Tonight's Las Vegas - Howard Lederer, Cheating in Poker

MaxPower · #1 12-06-2005, 01:37 PM

The episode did not portray Howard Lederer as a cheat. It portrayed the school teacher who beat Howard Lederer as a cheat.

Plus there was the guy Mike who uncovered the cheating. He represents those like you who love poker and are concerned about its honesty.

But Dominic is right, this show is cheap entertainment on the level of Fantasy Island or The Love Boat. It is fun and not meant to be taken seriously. People are constantly getting beaten up and robbed on that show and I don't think anyone in Vegas is concerned about the image it potrays. It is fiction.

samjjones · #2 12-06-2005, 01:59 PM

FWIW, Howard's acting was quite bad. On the other hand, I caught that Full Tilt show he does immediately after this, and he is quite engaging there.

MaxPower · #3 12-06-2005, 03:46 PM

Actually there was one thing that made Howard look bad in the espisode. He offered to stake Mike for $10,000 in the no limit game even though Mike is a losing player and has a gambling problem. Negative EV decision for Lederer [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Punker · #4 12-06-2005, 11:53 PM

In season 1, there is a poker episode that features Mike heavily and he is not portrayed as a losing player at all - he seems to be quite good.

coffeecrazy1 · #5 12-06-2005, 11:45 PM

Fair enough.

And I misunderstood the report...having not seen the episode personally...I thought Lederer was the cheat. Nevermind the rantings of a crazed coffee junkie then.