Comments on: The Misrepresentation of Poker in TV Shows http://www.mypokerthoughts.com/2009/06/the-misrepresentation-of-poker-in-tv-shows/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Timmy http://www.mypokerthoughts.com/2009/06/the-misrepresentation-of-poker-in-tv-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-3907 Timmy Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:47:12 +0000 http://www.mypokerthoughts.com/?p=149#comment-3907 lol! lol!

]]> By: tc in dc http://www.mypokerthoughts.com/2009/06/the-misrepresentation-of-poker-in-tv-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 tc in dc Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:08:38 +0000 http://www.mypokerthoughts.com/?p=149#comment-3075 Hahaha, sign me up for 2/5 NWLHE (Net Worth Limit Hold'em)! Imagine the bad beat stories. "So I was about to become the largest shareholder in General Electric, when the mofo hits his deuce on the river. Dammit how do people run so good?" Anyway, why should TV get poker any more right than any other profession? And besides, if it was played the way it is in real life, how would we get that dramatic moment when the casino owner throws his deed on the table right before the showdown? "Hey, WTF, you can rebuy after the hand!" Hahaha, sign me up for 2/5 NWLHE (Net Worth Limit Hold’em)! Imagine the bad beat stories. “So I was about to become the largest shareholder in General Electric, when the mofo hits his deuce on the river. Dammit how do people run so good?”

Anyway, why should TV get poker any more right than any other profession? And besides, if it was played the way it is in real life, how would we get that dramatic moment when the casino owner throws his deed on the table right before the showdown? “Hey, WTF, you can rebuy after the hand!”

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