Sky Sports Televised cash games, starring...

[tikay]

For the record, it is decidely NOT aimed at the poker market, that was not the Business Model. The poker world is miniscule compared to Football, Darts, Rugby, Horse Racing, & the Series is designed to give us exposure to those viewers, who may not play poker, or who are lapsed. There is a whole lot of Social-Media & SEO stuff behind the Shows, those are the real key of its success, & we are delighted with what those elements achieved, our SEO hits & Acquisition have gone through the roof. 

That's the way forward imo. When I watch some poker I want to see a bit of banter, some loose spewy play, some all ins, some suck outs, etc. Essentially I'm after a bit of entertainment. Watching some 20 year olds in sunglasses staring at each other slowly 5 betting each other or whatever is dull. It has its place of course, but it's not for the masses.

Not seen this show. Is it online?

There IS a market for "serious" televised poker, the EPT stuff is well-produced, but the viewing audiences are so tiny that they do not even register on the ratings. They are televised because they are Free Content to the Channel, & it is a handy late night filler. It is good stuff, but the appeal is extremely limited, it only appeals to the Poker mature, which is a very tiny market, & not of much commercial use to anyone. Everyone who plays to that Level already has all the Online Poker Accounts they need.

Our Show was specifically targeted at a different audience altogether, the sports fans, football, rugby, hoirse racing, snooker, as there is a huge audience of potential poker players & sign-ups there.

It is not Online at present, the repeated Episodes on Channel 861 will be Live Streamed, starting Monday February 18th, @ 9pm, every week for 6 weeks.

[smashedagain]

I saw Jimmy White in Dtd last night. Only in reception but never saw him in the club playing at all.

[tikay]

Needs more pros

needs personalities.

you don't get better personalities for TV poker than Sam Razavi, Neil, Rastafish do you?


Thought the line up was good, myself

I hope sky didn't pay for the commentators. Poor chaps didn't get a word in

they weren't meant to I don't think...otherwise you wouldn't have heard the table chatter

I enjoyed it, was digging at Tikay lol

Fun fun fun, Razavi is pretty hilarious to play with, seems to be getting cheerier since winning a billion honk kong $ as well.

Ha! You wish.

I was a Reserve, but relieved I never had to play, as I had other responsibilities where were doing my head in, it was all a bit stressful.  Playing TV Poker is not really my thing, to be honest.

[tikay]

Watching at the mo, love the line up think its a great coup they have Hartigan & Stapes commentating, no offence tikay or orford..

Also LOL how baller are ppl ITT, didnt realise many ppl didn't have sky

Don't worry John, no offence taken. I can get by on 861, where I just do the ABC stuff, but it was never a consideration for a Sky Sports Show, we wanted quality & credibility, & Hartigan & Stapes have it by the ton.

[tikay]

I take it it's being repeated?  Missed it and wouldn't mind watching it.

Yes, endlessly no doubt, I'll let you know the dates, Graham.

Part of the Business Model revolves around Social-media, which is very much part of Marketing these days. Before each Show, & Repeat, Sky Sports tweet about it, as do each of the Celebs, & it adds up to our name being Tweeted to over 1.5 million "Followers" before every single TX. The Editorial puff for each Show also gets picked up by google & the SEO goes ballistic.

Incredible how advertising has changed, it is quite a science now.

[Marky147]

Watching at the mo, love the line up think its a great coup they have Hartigan & Stapes commentating, no offence tikay or orford..

Also LOL how baller are ppl ITT, didnt realise many ppl didn't have sky

I'm suffering that many first world problems atm I don't even have internet in my house

[JamesHartigan]

For the record, it is decidely NOT aimed at the poker market, that was not the Business Model. The poker world is miniscule compared to Football, Darts, Rugby, Horse Racing, & the Series is designed to give us exposure to those viewers, who may not play poker, or who are lapsed. There is a whole lot of Social-Media & SEO stuff behind the Shows, those are the real key of its success, & we are delighted with what those elements achieved, our SEO hits & Acquisition have gone through the roof. 

That's the way forward imo. When I watch some poker I want to see a bit of banter, some loose spewy play, some all ins, some suck outs, etc. Essentially I'm after a bit of entertainment. Watching some 20 year olds in sunglasses staring at each other slowly 5 betting each other or whatever is dull. It has its place of course, but it's not for the masses.

Not seen this show. Is it online?

There IS a market for "serious" televised poker, the EPT stuff is well-produced, but the viewing audiences are so tiny that they do not even register on the ratings. They are televised because they are Free Content to the Channel, & it is a handy late night filler. It is good stuff, but the appeal is extremely limited, it only appeals to the Poker mature, which is a very tiny market, & not of much commercial use to anyone. Everyone who plays to that Level already has all the Online Poker Accounts they need.

Our Show was specifically targeted at a different audience altogether, the sports fans, football, rugby, hoirse racing, snooker, as there is a huge audience of potential poker players & sign-ups there.

It is not Online at present, the repeated Episodes on Channel 861 will be Live Streamed, starting Monday February 18th, @ 9pm, every week for 6 weeks.

Thanks for your kind words about the commentary on the Sky Sports show, Tony.

But I think your analysis of the EPT shows is a little "off."

I guarantee that the sponsors would not be generating this content if it wasn't reaching a significant audience.  And, while they cater for the hardcore market, they are primarily pitched at a "mainstream" audience.  I'm reliably informed they succeed in attracting both new customers to sign-up to the site and old customers to re-activate their accounts.

FWIW, I think the cash game show being discussed in this thread is perfectly pitched at the Sky Sports market, and am not surprised it's driving new players to Sky Poker.

[TightEnd]

Here's a teaser for tomorrow night

Sky Sports 3, 10pm

tikay can tell us who features in progamme 2 that wasn't in last week

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151273161366845&set=vb.105408846148235&type=2&theater

[ripple11]

I noticed in Bluff magazine that Blonde hero MVG played the £1,000+£80 monthly Genting Big Game at The Mint Casino, London in January.

Put him on the list  

[dwayne110]

quality TV tonight : - Champions League footy
                            - cash game poker at 10pm on Sky
                            - Monte Carlo Grand Final EPT highlights at 12.30am (channel 4).

Mental note to self - get out more

[kinboshi]

I saw Jimmy White in Dtd last night. Only in reception but never saw him in the club playing at all.

He was doing a whirlwind tour.

[TightEnd]

Rastafish is hilarious on this. Makes the programme over and above the norm (and almost all the players on it are v good to watch play, imo)

[The Camel]

Wayne Mardle and Norman Whiteside chopping a £400 pot.

It's hardly Antonius v Dwan 7 betting air in a 500k pot is it?

[paulhouk03]

Stream link ne1

[The Camel]

Hartigan is a really good poker commentator imo.

But the co commentator is so annoying I want to put my boot through the telly