On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
Depends what show you watch, but 99.999% of the time you're watching a month old tournament, so all the hole cards are shown. As this is still in progress they very rarely show hole cards as people will receive updates via phone that "you got bluffed in this hand he had X" and it can cahnge the whole tournament. The initial idea here was to show holecards, but a lot of player objection seems to of stopped that, not heard the official line though, although a few hands are still being shown even without showdown.
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
wait what?
Your allowed to have a cellphone at these tables and look at it?
On July 17 2011 07:07 Coriolis wrote: I know in previous events they didn't show some hands because they didn't have a camera there. Maybe its the same here?
Cameras are there, little holes next to their chipstacks. Looks like a black circle on the side of the table
On July 17 2011 06:34 jinixxx123 wrote: im curious why kiwi plays sc2 , it costs 10 000 just to enter this poker event while mlg has its top prize as 5000...............
if i was in his position i'd be playing poker full time, if he plays sc2 purely for passion thats amazing.
here is an interview with kiwi by askjoshy. the first minute goes through his gaming/poker history and why he plays sc2 now instead of poker.
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
wait what?
Your allowed to have a cellphone at these tables and look at it?
I don't see how thats a very good idea.
Why is it a bad idea? What use is a cellphone in a game of poker...
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
wait what?
Your allowed to have a cellphone at these tables and look at it?
I don't see how thats a very good idea.
Why is it a bad idea? What use is a cellphone in a game of poker...
Well if they dont have it, they cant recieve texts telling them the hands, thus allowing the live viewers to see them online?
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
wait what?
Your allowed to have a cellphone at these tables and look at it?
I don't see how thats a very good idea.
Why is it a bad idea? What use is a cellphone in a game of poker...
Well if they dont have it, they cant recieve texts telling them the hands, thus allowing the live viewers to see them online?
Then they just as easily have a friend sat in the audience who they walk over to every 30seconds to get the info :D Or a friend near entrance etc
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
It's not the first event broadcasted live, but it's the first time the WSOP has. It is somewhat uncharted territory though, because afaik, the first event broadcasted live was the PCA in January, so it's not like poker is super experienced in it. In this case though, the feed is delayed 30 minutes to prevent people from having others watch and text them cards or whatever.
On July 17 2011 07:05 KiZoGe wrote: I will be streaming the WSOP @ http://www.twitch.tv/atlandsend# and will Be updating KiWiKaKi's chipcount on screen as I get updated. Enjoy
Carter King just "shoved" all in. Is that him saying I could have shit I could have something nice but do you really want to decide your tournament life on a coin flip?
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
wait what?
Your allowed to have a cellphone at these tables and look at it?
I don't see how thats a very good idea.
Why is it a bad idea? What use is a cellphone in a game of poker...
Well if they dont have it, they cant recieve texts telling them the hands, thus allowing the live viewers to see them online?
On July 17 2011 07:02 Telcontar wrote: I have a question; Why do some poker broadcasts show the players' hands from the beginning and some hide them?
They aren't showing the hands in this WSOP because the event is being broadcasted live, and as such they are trying to prevent cheating. I think this is the first event that has been broadcasted live ever, so it's a very big deal as well as uncharted territory.
wait what?
Your allowed to have a cellphone at these tables and look at it?
I don't see how thats a very good idea.
Why is it a bad idea? What use is a cellphone in a game of poker...
Well if they dont have it, they cant recieve texts telling them the hands, thus allowing the live viewers to see them online?
Then they just as easily have a friend sat in the audience who they walk over to every 30seconds to get the info :D Or a friend near entrance etc
Wouldnt that be really obv? Then they could kick that guy out for cheating, and kick the other guy out of the venue.
On July 17 2011 07:10 Denzil wrote: Carter King just "shoved" all in. Is that him saying I could have shit I could have something nice but do you really want to decide your tournament life on a coin flip?
That was before the flop I think.
He's the shortest stack, he could just be stealing the blinds to add ~8% to his chip stack, or he could have a monster and be looking to double up. It's very easy to flip when short to try get a double, impossible to know if he had 2high or AA
On July 17 2011 07:05 KiZoGe wrote: I will be streaming the WSOP @ http://www.twitch.tv/atlandsend# and will Be updating KiWiKaKi's chipcount on screen as I get updated. Enjoy
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