NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHPC) - Questions For Pros

freekobe · #1 03-01-2005, 07:49 PM

As many of you may know, the NHPC is being filmed this weekend at the Golden Nugget in Vegas. I am pretty connected to the production team for the NHPC and will have a good deal of input for all of the player interviews, both before and after the show.

Obviously, I have come up with many of my own questions to ask the pros. I am looking for 2+2's input.

Almost every big name will be there: Negreanu, Lindgren, Lederer, Raymer, Brunson, Ivey, etc.

You can view the list of players here to see who was invited and accepted the offer.

I would like to hear your input and see what kinds of questions you'd like asked of the pros.

Please suggest relevant questions - this is not a joke and I will seriously consider using good questions posted on this thread. Thanks in advance.

MonkeeMan · #2 03-01-2005, 08:13 PM

Ask Jerry Buss how he got invited. Do this early on. I'm serious.

Ask the Matador why he wasn't invited. Then head for the hills. I'm joking.

edit: BTW, that is one impressive roster. I'm serious.

youngin20 · #3 03-01-2005, 10:24 PM

Yeah...forget Jerry Buss, cause I think he can actually read the board. How the hell did JAMES WOODS get invited? Jerry Buss has at least made a TV final table. This is absurd.

youngin20 · #4 03-01-2005, 10:37 PM

Spirit Rock in the house.

ky70 · #5 03-01-2005, 11:02 PM

That's the most impressive "short list" of players I've ever seen...I can't wait until it airs

tylerdurden · #6 03-01-2005, 11:19 PM

WTF, no Dutch Boyd???

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Nottom · #7 03-01-2005, 11:47 PM

Obviously, I'd like to see some serious poker questions about how different heads-up is compared to a full or even shorthanded game or how important position is in a heads-up match, but I don't expect much along those lines.

Looking at the blinds structure for this event however makes this seem like it could be much better than I was expecting. The fact that the blinds stop relatively low should allow for some pretty good poker.

ClaytonN · #8 03-01-2005, 11:51 PM

What Nottom said

Also, I want to hear how they prepared for the event, and what their thoughts are on the celebrity players in this event, and what kind of talent they have.

ClaytonN · #9 03-01-2005, 11:51 PM

You could also jokingly ask Ivey how this event got him away from the biggest side game in the local area [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

sexypanda · #10 03-02-2005, 12:23 AM

Ask which player they would least like to be matched up against. I'd like to see who these pros respect (maybe fear).