Oh ho!! There he is

Looks like a couple of other people might be new on the list as well?


Thanks Corey - that's great!!

I really really wish Pokergo would integrate with Twitch somehow since all of these events are live and not edited down. Watching live with accompanying live chat is much more fun imo

I would agree. it is refreshing to see after a void for so many years.

I'm interested in the economics of PokerGo. could anyone with knowledge of such things chime in.

1) Is there any public data or way to estimate number of subscriptions?

2) Is there any public data or way to estimate their revenue from cable/network airings?

3) estimate of total production costs for one hour of content (lets say High Rollers Cash game)

NO. Actually, the idea of making poker content, or really any content is to make MONEY ! .. clicks and eyeballs.

Why do people think the prime objective of companies in the poker space is to grow the player base or to help enrich existing poker players. If a business can make money and grow the base / enrich poker players, then all the better. But job #1 is to make MONEY for themselves... not for others.

I like David Williams, but I prefer the minimalistic PAD style of commentary. Less is more.

^^ ya but toothpicks

usually I agree but he's had some very interesting stories tonight. the ones about scotty owning a hippo (!) and playing guts against Jay Z were pretty cool

I really enjoyed those stories too.

Is this the only live discussion thread for Poker Masters?

I wish PokerGo had a live chat like Twitch for fans to interact amongst themselves

im not the only one who is wondering about this



why the *** is this a turbo tournament if its called "poker masters"


more like turbo masters WTF!

I agree lol at turbos.

In my ideal world "Poker Masters" is 3 deep stacked slow structure dealer's choice events.

Jesus Katz face/demeanor irrationally tilts me

Phil wearing a button of himself is the greatest thing I've ever seen.

It looks more like a smoking jacket.
Berkey is the only one I can actually imagine wearing it.

I don't think they can survive without add revenue. Probably part of their business model

I assume this is not being played in the poker room and is not open to the public?

Events like this need to be held outside of the USA. It's no good calling it a " world " event or " worlds best" when many poker players can't play it due to the awful tax legislation for poker players whilst playing in America.

Who's at the FT and what are the payouts? Can I find the full player list with finishes/payouts anywhere?

edit: https://www.pokernews.com/tours/poke...limit-hold-em/

nvm

I'm a fan of their PAD work but this Masters stuff is just terrible (at least from what I had seen).

Maria Ho is a terrible hostess ... She couldn't even read a damn teleprompter.
David Williams should not be allowed to commentate. Binking some tournaments 10+ years ago does not make you a poker expert and it clearly shows in his insights.

are they streaming event 2 today or just this FT?

Just spoke to Poker Go on twitter. Apparently once the FT is done today they will end coverage for the night....LOL

no coverage of day 2

What in the actual **** lol

Having no day 2 would be odd. They're advertising that it's playing down to a winner.

I think he meant that there will be no coverage of event #2 today.

WTF is still the correct response though lol

This is what I meant. They're starting and finishing the second tournament tonight.

Thoughts(Complaints, tbh):

1) Williams is okay for commentary. Colorful character, not too much focus on strategy, talks more about what people are thinking in the moment vs the exact correct strategy in a vacuum. A lot like Shaun Deeb, who I thought was great the few times he called PNIA. More guys like this imo.

2) Ali Nejad is the nut low. Seems like a nice enough guy, but painfully uninteresting. And the volume on the table is too low relative to the commentary.

3) Why did they let Hyman go against the spirit of the event (where they have a no hoodies or sunglasses rule) by wearing a hat pulled down over his face? Not a huge deal obviously, but it bugs me that he would do it, and that they would allow it.

4) Gotta have live chat for streaming poker events in this day and age imo.

5) All pro lineups are a fun novelty, but 9 hours a day for 5 days is a little much.

6) Lol at not streaming any of the action, like all of day 2.

7) "Poker Masters Series", best players in the world, paid subscription streaming service...... holdem only?