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Really like the format of the new show on a Tuesday night on Skysports. Hopefully it will get some new sign ups for the site!
The new format on the show the £100 challenge is a really simple idea but very effective and hopefully also popular amonst new players/ those just starting out in poker.
It also ties in nicely with the EPT show on c4 at 12. There is, however, a lack of poker on the TV now-a-days.
When I first started playing - 4 years ago - used to love the loose cannon on Channel 5 plus the ept shows. As quite a newbie loved the big bluffs and massive pots. That's what I thought poker was loads of bluffing. Know many others who started playing before me cited "poker after dark" and such programmes as being a big influence on them taking up the game.
Another show that is currently being shown is "poker celebrity club", more shows like this would be awesome, it's a bunch of celebrities - no pros - and it shows them limping in a lot of pots, making strange plays, but it shows poker to be fun and accessible. Programmes like this, if a bit more mainstream, would for sure encourage new folk to play.
The biggest % of those watching poker programmes will be existing poker players, but it also needs to be understandable / entertaining for a wider audience. "Sharkcage" was an excellent example of this and turned out to be a great show.
It's really good in the new sky show they show players playing 50nl straight away it is showing it is accessible to most players, as opposed to just focussing on high stakes action. This is covered really well with the "top pot of the week". A lot of folk would disagree, but would be really good to see a bit of the basic stuff targeted for brand new players/ those who have hardly played, just the rough basics of the game.
The new format on the show the £100 challenge is a really simple idea but very effective and hopefully also popular amonst new players/ those just starting out in poker.
It also ties in nicely with the EPT show on c4 at 12. There is, however, a lack of poker on the TV now-a-days.
When I first started playing - 4 years ago - used to love the loose cannon on Channel 5 plus the ept shows. As quite a newbie loved the big bluffs and massive pots. That's what I thought poker was loads of bluffing. Know many others who started playing before me cited "poker after dark" and such programmes as being a big influence on them taking up the game.
Another show that is currently being shown is "poker celebrity club", more shows like this would be awesome, it's a bunch of celebrities - no pros - and it shows them limping in a lot of pots, making strange plays, but it shows poker to be fun and accessible. Programmes like this, if a bit more mainstream, would for sure encourage new folk to play.
The biggest % of those watching poker programmes will be existing poker players, but it also needs to be understandable / entertaining for a wider audience. "Sharkcage" was an excellent example of this and turned out to be a great show.
It's really good in the new sky show they show players playing 50nl straight away it is showing it is accessible to most players, as opposed to just focussing on high stakes action. This is covered really well with the "top pot of the week". A lot of folk would disagree, but would be really good to see a bit of the basic stuff targeted for brand new players/ those who have hardly played, just the rough basics of the game.
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Nice copy and paste job from Blonde btw shipitgood
To say 50nl is accessible right away for most isn't quite accurate though, unless the average punter watching just wants to chuck £50 down on the site for gambles.