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Same poker players I see at the bookies asking to borrow money )
It was, and was always going to be a bunch of blokes having banter, rubs and fun at the table. If you like the people playing then you are automatically more drawn to the show. Also it was meant as 'pokertainment' and not a lesson in how to play the game.
I can understand people not liking it and I am in no way going to criticise anyone who switched it off, but personally I think it was good fun and will warm up throughout the series. It's a bit like Soccer Saturday, at first you think it's just some blokes having a jolly and talking rubbish, then you either get into it or you switch over. Either is fine.
The Mardle line 'you started it by wearing that jacket' is the current nuts though.
I'll give it another go next week though.
bank roll ready!!
lol!!!!!
Be a great laugh and great experience though.
If you thought it was going to be a new "High Stakes Poker" with British names, you were always going to be disappointed. I appreciate the lack of pitiful sniping you used to see on those shows. It was poker-themed light entertainment, as Tommy said (in not so many words).
I do think that it would have been better if Norman Whiteside had taken a bit of coaching before the game, though. He was out of his depth and I honestly felt a tad embarrassed for him. I appreciate the idea that it would have been a better poker game if there was a Sky qualifier at the table instead. Sadly, I don't think it would have been so interesting for the layman to have some guy named Paul Lambert (not that one) or Greg Howell at the table, instead of a former Manchester United and Northern Ireland sriker and this wasn't made for a hardcore poker audience.
It was worth watching.
If SKY poker want to bring in new clients, because this must be the main aim then I suppose bringing in faces that the general public will know is a good thing. Kinda a throw back to after dark poker and such where people first started to get intrested in poker through the TV. This is obviously not poker for the purists, and it's obvious they have been told to have fun and make poker look fun & provides social entertainment. You gotta remember it's just a marketing tool.
Think SKY 861 channel could do something that focuses more on the players on sky and set up something like the loose cannon series that imo was one of the best poker shows ever. Sure they could run it on 861, and it would appeal to the purists plus even the general public with the rag to riches back story and maybe sky sports would run it.
Think Sky have a massive edge/platform over other poker sites to really attract more customers.
No doubt this curent tv show will attract more customers, still feel SKY could do more to interact with the general public and current customers via channel 861. The only edge 861 has is "Your hand could be shown on TV" - just not that sexy is it. A series where you could end up playing versus a table of pro's for big money on 861 would deffo get the blood going.
Orford, Tikay, Hartigan, Citrone, Fowler and Champion do 5 hour stints, that are a laugh a minute and more often than not, you learn something.
I wasn't entertained and to give Hartigan his due, I realised that its his commentary that makes the shows good on other channels!
Sorry but I wouldn't give more than a 3 out of ten, could do a lot better for the show.