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I want to build a poker specific alternative to twitch- would this be useful to the community? I want to build a poker specific alternative to twitch- would this be useful to the community?

12-05-2014 , 01:24 PM
There doesn't seem to be a huge poker presence on twitch, as fantastic as it is.

Is there space for a live streaming site dedicated to poker?

My vision is a live streaming site focused on game management (as a complement to existing learning materials on YouTube / PokerTube which focus on in-hand play in some way or other). It would also give us a chance, as an online poker community, to fix some of the common issues with twitch (around the level of reward received by individual streamers) hopefully making it much more viable as a poker tool.

Have had a range of views (for / against) from the various micro networks of London based players- would appreciate any views either way!
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12-05-2014 , 04:06 PM
No.
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12-05-2014 , 04:12 PM
Poker players won't sit around watching mediocre players broadcast live all day. There is no market here, and anyone claiming it's a good idea that they'd like to see probably won't spend much time on the site after the first day.
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12-05-2014 , 04:22 PM
Nope but if you do please use my software "Mistserver" to kickstart your streaming platform. /end of shameless advertisement.
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12-08-2014 , 04:03 PM
You get that being ghosted would be a slightly bigger deal with poker than with other games yes?
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12-09-2014 , 12:27 PM
Don't let the negative feedback discourage you, this forum would tell you your idea sucked if it was an app that delivered models to your home to give you nude full body massages for $0.50.

There are a lot of moving parts here but if you can somehow nail all of them (unlikely) I could see it working.

-technology (can you build a platform as good as twitch?)
-quality of content (can you get good players streaming and not just microstakes donks?)
-monetization and incentivizing streamers (can you get people to pay or otherwise generate enough revenue to pay the streamers?)
-traction (can you get the word out to all of the poker community?
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12-09-2014 , 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BoredSocial
You get that being ghosted would be a slightly bigger deal with poker than with other games yes?
Ghosted?? I don't follow but if you mean that people can see your cards: 3 min (or w/e) delay. Still not ideal that an opponent could be watching the stream but not like disastrous either. Also, unless you're playing high I'm sure a good opponent's time would be better spent firing up another table or two than watching a delayed stream anyway.
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12-09-2014 , 11:59 PM
sounds interesting, send me a pm i might be able to help
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12-10-2014 , 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LondonPocketAces
There doesn't seem to be a huge poker presence on twitch, as fantastic as it is.
This indicates that it is probably not a great idea.
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