Ariston on TV

[Ironside]

i am going to give them a lesson on the $10 SnG mind you the games seem softer up in the $1k games

[Colchester Kev]

wp Tikay, getting wages from the 8's and 6's was nice,   hmmmmmmmm  i may have to make like an italian and consider changing sides    

[tikay]

Hehe.

Tell them Blackpool Boys the ol fella's H-U game is in tip top shape. BE AFRAID.

[Colchester Kev]

"War on the shore"
"Slaughter at the sandcastle"
"Peril at the pleasure beach"

or could it be ....

"Blackpool Blitzed"
"Donkeys defeated"
"Blackpool Rocked"

isnt it amazing that week in week out tournaments and general games are played for silly amounts of money, but bragging rights and fear of letting your mates down puts you under so much more pressure lol....  I am really looking forward to hearing about the casino challenge for a long time to come lol

[Ironside]

will there be live tourny reports on blonde from the casino challenge?

[tikay]

Could be arranged........

When are you coming Ironside, is it the Friday or the Saturday?

[Ironside]

hoping to drive down friday evening
to play on the saturday

all depending on getting cheque in post this afternoon

[londonpokergirl]

Unlucky Russ,  unfortunately couldn't watch it, as was practising 6 handed format for tomorrow game  myself,  sounded like you played a blinder 

[Sheriff Fatman]

Unlucky Ariston - last hand apart you didn't put a foot wrong.  The last one was just one of those situations where that evil part of the brain kicks in and overrides the initial (usually very accurate, as in this case) instinct.

On a more general note, last night's show was the first one of the BPO programmes that I've watched for any length of time and I must say that the structure does not make for good live TV.  The blinds escalate so quickly relative to the stacks that there's not much opportunity for any post flop play.

I'm generally not a fan of the 6 player, camera under glass, show that the UK seems so fond of (nothing since has come close to matching the LNP format from which it's derived).  The live element last night added a bit of intrigue for me but, in the end, I was watching it more for the 'train wreck' factor than anything else.  It quickly became clear that it would be a pre-flop all-in fest and luck, rather than skill, would be the determining factor.

I suppose this is the downside of ensuring a live tournament ends within 4.5 hours for TV purposes.  However, for me, its not a format I particularly want to see the top players playing as I can watch it everyday in the online SnG's.

Nice idea - just doesn't really work so well in practice.

Sheriff

[TightEnd]

Agreed Sheriff...I recently watched the DVD of last year's Victor Poker cup won by Demetriou...this final table lasted over 9 hours with a structure to die for...whilst I accept that's not feasible for Live TV I would like a happy medium to be struck...at times last night the first person to "push" with anything ( eg 9 4 offsuit ) was picking up uncontested pot after uncontested pot and we were all waiting for two big hands to clash.

Someone come up with a TV structure that doesn't come down to a crapshoot...

[Ironside]

thats impossible because normally you would expect about 15-20 hands an hour in a live B&M tourny

but on tv your struggling to get in 10 hands an hour untill it becomes push and fold because
the ad breaks the director holding up play so he can get a shot of the table etc etc

then you get the farce (last night) where there is 3 players left one with 3 chips
and the TD gets a chip count while we wait 5 minutes watching the chip count

then they go straight to an ad break why not take the break and do the count at same time


basica flaws need addressing then they can work out things like a decent structure