UK TV Poker Programme - Some great play !

[Rotating Rabbit]

Slightly OT, this poker programmeon at the moment on UK channel ITV is a complete joke: Here's my favourite:

5 handed, stacks around $2000, blinds $25-$50

2 folds, button limps with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
SB raises to $100 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 10[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
BB calls with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Button calls.

Flop comes: J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (pot = 300)

SB checks, BB bets $50, Button thinks for ages then folds, SB tries to check, then realises its $50 and calls quickly.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (pot = $400)

SB open folds.

Why is this even on TV ?

[jkkkk]

LOL yeah I watched that hand, my god, to quote Terri 'I've only ever played one hour of poker before'.

It shows.

[Komodo]

Celebpoker?

[Rotating Rabbit]

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Celebpoker?

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Yeah thats it.

Lol i just remembered my other favourite bit: they have this really gothic tense-type music which gets fired up in 'big decisions' and the camera zooms in on a player, we get their heart beat (or something the production team made up).

'big decisions' being thinking what to do with a 89s hand on an AKQo board vs a pfr continuation.

[_dave_]

Yep, i watched this, more's the pity.

Compared to the quality that was the PokerStars EPT coverage on Channel 5 a few weeks ago, this is so bad it's really quite amusing.

[ben_]

But did anyone spot matthew stevens' squeeze play? :P