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Originally Posted by inmyrav
He's insistant that the commentators play so they can know what it's like to face these guys? In other words, he will ignore the problems having commentators play in the game may pose FOR THE GAME in order to have GREAT COMMENTARY for the viewers.
Sounds like backwards priorities.
Exactly what are the problems having commentators play in the game?
My contention being insistent to have the commentators play in the game is because when commentators do not play in the game, they are not understanding of the difficulty of what it's like playing on camera when the player facing the action is the only person who doesn't know what's going on. All the viewers and commentators do. That is a lot of pressure and highly unfair to the player. Those commentators tend to talk down on the players, boost up themselves, do not come back and leave players who are angry at essentially one-way trash talking.
The commentators should play on the show to show case their understanding of the situation and showcase their view of poker. At least in my situation, everyone has public access to every major hand I've played on Live at the Bike on youtube no limit holdem, pot limit omaha, limit holdem as well as some vlogs of other games, so there's no sense of unfair information. My hands are far more public than anyone else's. You can study me all the way and do what you want to me.
So no, I do not think it is backwards. I think it is the correct process that I first show case that I play on the show, play on the show regularly, publicize my hands, publicize my views on poker, become a guest commentator and after I sufficiently prove myself to become a regular commentator. This serves the show best and allows anyone to play on the show to have fair access to me as a player, commentator and a member of the community. If any player in the game does not feel comfortable playing with me, I will gladly give up my seat and have told Ryan Feldman, that those are the cases we should gladly give up our seats.
-Wayne Chiang