Rank the TV Poker Commentators?

[Glenkeen]

Gabe Kaplan is the best in my opinion. Frankly I get a little tired of Norman Chad's jokes and his bias for or against specific players.

I do like Lon. I think he plays a good straight man and his voice is the WSOP ME for me. I don't think he has ever claimed to be a poker expert. He's kind of like a good referee, you know he's doing a good job when you don't notice he's there. I'd like to see them pair Gabe Kaplan and Lon for future WSOP broadcasts (though I know it won't happen.)
I thought Phil Gordan and his partner(forget his name,) did a good job on the WSOP ME PPV. Wow, that's alot of acronyms. Especially considering that it was live. The guest pros were great. Anyhow, that's my .02

[Pure_Talent]

Phil Hellmuth and Dave Foley (Celebrity Poker)

LOL

[Mister Peanut]

None of them provide good analysis, so critiquing them based on that seems futile. Kaplan is assuredly not the best in my book.

[Rich French]

ok some of you are misguided....norman chad is the worst commentater in the history of television....his divorce jokes are horrible and it makes me want to kill myself everytime i hear one. i would take bart and dave over all those people except maybe kaplan.

[Shady Poker]

I know that it said, "TV" poker commentators but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Bart Hanson and Dave Tuchman, granted they are not on TV so I suppose they don't count for this but they do have very entertaining and educational commentary.

I think Kaplan is the best for TV but think the Live at the Bike team deserves an honorable mention if not more.

-Shady Poker


Edit: Just noticed the post before mentioned them but I didn't see that as I was typing my original post.

[Hollywade]

To be brief, I've never heard analysis better than that of Howard Lederer and Michael Konik. They actually discuss poker strategy and provide some information instead of cracking jokes about how many ex-wives they have (Norm Chad) or make up stupid nicknames for hands or players (Vince Van Patten). Chad and Van Patten make me not want to watch poker on TV.

[Rottersod]

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I said AJ Benza sucks didn't I?


(nothing against Kaplan he is greatness)

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Yeah but this was your quote:

3) Gape Kaplan- He's rarely funny but his commentary is right on the money. I can't think of too many places you'll see him other than the NBC heads up poker where he's partnered with Matt Vasgersian (who kinda sucks at broadcasting if you ask me) I think he may have been the prior host for ESPN's WSOP coverage.

[Quake1028]

1.Howard Lederer
2.Phil Gordon
3.Gabe Kaplan
4.Phil Hellmuth

The absolute worst, who no one has mentioned yet (maybe nobody else watches?) are the NPL commentators. Ali Nejad and two other guys who look semi retarded. They don't know anything about pot odds, hand values, position, etc., and they constantly get calls wrong i.e. saying that J-10 against A-A can only win with two jacks, two tens or a straight. I don't think they have ever heard of two pairs.

[MWers]

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i would take bart and dave over all those people except maybe kaplan.

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Word.

[nuts]

for that poll you really need to split gabe & aj