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10-11-2009, 09:03 PM #1
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How NOT to report on the WSOP
Poker is a microcosm of all we admire and disdain about capitalism and democracy. It can be rough-hewn or polished, warm or cold, charitable and caring, or hard and impersonal, fickle and elusive, but ultimately it is fair, and right, and just.
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10-11-2009, 09:04 PM #2
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
Steven Begleiter went "all in" with a pair of queens, after around 13 hours of Texas Hold 'Em style poker in Las Vegas. A rival player holding an ace and a queen matched the bet, and Begleiter's hopes of winning the world championship crumbled when the dealer turned over an ace – giving his opponent a higher ranking pair.
I LoL'D^^
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10-11-2009, 09:06 PM #3
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
Omg
Maybe the man was right......
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10-11-2009, 09:51 PM #4
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
I laughed at the fact they converted the tournament chips into pounds assuming they were US dollars ...
A former senior executive from Bear Stearns crashed out of the finals of the World Series of Poker yesterday after losing his entire [B]$22m (£13m)[/B] stack of chips on a single bet.
FAIL.Poker is a microcosm of all we admire and disdain about capitalism and democracy. It can be rough-hewn or polished, warm or cold, charitable and caring, or hard and impersonal, fickle and elusive, but ultimately it is fair, and right, and just.
- Lou Krieger
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10-11-2009, 09:52 PM #5
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
"A rival player holding an ace and a queen matched the bet"
I can't help but read this line in a posh accent. "Oh he matched the rival's bet, a jolly good show old chap".
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10-11-2009, 09:57 PM #6
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
I guess any main-stream attention is a good sign, but yeah that was amusing.
They didn't even mention Ivey?How did you learn to play poker? By playing darts? - The Grand
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10-11-2009, 10:03 PM #7
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
Who's Ivey?
Maybe the man was right......
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10-11-2009, 10:13 PM #8
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
Reminds me of an interesting tidbit I picked up a year or maybe two years ago ...
Originally Posted by Hannibal
An Australian current affairs program crew were trolling Crown in search of tennis players in the Australian Open and rush to interview who they thought was James Blake ...
... but it was in fact one Phil Ivey.
If mainstream media want to cover poker, fine - but get them to hire people that actually have a clue about the game and its players to work as correspondents.Poker is a microcosm of all we admire and disdain about capitalism and democracy. It can be rough-hewn or polished, warm or cold, charitable and caring, or hard and impersonal, fickle and elusive, but ultimately it is fair, and right, and just.
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10-11-2009, 10:16 PM #9
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
[QUOTE=Tony;216705]Steven Begleiter went "all in" with a pair of queens, after around 13 hours of Texas Hold 'Em style poker in Las Vegas. A rival player holding an ace and a queen matched the bet, and Begleiter's hopes of winning the world championship crumbled when the dealer turned over an ace – giving his opponent a higher ranking pair.
I LoL'D^^[/QUOTE]
I dont mind it.
It sounds basic and very kindergarten to you/us because simply...we are awesome.
But if i didnt have a good grasp of poker thats not a bad way of writing it up for the masses.
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10-11-2009, 10:18 PM #10
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Re: How NOT to report on the WSOP
I bet you still LOL'd? Originally Posted by Playa
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