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THe really good question is how does being at the featured table affect the play, since you know you are going to be on TV.

My hypothosis is that people try more "fancy" plays on the TV table (bluffs, check raising, "big laydowns", etc).

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Your hypothesis is quite reasonable, but, in my experience, the opposite is true. People try fewer fancy plays, because they are afraid of looking foolish. It may be that I have the evidence that you're bluffable on a given hand, and I should try to bluff you when I have no hand and no draw. However, if I know I'm going to look foolish on TV if it doesn't work out, I might choose to forego the play.

This year, on day 1, I was with a group of players on an outer table. At the end of level 2, they moved us to the TV table. You never saw a game tighten up so fast. No more calling raises preflop with 1-gappers and such. These guys, at least most of them, became very tight and very predictable postflop, and it made it much easier for me to control the table.

It didn't hurt that I caught a rush of cards and flops, either.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

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Greg has far more experience than I in this situation, but I wonder if it would be different later in the tournament or in a tournament with a smaller field / higher proportion of pros.

I recently played in my first 10K event and over the course of 4 days spent about 9 hours at tv tables. Much of the time was spent with Men the Master at the table. I'm curious Greg, if you think people play you differently on a tv table? It seemed to me that at least a few of the players wanted to play big pots against Men. Some got their wish and came out of it on the wrong end. It will be interesting to see some of these hands on tv.

I think the main disadvantage was that we saw a lot fewer hands on the tv table. Not only were the players slower but the dealer was slower too. As a medium to short stack, I would have been better off at a quicker table.