NC is hilarious most of the time. He makes the broadcast enjoyable for my girlfriend who knows nada about poker. I think that was the intention.

On a related note: The hardcore 2+2ers that hate the analysis or lack of deep poker knowledge from the announcers on WSOP or WPT are missing the point. Poker on TV is for entertainment purposes only.

This is true for anything on TV (even the news!). Pro sports are he same. This is same reason why wide receivers, RBs, and QBs in football get all the fame and camera time, even though the offensive linemen are the primary reasons for offensive success in the NFL (and they're paid accordingly). The uneducated viewing audience would never know that (nor would they care).

Let's face it, "real" poker is far from entertaining to the masses (sometimes it's not entertaining even to hardcore players).