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Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
The Poker Superstars Invitational II format has been criticized for reducing the game to a pre-flop all-in-fest. Obviously, this hurts the expectation of some players and, therefore, increases the expectation of other players.
The format helps players who have a better understanding of the math when it gets to the all-in stage. The format hurts players who have the edge in post-flop play, with better reads and timed aggression. What other traits are helped or hurt by the format compared to a deeper-stacked format? Which players do you think are most helped and hindered by the format? |
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
Obviously Kathy Liebert is helped. Honestly, I wonder how many people still watch this show.
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
I have friends who know little about poker that enjoy watching it.
The more apt question is "How many twoplustwoers still watch this" |
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
david sklansky is certainly helped. Plus this format doesn't different much from the Party higher step 5 $5,000 buy-in spin off.
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
I don't mind so much about the format, it's still poker. Tonight's lineup is pretty good - 4 world champions (Chan, Nguyen, Doyle, Moneymaker) and Ted Forrest.
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
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I have friends who know little about poker that enjoy watching it. The more apt question is "How many twoplustwoers still watch this" [/ QUOTE ] I can't give you a good reason why I watch it, but it seems to be on my TV every Sunday night. I guess I'm just hoping the "playoffs" will be better. When does that round begin? |
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
8 more weeks, tonight was week 16.
FSN shows a lot of poker, the problem is it's bad poker (except for July 13 hopefully). Kevin... |
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
*Only* 8 more episodes til they narrow it down to 16 semifinalists [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]. I think the reason that the pros like the format was that instead of doing one long tournament with slowly rising blinds, they do a whole bunch of quick tournaments, that way if you get really unlucky in 2 or 3 of them you're not out of the competition.
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
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I can't give you a good reason why I watch it, but it seems to be on my TV every Sunday night. [/ QUOTE ] The other day I watched a whole episode, then I watched whatever was on FSN and then it came on again and I watched a little bit of it before I beat the [censored] out of myself for watching such garbage for the second time. |
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Re: Who Is Helped by the Poker Superstars II Format?
Based on tonight's episode, I think Ted Forrest could use a lesson on inflection points. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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