tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post673505412303584227..comments2024-01-08T07:09:52.908-07:00Comments on Poking and Peaking: Flimsy final tableAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837529956827141862noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post-34968827220063507642009-11-13T00:50:32.869-07:002009-11-13T00:50:32.869-07:00You sound a little curmudgeonly. Good thing you&#...You sound a little curmudgeonly. Good thing you're so adorable.<br /><br />Don't we want the fishes to come play with us? Give us their money?<br /><br />Until they suck out - then I'm totally with you. :)<br /><br />Ah, you know I'm with you, whatever.The NL Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821568106301602442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post-71831990978139795372009-11-12T08:06:51.365-07:002009-11-12T08:06:51.365-07:00Good post, pokerpeaker! I don't disagree, alt...Good post, pokerpeaker! I don't disagree, although I did think there were a number of interesting hands shown that demonstrated how "skill" often determines how things go -- e.g., players skillfully maneuvering their way to claim pots, making mistakes to invite trouble, etc.<br /><br />My perspective on the whole thing is warped by having followed all 364 hands so closely as they occurred, but I am inclined to think that yes, given how things turned out, the ESPN show probably did help further the impression that you push yr chips in, close yr eyes, and hope for the best. <br /><br />What's that song Matusow sings? "Poker, poker, it's all skill... start with the worst and go uphill"?Short-Stacked Shamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624814859771461595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post-37053103765793627522009-11-11T15:27:47.695-07:002009-11-11T15:27:47.695-07:00You think this is a bad thing? When Varkonyi or Mo...You think this is a bad thing? When Varkonyi or Moneymaker won, remember the WSOP slogan? Anyone can win. That's the appeal of WSOP. I would much rather it be this way so that the average person would want to try poker rather than the table be filled with all the stars where an average person would just watch in awe at the display of the skill... oh wait, they won't even know because an average person won't even pay attention to the blinds, the pot odds, the psychological impact, etc etc. As long as those two clowns are announcing on ESPN, the WSOP is clearly just an entertainment and for that, it's better to have more bad beats rather than some good hand holding up.Alan aka RecessRampagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544791207717813141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post-11968777195343879082009-11-11T14:54:12.692-07:002009-11-11T14:54:12.692-07:00a lot of fugly play no doubt.a lot of fugly play no doubt.smokkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494763585388001041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post-64539429514917520902009-11-11T12:33:00.826-07:002009-11-11T12:33:00.826-07:00In the little bit of heads-up I watched, I got the...In the little bit of heads-up I watched, I got the sense that Cada was playing cautiously. He knew he was the better player, and would eventually win out.Memphis MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653631347560307425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782569.post-15522511964524408952009-11-11T12:20:50.432-07:002009-11-11T12:20:50.432-07:00I followed the coverage live for as long as I coul...I followed the coverage live for as long as I could, and then caught up with the PokerNews hand coverage the next day. So I can't really judge based just on the ESPN coverage, which is how most people will see it.<br /><br />Seeing all the hands, and knowing more about poker theory, I was able to see more skill in the play than I think the average person would. However, luck really did play a large role.<br /><br />To be honest, I thought the play in this final table was not really all that different than the play I'd see at a $5 MTT on Full Tilt. Which doesn't really make a good argument for the skill side of things, really.<br /><br />Still, I really enjoyed it watching live, and I'm not convinced the general public can ever be brought around to understanding the skill side of poker, so the luck aspect of the coverage doesn't bother me so much.Sean Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com