WSOP on ESPN Thread (9/11 - Day 3)

[Suigin406]

just to throw my thoughts in...i don't mind khan, sure he may be a little annoying, but was not a douche and even apoligized when he lost to AA...lol at comparing him to that tool molina

[Eaglebauer]

Khan should never leave his computer if he can't hold his sh*t in public.

[suzzer99]

I think Khan is basically a nice, boisterous guy who is very calculatingly playing it up for the camera in hopes of becoming a poker celebrity. Which he probably will if he can do anything at a televised tourney within the next year or so. How much you want to begrudge him for that is up to you.

I've been around a lot of weirdos in my life. As long as they aren't mean-spirited or back-stabbing I usually tolerate them, as they make my life more interesting. Live poker is sooooooo freaking boring a large % of the time. I'd take a Khan at my table over the usual smattering of lifeless nits and zombie calling stations you get at Commerce.

[cbloom]

Seriously, everyone hating on Khan is retarded. He's a saint compared to the beraters and the sour nits.

Also [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] when he tries to get the crowd to do the "oo ah" monkey song and you can just hear the crickets. Best moment of the whole broadcast.

[Eaglebauer]

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who is very calculatingly playing it up for the camera in hopes of becoming a poker celebrity. Which he probably will if he can do anything at a televised tourney within the next year or so. How much you want to begrudge him for that is up to you.

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Do what you have to do to get paid I guess, but doesn't mean I have to respect him for it. There's thousands of other players in that poker room he's playing with -- what's so special about *him* that he doesn't have to conduct himself with a little bit of decorum and a little bit of class while everybody else does? It's not very hard to down a bunch of red bulls and say "f it" and completely lose your sh*t and act like a jerk-off. It's actually a lot more difficult, and worthy of respect, to carry yourself like a gentleman with some class and dignity when you're playing for high stakes under immense pressure.

Plus, his "act", if that's what it is, stinks, is not funny, and he just comes off as an under-socialized geek.

If I was his father I'd give him a slap and tell him to act like a man, for chrissakes.

[Frank Zappy]

Either ESPN doesn't have enough cameras covering the event, or they have a formula where sacrifice "good poker" and instead focus on this years "colorful" Character, like the Screaming Swede (Matteis Somethingorother), Dmitri Nobles and now RaiNKhaN.

Right off the bat, anyone who spells their name with uPpeR and LoWeR case letters is half a retard and I don't care how deep you go in the ME. It could also be that being on TV screws people up. I was on "Family Feud" and didn't give a single "correct" answer. I kept thinking, "Dear God Just skip over me!"

Norm is major league annoying and trying way too hard. ESPN should take a hint from "Celebrity Poker" where Phil Gordon is insightful and easy to listen to.

[McCutter]

When it gets down to two tables, Khan starts screaming at the top of his lungs. I hope the cameras caught that ridiculousness...

[NuklearWinter]

Khan was so painful to watch I had to fast forward a few times. From what they showed, he played terribly too.

Molina was at least funny by acting like a dick, but Khan's infantile antics aren't entertaining at all.

[karlwig]

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very disappointing 2 episodes. I was at the feature table for just 2 hours and saw many interesting hands, but didn't see it on TV today. maybe just because they were not played by people like Gus Hansen. but who wants to see Gus and Gavin Smith check down Aj vs. KJ or Carlos Mortensen eliminates a short stack with 55 vs. 44 allin preflop? just so boring. people watch TV poker to witness dramatic hands even if they are not played by some stars. most of these pros are not that well-known outside the poker circle anyway.
The guys at ESPN are just idiots.

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excactly my thoughts.

[BigSoonerFan]

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Khan was so painful to watch I had to fast forward a few times. From what they showed, he played terribly too.

Molina was at least funny by acting like a dick, but Khan's infantile antics aren't entertaining at all.

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At least Molina was drunk half of the time.