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#381
10-10-2007, 12:51 PM
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Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
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However...this year with the introduction of the prayer at the poker table accompanied with the "Hallelujah choir" in the background and few random "make me a believer" licks all I can say with 100% certainty is that the 2007 WSOP ME-FT is the worst poker spectacle I`ve ever seen and I doubt anything will top it with decades to come. [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I AGREE. Just awful. All the praying bugged me big time, very self indulgent. And was the other guy's GF just mimicing the Yang's? I couldn't tell if she was serious or not. 
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#382
10-10-2007, 12:53 PM
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Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
no 10k PLO coverage?
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#383
10-10-2007, 12:54 PM
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Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
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[ QUOTE ] However...this year with the introduction of the prayer at the poker table accompanied with the "Hallelujah choir" in the background and few random "make me a believer" licks all I can say with 100% certainty is that the 2007 WSOP ME-FT is the worst poker spectacle I`ve ever seen and I doubt anything will top it with decades to come. [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I AGREE. Just awful. All the praying bugged me big time, very self indulgent. And was the other guy's GF just mimicing the Yang's? I couldn't tell if she was serious or not. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah I know it was ridiculous. It was almost as if Watkinson's GF and Yang's family where having a pray off. What is next? Fox doing a reality contest called, "So, You Think You Can Pray?"
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#384
10-10-2007, 12:56 PM
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Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
The guy from Canada was talking about going to his temple or something. Since he lost does that mean Yang's god can beat up Tuan's(or whatever his name was) god?
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#385
10-10-2007, 12:58 PM
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Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
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Jerry Yang seems really FOS to me. Between the bizzare Bill Elder thing, and other stuff, I just feel like he's just saying whatever he thinks will make people like him. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed. Seemed like his in-play talk was because he felt he had to be dramatic. If we could have a window into his head during those tanks (which were like 10x longer in reality) I doubt there would be much other than tumbleweed and some crucifixes blowing by. His postgame/interview speeches about helping people with the money seemed very trite and insincere. Some other things: 1) The praying. Aside from being a horribly insulting and embarrassing use of faith, at least ESPN trimmed it down. On the PPV there was a lot more chanting that got dialed down for this broadcast. SHOW ME YOUR MIRACLES FATHER! 2) wtf with "you have a friend for life" as people busted out. I can imagine that making a huge run at the WSOP for a ton of money is a very emotional thing. But LOL at trying to portray a poker tournament like some huge spiritual journey. I would hesitate from making BFF claims about people simply because you ended up playing poker with them. 3) National pride day. Did ESPN pass out flags to everyone in the stands? Drumming up the international angle was fine at first, but it was clearly contrived by the end. Made the whole thing seem like a joke with the "USA" chant to finish it off. Weak. Could have been a decent broadcast I guess were it not for all the morons they had to show.
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#386
10-10-2007, 01:13 PM
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Yang absolutely raped this final table. I watched it live, and I can tell you the man was raising / re raising every other hand, and was absolutely fearless. He played like a [censored] genius - he KNEW he was one of the worst players at the table, and was WILLING to get all his money in preflop as a slight dog against a better player - because he realized this was his best shot for knocking people out and winning the event. Yang played to win, and every single hand he played was to knock somebody out. It is very clear he was playing for a purpose, unlike some of the other players who played extremely scared. This ESPN edited broadcast does Yang no credit, and in no way shows how he was truly dominating the table. You can argue Yang got the cards too, but he also had a few suckouts against him and lost some flips - and still one. All in all, he played optimal strategy for somebody of his skill level at this table IMO. [/ QUOTE ] This is so true. I also watched it live and ESPN really did a poor job of showing just how much Yang steamrolled the FT. Plus, about halfway through he changed gears and tightened up but none of the other players recognized this and it cost them. What I watched yesterday bore little resemblance to reality.
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#387
10-10-2007, 01:16 PM
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[ QUOTE ] I like poking fun at Canada just as much as the next guy but did anybody else get the douche chills when Yang's Laotian crew started chanting USA USA!!?? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that was really stupid. Really really stupid. I may be spreading a negative cancer again or something, but I get massive douchevibes from almost everything about Yang. I don't really doubt that he's a nice guy who does nice things, but my read on him is still "needs to be liked real bad and will say whatever he thinks will get him there". [/ QUOTE ] I see ESPN decided to cut out the mohawk guy who swarmed in after the win.
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#388
10-10-2007, 01:17 PM
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Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
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[ QUOTE ] Yang absolutely raped this final table. I watched it live, and I can tell you the man was raising / re raising every other hand, and was absolutely fearless. He played like a [censored] genius - he KNEW he was one of the worst players at the table, and was WILLING to get all his money in preflop as a slight dog against a better player - because he realized this was his best shot for knocking people out and winning the event. Yang played to win, and every single hand he played was to knock somebody out. It is very clear he was playing for a purpose, unlike some of the other players who played extremely scared. This ESPN edited broadcast does Yang no credit, and in no way shows how he was truly dominating the table. You can argue Yang got the cards too, but he also had a few suckouts against him and lost some flips - and still one. All in all, he played optimal strategy for somebody of his skill level at this table IMO. [/ QUOTE ] This is so true. I also watched it live and ESPN really did a poor job of showing just how much Yang steamrolled the FT. Plus, about halfway through he changed gears and tightened up but none of the other players recognized this and it cost them. What I watched yesterday bore little resemblance to reality. [/ QUOTE ] Given this, are the ESPN telecasts now hurting poker, in the online fight? Or the "poker = skill" argument?
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#389
10-10-2007, 01:20 PM
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Although I will lol when one of those "Armageddon Preachers" you see on the corner handing out pamphlets in any of the major cities in America holds up a sign that says, "Jesus Christ is Coming! End of the World, One Time!" [/ QUOTE ] I LOL'd right now! Good one!
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#390
10-10-2007, 01:23 PM
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Dids is the moderator/poster on this board, that means he can say if he liked something or not. [/ QUOTE ] Why are you making this a special mod privilege?
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