Making HSP the ONLY Poker Show?

[EWS87]

lets just abolish tournaments

(not a level, i really would like this to happen)

[yimyammer]

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lets just abolish tournaments

(not a level, i really would like this to happen)

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why?

[duplix]

i really enjoy hsp cause we dont see an allin-festival, but true play.
they could at least make the seasons longer.. i mean, 13eps or what it is.. wouldnt be hard to make twice the number of eps.

[secretprankster]

Once you have read 2+2 for more than 1 hour, you can no longer stand watching tournaments on TV.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

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lets just abolish tournaments

(not a level, i really would like this to happen)

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This makes absolutely no sense. If you don't like tournaments on TV, don't watch them. If you don't like tournaments period, don't play them.

That's your choice, but eliminating tournaments, whether from poker in general or just from TV would be terrible for poker.

[99killed]

christ maybe if espn actually showed hands of poker instead of lame bios of jerks i dont wanna hear about......

[JackTenOffSuit]

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christ maybe if espn actually showed hands of poker instead of lame bios of jerks i dont wanna hear about......

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99killed - if you speak to NickMPK, that's actually what he really loves about poker on TV. All those "great bios" about players he's "emotionally invested in". It makes the poker feel "important". Last year's profile on Micon nearly brought NickMPK to tears.

[Rottersod]

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You are assuming that the high-stakes "cash" games on High Stakes Poker were actually played with each player's OWN money.

I am aware of at least two instances in which players were allegedly "staked" into High Stakes Poker, with those two players playing with OPM (other people's money).


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Oliver,

I would say that every player on HSP is staked in some way or another - even if it's just selling off a piece of themselves to one or more people. When you reach the level where you can play for hundreds of thousands at a shot you learn quickly that the real winners don't play with only their own money - regardless of what the producers for HSP want to admit.

Does this matter to the audience? Not even one iota.

[dlk9s]

Why does olivert always use players' initials or type out online poker room names in hangman format (ex: F--- T---)?

Just type it out as it should be and save us all from the couple seconds of deciphering, please.

[john voight]

guys.

some ppl dont like "better" poker. for some, the WSOP events are just fine. for whatever reason, they like X more than they like HSP.

I personally love HSP. But I would never ask for it to replace all poker shows. While I want more HSP (like 30 2hr. episodes would be sexy), killing all poker shows would be dumb.

I like wsop events; it is madness. All these no names have the spotlight on them, the mix of noob vs pro is an interesting dynamic. Many MTT players dont play cash games. With out MTT coverage, we'd never see them.

PAD: seana hiatt + lack of editing = nice alternative.