temerity to show his cards!

I think it's fair game to "knock" those who appear on TV, it goes with the territory. But if a guy "reads" the odd hand wrong, well, to err is human, & I think most of us have made worse mistakes in our time.

Keep the feedback coming guys, good & bad, it's exactly what is needed.

[Sheriff Fatman]

I'm not trying to knock the guy personally, but I do think it 'dumbs down' the show if at least one of the main presenters isn't a poker player.  Last nights show had 5 people in the studio, the two main guys, Charles and Diana Ingram and a guest pro who barely spoke a word in the time I was watching.

It made a huge difference compared to the one I watched on Friday with Carlo presenting.

[tikay]

I'm not trying to knock the guy personally, but I do think it 'dumbs down' the show if at least one of the main presenters isn't a poker player.  Last nights show had 5 people in the studio, the two main guys, Charles and Diana Ingram and a guest pro who barely spoke a word in the time I was watching.

It made a huge difference compared to the one I watched on Friday with Carlo presenting.

A good point Sheriff, & I believe it's been noted.

[MAF]

Still not as bad as the A-T-A-T board, with players holding A5 and A7 and the guy talking about the flush draw coming on the river.

Haha!  I forgot about that one.  That was the very first hand IIRC.

And the 'expert' was a pro, right?

No, wrong actually!

My bad.  Apologies.

I think it's fair game to "knock" those who appear on TV, it goes with the territory. But if a guy "reads" the odd hand wrong, well, to err is human, & I think most of us have made worse mistakes in our time.

Point taken, but I think Sherriff Fatman summed it up perfectly.

This has not put me off the show,  I have signed up and will play in one of these soon.  I realise there will be mistakes made and lessons learnt, but I'm glad the feedback is being noted.

[tikay]

Still not as bad as the A-T-A-T board, with players holding A5 and A7 and the guy talking about the flush draw coming on the river.

Haha!  I forgot about that one.  That was the very first hand IIRC.

And the 'expert' was a pro, right?

No, wrong actually!

My bad.  Apologies.

I think it's fair game to "knock" those who appear on TV, it goes with the territory. But if a guy "reads" the odd hand wrong, well, to err is human, & I think most of us have made worse mistakes in our time.

Point taken, but I think Sherriff Fatman summed it up perfectly.

This has not put me off the show,  I have signed up and will play in one of these soon.  I realise there will be mistakes made and lessons learnt, but I'm glad the feedback is being noted.

Thanks MAF.

Feedback noted? Well one of tonight's Guests finished 18th in the WSOP Main Event at his first attempt, (so HE can play a bit) & is a blonde.

Can anyone name him?

[MAF]

Gary Jones?