kurto
01-21-2005, 05:01 PM
Let me start by saying I enjoyed both episodes. Compared to network fare (I watched the first minute of the new NBC comedy Committed and shut it off by the show open, it was so bad.... I like Horror and matched an entire 5 minutes of Point Pleasant before I turned it off), Tilt was alright. Realistic or not, I enjoyed the gritty drama. I like the obsessive cop. blah blah blah.
Regarding the hands, I think its funny that people are disparaging the ridiculous hands/plays... when I see this all the time. (Granted I'm playing on-line for lowstakes... but still.) I see people call all-in with the sucker end of a straight. In the show, the guy called the little girls all-in with the sucker end of the straight. Its not unrealistic unless you take into account that the guy was playing a little girl and probably thought he was taking money from a baby (which I assume was the point.)
How many times have you had the nut straight, with a complete straight on the board, bet all in and have multiple callers who think you're just betting on the board?
Regarding the Quad 7s... I have no problem with the idea that she read him as bluffing. Would I have made her move? No. But I don't pretend that I have much experience reading people in person. But playing on-line, there are players I would call Ace high to the river if I think they're full of it.
And the guy raising 20x the BB with pocket 2s? People make these moves (at low limit) all the time.
I think people are being overly critical. They're highlighting bad plays. But if you're not seeing horrendous play everyday, then you're playing at the wrong tables.
Regarding the hands, I think its funny that people are disparaging the ridiculous hands/plays... when I see this all the time. (Granted I'm playing on-line for lowstakes... but still.) I see people call all-in with the sucker end of a straight. In the show, the guy called the little girls all-in with the sucker end of the straight. Its not unrealistic unless you take into account that the guy was playing a little girl and probably thought he was taking money from a baby (which I assume was the point.)
How many times have you had the nut straight, with a complete straight on the board, bet all in and have multiple callers who think you're just betting on the board?
Regarding the Quad 7s... I have no problem with the idea that she read him as bluffing. Would I have made her move? No. But I don't pretend that I have much experience reading people in person. But playing on-line, there are players I would call Ace high to the river if I think they're full of it.
And the guy raising 20x the BB with pocket 2s? People make these moves (at low limit) all the time.
I think people are being overly critical. They're highlighting bad plays. But if you're not seeing horrendous play everyday, then you're playing at the wrong tables.