Official World Series of Poker ME Day 8 Thread (No spoilers for the 30 min lag crew) - Page 61 - Poker News

It's pretty funny how we see how truly bad Lon and PH are when there are actually high quality poker commentators around.

I mean they were always pretty bad but it seems almost sensationalized after hearing Busquet.

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07-20-2011 , 12:40 AM

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Call Me UP

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Not been able to watch for couple hours, how many still left?

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07-20-2011 , 12:40 AM

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Klavs

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Holden

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07-20-2011 , 12:41 AM

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Sheggy1377

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Originally Posted by run g00t

where is galfond?

+1
Didnt he tweet that he would be on at midnight?

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07-20-2011 , 12:41 AM

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progress

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omg holden has at least jj+ right???? ahhhh

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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Calinks

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So who is everyone rooting for?

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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Klavs

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Holden must be super strong. The fact that Bounahra is taking ages to think about it is a good thing for Holden imo

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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kashmirpoker

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holden AK

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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Klavs

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Rooting for Lamb Holden and Devo

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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EYESCREW

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Originally Posted by progress

omg holden has at least jj+ right???? ahhhh

I was thinking JJ or > also.

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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RonWeasleysV

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AQ then?

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Call Me UP

Not been able to watch for couple hours, how many still left?

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07-20-2011 , 12:42 AM

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run g00t

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Originally Posted by Sheggy1377

+1
Didnt he tweet that he would be on at midnight?

he said 12:30.

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07-20-2011 , 12:43 AM

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AceMuncher

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damn, they didn't change.. still Jacks.

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07-20-2011 , 12:43 AM

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progress

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i hoope boondooshy calls w 88 and holden flips qq!

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07-20-2011 , 12:43 AM

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Boostedtaco

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lol @ "bad beat story in the bathroom"

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07-20-2011 , 12:43 AM

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Klavs

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Its times like that I really want to see the cards preflop.

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07-20-2011 , 12:44 AM

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progress

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indeed klavs, indeed

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07-20-2011 , 12:44 AM

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CzarOfNJ

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I really want this Belize dude to make the FT. And win.

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07-20-2011 , 12:44 AM

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TJayBird

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I think Belize just made a huge fold to Holden's aces

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07-20-2011 , 12:44 AM

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FishyOnADishy

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A drink whenever the international nature of poker and how great it is, is mentioned.

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07-20-2011 , 12:44 AM

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jjnid

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Belize tilted

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07-20-2011 , 12:45 AM

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FlatTireSuited

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Originally Posted by donniccolo

pet peeve ---- Lon (sp?) using the word "Raise" when Holden made a bet after being checked to.

i also don't understand why Lon still explains things like the big blind, triple barrel, etc. do football or soccer or golf announcers do this with terms relative to their game?

blah.

Not for the most basic things like big blind (which I would compare to say, a football announcer defining what a Left Guard is), but a vast majority of "analysis" in those sports is things the most basic person could figure out - like, for example, you'll often see "analysis" in football like "Quarterback A does very well when he's given a lot of time to pass so one of the keys for Team B will be if they can get a good pass rush to limit how often Quarterback A has to throw" or "Team B likes to blitz a lot, so a big thing for Team A will be if their offensive lineman can pick up the blitz to protect their QB".

It's pretty amazing how the vast majority of the pre-game "analysis" in major sports is just "A does this, so B needs to stop A from doing it", and post-game "analysis" is "A was able to do this better than B was able to stop them from doing it".