Official World Series of Poker ME Day 8 Thread (No spoilers for the 30 min lag crew) - Page 38 - Poker News

I did not mean USA vs China would get higher ratings than USA vs Finland in the entire world. I thought it was obvious I was talking about ratings in this country.

Now, let's assume that you have 9 Americans at the final table with no personality OR that you have 9 Russians at the final table with no personality. Which table is going to get higher ratings in this country? Obviously the one with 9 Americans. Human nature is such that we are generally more interested in people who are like us than those who are different. So if you've got some random guy from Texas at a final table then you've got a whole bunch of viewers in Texas saying "Hey this guy is from here, that could be me." You aren't going to get that with a player from Russia.

Dude let it go. You are way off base. It's poker, no one really cares about nationality for the most part and it's on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3 plenty of people are going to watch. The channel sells itself. People are not going to refuse to watch because there are more foreigners. The entertainment from this game comes from the players some but for the most part it comes from the cards. The bad beats, the coolers, the bluffs, etc. This is why people watch. Nationalities don't matter. Even the $$$ the are playing for provides instant drama no matter where you are from.

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keynes

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wow wtf QQ very not sure if that was really good or really bad

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iggysdady

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nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Andro

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Noooooooooo Heinz

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07-19-2011 , 08:46 PM

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Will Pay4$

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nice call

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07-19-2011 , 08:46 PM

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ASAP17

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wow big pot! 2nd biggest of tourne so far

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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Peter Popoff

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Heinz is stil a boss.

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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Klavs

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Sick call

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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EYESCREW

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LOL Pius!

What a freaking awesome call by Hewitt!!! ^5 to to you sir!!!

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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GrilledSteeze

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wow Hewitt...awesome...wow

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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RNauta

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Heinz not looking very happy

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prizminferno

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hero

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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frzn assets

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River bet fail...

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07-19-2011 , 08:47 PM

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ASAP17

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Antonio with a bit of good commentary... the line was weird

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07-19-2011 , 08:48 PM

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Call Me UP

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Heinz :SA

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07-19-2011 , 08:48 PM

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Cotton Hill

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Calling the chips dollars is stupid period, but especially considering they each got 30,000 starting chips for their 10k buyin.

So even if it were a winner take all tourney 1 chip would still not equate to 1 dollar.

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07-19-2011 , 08:48 PM

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Purrel

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Lol Esfandiari. First he says he doesnt put anyone on a flush draw cause so much went into the pot on the turn, then he says 'why would he bet so much when the club comes out, he should be scared of the flush right?'.

Nice call, tho.

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07-19-2011 , 08:48 PM

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iggysdady

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Originally Posted by frzn assets

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

youve been waiting awhile to do that lol

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07-19-2011 , 08:48 PM

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David123

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bad river card

club not good for a bluff, would work otherwise i think.. sad times.

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07-19-2011 , 08:49 PM

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EYESCREW

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Originally Posted by ASAP17

Antonio with a bit of good commentary... the line was weird

Agreed and his point about it likely being a bluff when the 10clubs hit river was spot on imo.

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07-19-2011 , 08:49 PM

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Fatal Checkraise

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Could people please stop posting ketchup bottles -.-

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07-19-2011 , 08:50 PM

#947

frzn assets

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Originally Posted by iggysdady

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

youve been waiting awhile to do that lol

No way, just thought of it and found a pic and posted..
Quick wit sucka!!!

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CheckRaise_

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EasyMoney92

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yeh, pretty likely a FD checks behind turn there. props to both guys for a very ballsy hand nonetheless!

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07-19-2011 , 08:50 PM

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Purrel

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Originally Posted by EYESCREW

Agreed and his point about it likely being a bluff when the 10clubs hit river was spot on imo.

Why couldnt he play a flush draw, a set or a goofy 2pair like that lololol?

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