UK HSP. phil ivey set to play. wheeeeeeeeee

[SpeakEasy]

Tuck --

Among us common folk in the standard NL live cash games in middle-America, I listen to people talking about HSP, who are not 2+2 regulars. Here is some feedback from common poker players, but players who are probably very representative of the HSP audience outside the 2+2-type community...

There is a significant belief that HSP is a "set-up." That is, the players are not really playing with their own money or "real" money, but instead are just playing for the purpose of filming an exciting (but fake) poker TV show. I've heard players say things like, "There's absolutely no way that anyone is going to call with five-six offsuit for a $3000 raise! No way!"

If a large contingent of players are from FullTilt, its going to look more like a fake "set-up," to those that already believe its fake. I'm not expressing my beliefs, just repeating what I am hearing among regular live poker players that watch TV. Yeah, Benza is constantly stating that its "real hard cold cash," but there's a lot of viewers out there that don't believe that.

Anything that you can do to dispell this myth would add realism to the show. Just seems like something that might be helpful for you to know.