Re: Why does ESPN even bother with 9 players?
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I agree with others here that ESPN is less devoted to poker than they could be.
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Perhaps this is true.
But can't it also be said that they are more devoted to poker players?
If someone plays their way through the enourmous fields haven't they earned their 15 minutes (or 5 seconds as the case may be)?
Maybe the WPT is better to poker than ESPN is. But, in many ways, I think ESPN is much better to poker players (which to me is more important).
If you listened to the Cardplayer WSOP Final table radio show, I think it was Ferguson and Hellmuth who were going over some of the ways this is true at one point.
All that being said, the ESPN show is falling behind some other broadcasts in some ways, and I do expect ratings to slide and changes to be made.
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