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Originally Posted by Steve00007
Actually it's less tempting because he will get recognized more often at the table and people will start calling him out on the bs if he starts making things up.
Why are people speculating that he might be lying about his results or making up hands? Why bother with an accusation like that? I could understand if you heard something from someone or if you played with him yourself and noticed something fishy, but otherwise why bother?
Bad beats and weird stuff happen all the time at the poker table.
Honestly, it's just some constructive criticism for Andrew, because I like his vlog and think he comes off well. The truth is, without the hole card cam, I would have stopped watching and would have never subscribed to his channel. It was the one unique aspect that was worth my time, along with top-notch editing and great background music! Without it, at the end of the day, it's just hand histories and it's not going to attract new players to the game, or new subscribers to his channel.
He's built a brand for himself. He's likeable and knowledgeable, and I think his vlog could really be big for live poker and bringing in a younger generation of players to the game. It sounds dumb, but the difference in seeing the hole cards, the chips, the betting, and scooping the pot make a huge difference in enjoyability and the engagement factor compared to a guy recounting hand histories from memory.It also maintains Andrew's credibility. When we see Andrew stacking up 3 racks, this has more credibility than "cashed up 1000 today" while driving in his car.
I hate to be the pessimistic one on the forum, but I wanted to make Andrew aware of this so he can be on top of the whole credibility issue before people start trolling the youtube comment box, because people will do this once his channel gets large enough.
Last edited by bodybuilder32; 12-25-2016 at 08:36 PM.