Mastercash on the TV: How Creative is it?

GELDY

Ross & Simon seemed to find the NL200 action last night surprising with its level of aggro and hands played

But we often see play like that on Top of the Pots

Is the Sky higher stakes action more creative than elsewhere, and if so why? Or was this an unusual session?

beaneh

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Ross & Simon seemed to find the NL200 action last night surprising with its level of aggro and hands played But we often see play like that on Top of the Pots Is the Sky higher stakes action more creative than elsewhere, and if so why? Or was this an unusual session?
Posted by GELDY

selection bias.

the hands are chosen because they are 'tv worthy'.

sky also doesn't play like any other site really at relative stakes.  def don't think the word is creative to describe it too lol.

IDONKCALLU

I find it kinda weird when rich says from 9pm till 10pm we are sticking with 1 table and showing hands from thre for the guest to analyse 

ALMOST EVERY HAND SHOWN WAS A COOLER AND COULD MAKE TOTP YA JUST DNT GET THAT IF U SIT DOWN N PLAY ON A TABLE 

RIGGED DEALER IMO  

cenachav

They need to try to analysis a 2/4p forum game one day

Batkin88

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They need to try to analysis a 2/4p forum game one day
Posted by cenachav

+1

Smitalos

In Response to Re: Mastercash on the TV: How Creative is it?:

In Response to Mastercash on the TV: How Creative is it? : selection bias. the hands are chosen because they are 'tv worthy'. sky also doesn't play like any other site really at relative stakes.  def don't think the word is creative to describe it too lol.
Posted by beaneh

This.

The word creative so often seems to be a cop-out for varying degrees of either highly aggressive, unfamiliar lines, or outright terrible play. It's a really ambiguous term in poker, and shouldn't be used imo.
Not just that, but most 'creative' plays seen by the viewer tend to be just straight-up bad anyway, but it's the lack of expertise from the viewer that leaves them labelling such lines as creative.
This is the commentators/presenters job to inform the viewer and explain why an unusual line is good/bad. To educate (and entertain obv obv obv) those watching on at the very least, the reasoning behind a particular play/move, so they arn't left confused, alienated, or misinformed.


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They need to try to analysis a 2/4p forum game one day
Posted by cenachav

"Aaaaaaand under-the-gun has just open shoved 100bb again, thoughts Tikay? Analysis?"

'Errrr.... the man wants to gamble, I guess?'

"And there have been 4 callers for a MONSTER £20 pot! Rivetting action here at Sky Poker!"


nty.