Archive for Poker on TV

The first ever Asia Pacific Poker Tour kicked off on the 24th of August in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.  The total prize pool of $500,000 is to be shared among the more or less 200 players coming from 30 different countries.  The event is being held at the Hyatt Hotel and is set […]

With the news that they would broadcast the World Series of Poker in High Definition, ESPN got a reaction – maybe unexpected – from the host himself, Norman Chad.  According to this news article, Norman Chad couldn’t understand why.
For poker?” Chad asked rhetorically this week in an interview with the Los Angeles Daily News. “We […]

For your viewing pleasure, here are some Texas Hold’em and general poker videos from YouTube - some serious, some fun. Enjoy.
I’m using the SplashCast player from SplashCast Media. It’s free, easy to use, and configurable. Your “slides” can be documents, images, or videos, and you can add background music and voiceovers. You can also subscribe […]

There’s no easy way of knowing when this episode of Celebrity Poker was filmed, but it was shown on Sunday April 08, 2007 on City-TV from Toronto. Don’t know where it was filmed, but likely in Vegas.
Participants in this match: Stephen Collins (Seventh Heaven - father), Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle - father), Howie […]

Way back in my punk days in Toronto, I knew a kooky girl, D, who told me she intentionally farted in elevators if there was a man in there she liked. She was of the opinion that men dug that sort of thing. While I cannot agree with D’s assessment, I do dig Shana Hiatt’s […]

Found this clip of the final hand for this year’s 2006 WSOP poker tournament. It was down to Jamie Gold, the Hollywood agent, versus Paul Wasicka, who I’ve not heard of before. Unfortunately, the volume is really low, so you’ll have crank it up (and don’t forget to turn it back down so you don’t […]

On a televised poker tourney I saw the other day, pro Danny “Win” Nguyen said that he knows what his opponents are holding. How? Because when he came to the US, he started off as a poker dealer. He’s watched “tells” long enough to be able to interpret them. I’ve watched Nguyen play in a […]

2.5 Million Dollar Free Roll
PokerStars.com has a 2.5 mil freeroll for a tourney that runs from Jul 24 - Dec 3, 2006. A total of 27 players from three qualifying rounds advance to the final round in the Bahamas.
Internet Poker TV
Checkout “Poker TV”, channel #58, at Channel Chooser. Use an IE browser, or Firefox in […]

In Texas Hold’em, when you start off with your two hole cards, your only next step is to decide whether to stay in the hand or fold. This is stating the obvious, but how much you bet is going to depend on your odds, right? Wrong. If you make a habit of making your bet […]

This is a bit of reflecting about Poker and where it’s going, for better or for worse. Sometime earlier this year, one of the tourneys I watched on TV made some mention of a gigantic poker tournament to be held around June 2006 in Australia or some such, and for which the prize pool would […]