Re: The Matador
it's funny, b/c the show is goddawful, from a dramatic and a poker point of view.
1) if you didn't know poker well, the poker might be hard to understand. for example, they only show the board very quickly, and mike sexton isn't there to explain the hands to you. so if you don't know poker well, the show might not be for you.
but...
2) if you understand poker, you know that the plays they make are ludicrous. the only quality hand someone played last week were the QQ that the black dude played to make the boat against chumpo at the satellite. they play cheese to start, and play even worse after the flop. so if you understand poker, you hate the show too.
i'll keep watching it, b/c i'm addicted to poker, and it feeds a certain need i have. but i'm not sure who it's actually for, or if anyone really "likes" it.
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