Poker commentators: Best and worst?

Devilboy666 · #1 07-15-2007, 02:10 AM

I really like what Gabe Kaplan does on HSP - he's pretty informative and I can stand his crappy jokes most of the time. And of course Mike 'Shuffle up and deal!' Sexton has that infectious excitement about every hand on the WPT final tables.

Bottom of the list for me is Jesse Mae and that other idiot on Poker Den 24 hour Cash Game. They give no useful commentary at all and just sit there laughing at their own jokes the whole time. I really want to watch that game but they just make it completely unbearable!

BDub1 · #2 07-15-2007, 02:51 AM

Bart Hanson, hands down. And he beats the crap, ability wise, out of all of the others. This guy can play! WSOP = 4 cashes, 2 FT

Self Made · #3 07-15-2007, 04:22 AM

Best:
Phil Gordon
Adam Schoenfeld
Greg Raymer
Barry Greenstein

Worst:
Norman Chad
Ali Nejad

private joker · #4 07-15-2007, 07:29 AM

The other 3 times this thread was done, I think the consensus was that Howard Lederer is the best.

zerocarb · #5 07-15-2007, 09:03 AM

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The other 300 times this thread was done, I think the consensus was that Howard Lederer is the best.

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FYP

TheCount212 · #6 07-16-2007, 01:14 PM

I think Howard is great at saying what he thinks without belittling bad plays.

greggg230 · #7 07-16-2007, 07:08 PM

Am I the only one who likes Norman Chad? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

grdred944 · #8 07-16-2007, 11:54 AM

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Best:
Phil Gordon
Adam Schoenfeld
Greg Raymer
Barry Greenstein

Worst:
Norman Chad
Ali Nejad

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I'll buy into most of these. Schoenfeld is irritating insomuch as he is yet another under-achiever who feels compelled to have smartass comment about everything and everyone. It is an irritating act, at best.

Raymer is a good mention. Not only does he have good communication skills but he is direct.

Se7enTwo · #9 07-16-2007, 08:39 PM

I like Mike Sexton. He has the 'voice' for it, plus he's definitely a good player & knows his stuff.

I don't mind Norman Chad...but sometimes he's like a broken record with his jokes.

One I really didn't care for was Mark Seif.

FireStorm · #10 07-16-2007, 09:55 PM

I don't mind Norman Chad, he does decently with the little information he is given, and his jokes are reasonably funny every now and then.

As far as content, Lederer is pretty good, and Raymer the couple of times I have heard him.