Spaceman Spiff Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I'm tired of it. I'm sorry, I really am. I'm tired of ESPN showing it all the time and trying to pass off these card players like they're "athletes." Please. I've played before and it's easy to see why people like it. I just don't have the patience to learn it. Rounders actually is one of my favorite movies, but it seems like everyone wants to be Mike McDermott because espn now gives the world series of poker more airtime and advertising. I'm sorry, I don't think I could get as excited for a hand of poker as I could for game 7 of the world series of baseball or the superbowl. What do you guys think? Is the craze here to stay or will it die out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 It'll die off soon. I've been playing poker for years and I even like to watch it on TV occasionally, but it has 'fad' written all over it. I think poker shows have already over-saturated the market. SWOP, WPT, Celebrity Poker Showdown ... I think I saw a show where NASCAR drivers were playing (badly I might add.) I don't think it will ever totally go away, but things will settle down eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Agreed Spiff... the coverage and all the poker posers are getting a tad annoying. Everyone's a poker shark nowadays. But like Henry said... it'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I agree that this fad will die down eventually. I don't know what ESPN's #'s are on the WSOP, but dragging it out until November is just crazy. I know plenty of people who watch poker all the time, it's usually a last resort for me. Right after ESPNews & the Game Show network. The only upside is so many people are playing, a scrub like me could get lucky in one of these tournaments & make some decent money. Like the WPT event at the borgata next weekend. I'm gonna turn 65 bucks into 2 million! And it's suckers like me who keep this fad going....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFan#1 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I think it will die down a bit but still be around. The addictive nature of gambling makes me feel like the poker fad should have some legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 They're dragging this out until November? :doh: And the worst thing is that it's pre recorded and they have the "play by play" guy and that tweed Norman Chad talk over the tape...rediculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyZeb Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I once saw a "Magic the Gathering" card game tournement on late night ESPN2, complete with play-by-play and color commentary. I couldn't believe it, it was hillarious. Maybe that'll be the next hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I once saw a "Magic the Gathering" card game tournement on late night ESPN2, complete with play-by-play and color commentary. I couldn't believe it, it was hillarious. Maybe that'll be the next hit! uber-geeks rejoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFan#1 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 LOL, magic the gathering on TV, that is ridiculous. I thought the deuce was above that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I don't get it. Never been into it and find it about as exciting as watching grass grow. The people who love it defend it like they're defending the Alamo. I just can't relate to it. They think it's the biggest thing since the NFL and I just don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 It's headed for the trash heap. Right next to the cigar craze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie4redskins Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 It's called the "Chris Moneymaker" effect. This dude turned $40 bucks into two million now every Joe Schmoe thinks he can do the same. I don't remember poker being this big before 2003 when he won it. I started playing a few years before it blew up and I love it, but even I kinda cringe at how big it's gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I enjoy watching the WSOP. Infact I TIVO it so I can watch it w/o commercials. I enjoy the game. I guess Im in the minority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I just wanna know what happened to five card draw?!?! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I just don't understand why so many of the players on tv act like such morons. Yelling and trying WAY too hard to be funny makes me want to change the channel. I think that's why so many people want to make a go of it. I know I've thought, "If that idiot can figure it out, so can I." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty P For The Pulitzer Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 It definitely is way overblown. I wouldn't mind it if they showed one new episode on Tues nights, and then repeat it late at night a couple times, or something like that. But this WSOP marathon on Tuesdays is absurd. They repeat nealry every past episode before the new one, so pretty soon, the new episode will be shown on Wed mornings. This is the first year I was a little interested in watching it, but I'm already sick of it and the main event is still a month away. :doh: There's no way it stays like this for more than another year or two. It is a complete joke that it is on ESPN, much less that it takes up about a quarter of their weekly broadcasting. These guys are literally the complete opposite of athletes. I don't mind some of the some of the poker on other networks, like WPT, or the Celebrity Poker events, because they are held to one showing a week. I like to watch the Celebrity Poker events, they can be funny if they get good celebs. But ESPN is running the WSOP into the ground, and taking their respectability as a sports network with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 i love to watch the world's strongest man competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 They need to replace it with the Sumo wrestling. What happened to that? That was entertaining. I love to play poker, but watching it is pretty lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I can't stand it either, but the really amazing part is how many people who didn't play poker before, are rushing out to purchase chips, tables, cards etc... and buying poker strategy books etc... Ah, the power of TV over the weak minded.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 They need to replace it with the Sumo wrestling. What happened to that? That was entertaining. Seriously. Sumo wrestling is oddly entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Actually, I like watching the WPT stuff on the Travel channel. Usually some pretty good poker being played, and it is educational to see how the pros play. I agree that it is a fad and will go away eventually. Just curious, but how do online sites like pokerstars.com make money on free online poker? I always wondered about that... Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty P For The Pulitzer Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Actually, I like watching the WPT stuff on the Travel channel. Usually some pretty good poker being played, and it is educational to see how the pros play.I agree that it is a fad and will go away eventually. Just curious, but how do online sites like pokerstars.com make money on free online poker? I always wondered about that... Jason Sponsor ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongMad Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 you do have the option on pokerstars to play for money so im guessing the rake from that makes them enough, just a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty P For The Pulitzer Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 you do have the option on pokerstars to play for money so im guessing the rake from that makes them enough, just a guess Yeah, but being a free site, I assume that to mean they don't take any fees to enter betting tables. I have read though that some of these sites may send coolers in, so maybe they bring in some money off of them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diego1115 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 LOL@people calling them athletes a friend of mines has become a POKER JUNKIE so much so he stopped selling marijuana LOL and he is a fat tub of lard...but thats my boy! I dare someone call HIM an athlete haahahhahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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