HSP series 7

[thkcduckworth]

Switching the topic back to the actual game, if they replaced Robert Croak with Ivey/Antonius then it would have been a pretty sick episode.

Good start to the season IMO

[APPT-LukeL]

Originally Posted by thret

I think perhaps in order to be funny while commentating poker, or any sport, you need a thorough knowledge of the game and the players. I got the impression that while reading the intro he was using some of those words for the first time.

Am I the only one who finds the chip shuffling extremely loud?

I agree with this, although you may underestimate Norm's knowledge of the game. Here's a PokerNews interview with him from last week: PokerNews Interview: High Stakes Poker Host Norm Macdonald | PokerNews

Didn't notice the chip shuffling.

[Strong Play]

why are there no good players on the show?

[Strong Play]

and yes the chip shuffling is un-necessarily loud and annoying...

[g-matic]

Originally Posted by Strong Play

why are there no good players on the show?

Rich cancer survivors are always good (for the game).

Viffer no good?

[thret]

Originally Posted by APPT-LukeL

I agree with this, although you may underestimate Norm's knowledge of the game. Here's a PokerNews interview with him from last week: PokerNews Interview: High Stakes Poker Host Norm Macdonald | PokerNews

Didn't notice the chip shuffling.

I hope I do underestimate it, my first impression from one episode doesn't have to be correct. Although:

"How have you prepared to host the show?
I DVR’d a bunch of HSP and Poker After Dark episodes and watched them with a few poker buddies. I’ve also been reading a lot about poker and looking up YouTube videos of some of the players."

Does he have an advisor like Fricke behind the scenes? I thought that setup sounded silly at first but it works very well on Big Game.

W/e Gabe is probably the only guy who can walk naturally on both sides of the felt at those stakes with those players and still be funny.

[mjw006]

Yeah, I'm not into Norm at all. Thats probably because replacing Gabe would be like replacing Jeff Probst on survivor or something like that.

[eddy]

Norm fails....

[barryashton]

Pauly fuk this shit can you put up some more classics pls.

Grunter was gunna bring back some old threads from here.

Yes my life sucks and I hate the fukin world.

[pokerpimp]

Norms a fkin boss whether hes doing stand up or commentating a snail race.

I dont understand all the hate over the lineup...dosent the young guy that lost with QQ overpair against the flopped set post on here?