Did anybody like WSOP coverage on ESPN? - Page 3

Ken_AA · #21 07-20-2005, 10:37 PM

They wont ever show pot sizes and blinds because then it would give away how much they edit. you can't show 2 hands with this blinds, then 5 with this blind, and 3 with the next. Many viewers don't realize ANYTHING is edited out and this would give it away.

Also Jesus in the fridge was the absolute most creative thing you will see in a poker broadcast short or having dancing monkeys bring the money out when it gets heads up.

Ken

skierdude1000 · #22 07-21-2005, 12:44 AM

i hate wsop on espn in terms of poker coverage, its more like reality tv

yoadrians · #23 07-21-2005, 12:57 AM

If you guys are waiting for Bob Costas or Al Michaels, you're going to be waiting a long time.

Both ESPN's coverage of the WSOP and Travel's coverage of the WPT is solid. Sexton is pretty good, Lohn McCarrein (sp?) is just fine, and Norman Chad is actually an acquired taste, I think.

Let's just be thankful those two networks have it going on and get more people interested in the game. Plus, the shows I record on the DVR make hanging out with my 10-month-old son, Max, in the mornings a little more fun.

I'm hoping his first words will be either, 'mom', 'dad', 'truck', or 'nut flush'. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Cased Heel · #24 07-21-2005, 10:20 AM

lol

Morpheus · #25 07-21-2005, 10:41 AM

Flushies was good. My favorite was the "here is Phil Ivey when he loses a pot" ...... "here is Phil Ivey after he won a pot"

That was hilarious.

Morpheus · #26 07-21-2005, 10:44 AM

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I record on the DVR make hanging out with my 10-month-old son, Max, in the mornings a little more fun.

I'm hoping his first words will be either, 'mom', 'dad', 'truck', or 'nut flush'. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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See if you can get him to say "asset allocation" . I have no idea what it means but I think it was in a Anna Kournikova commercial for an investment firm.

eMarkM · #27 07-21-2005, 11:13 AM

They always show pot size. What they don't show is bet size. They inconsistently tell you how much a player bets, so you often have no idea what kind of pot odds are being offered to the caller.

Cased Heel · #28 07-21-2005, 11:53 AM

Let me guess...his expression was identical each time!?

That's not funny.

If that is as "creative" as ESPN gets, then they should just stop altogether. I just don't seem to think the obvious is funny. Maybe others do.

Needle77 · #29 07-21-2005, 12:12 PM

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Let me guess...his expression was identical each time!?

That's not funny.

If that is as "creative" as ESPN gets, then they should just stop altogether. I just don't seem to think the obvious is funny. Maybe others do.

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You must be one of those anal people of this world. Funny is funny...and i thought that flushy was hilarious.

Cased Heel · #30 07-21-2005, 01:44 PM

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Let me guess...his expression was identical each time!?

That's not funny.

If that is as "creative" as ESPN gets, then they should just stop altogether. I just don't seem to think the obvious is funny. Maybe others do.

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You must be one of those anal people of this world. Funny is funny...and i thought that flushy was hilarious.

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I may be anal but I'm one of the funniest motherf*ckers you'll ever meet. Ivey's expression isn't funny. If he was a losing player it would be very funny.

EDIT: Don't tell me you think that "WSOP casting" commercial is funny, too...