High Stakes Poker thread (9/24) (Spoilers in Thread to come?)

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1) I can't imagine HSP is anything like a look inside 'the big game', for a number of reasons not the least of which is that HSP is always uncapped NLHE whereas, as I understand it, Bobby's Room almost never is.[\quote]

you are correct about the 4/8k game ... yet i'm sure you will agree that these guys must at one time or another play nlhe, right?

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2) As mentioned earlier, just cause it's what they would be doing if the cameras weren't there, doesn't mean it's in the best interests of the show.

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in your opinion!! some viewers are willing to simply watch and aren't egocentric enough to think that the show should be changed to accomodate their personal preferences. I happen to like all of the extra stuff. i don't mind the talking about the props that went on 2 seasons ago.. i'd truly like it even more if i could be sure what each players props are ... but so be it. i have played in relatively big games (10/20 with $80,000 on the table) and i can tell you, there's more discussion at those tables about the line in the sunday football games than there is talk about the hand in play.
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3) If we remove running it twice the big pots would be split much less often, which would mean having a clear winner and loser at the end of the story of the hand, which is better from a storytelling perspective and accordingly better tv; also, it would mean people dragging huge pots more often, which is way more appealing for casual viewers and amateur players, and tv poker being as appealing as possible to viewers is way +EV for the game.

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the biggest appeal of HSP is that it's target audience is not truly the uneducated poker fan. now, you, who wants to be perceived as a knowledgeable poker mind, say that the best thing to do with the show is to dumb it down. that truly makes no sense to me.

perhaps you are studying tv production .. in that case your post makes much more sense.