Watch how many people are inspired to follow Cada's well reasoned example.

Cada is the new Chris Moneymaker...

I'm just wondering: Do many people actually watch this shit on TV?

Do many people actually watch this shit on TV?
#3 | Posted by bellaspapa

I know some people who do.

BellaPapa: Your post #3 reflects a real generation gap. The WPT and the WSOP are multi billion dollar entertainment ventures. Anyone under the age of thirty knows plenty of people who like to watch the tournaments. It's old guys who were not used to the idea of watching poker on TV who make up a smaller portion of the demographic. Kind of like video games and people over 50.

I'm just wondering: Do many people actually watch this shit on TV?

#3 | Posted by bellaspapa

It's more interesting than golf grandpa.

"I'm just wondering: Do many people actually watch this shit on TV?"

I'll watch at least some of it tonight. If you play poker enough to understand what is going on, it is pretty interesting to see how top players handle situations.

Cada being a dropout is not that unusual, by the way. If you're making more money playing cards then you would at whatever job you're going to get when you leave school, it doesn't take long to figure out that staying in school is a big waste of time and money. You can always go back later. School will be around forever. The opportunity to make big bucks playing cards might not be.

Man I'm only 28 and I cant stand poker on TV anymore than Golf or Baseball on TV. Dont get me wrong they are fine games they such a bore to watch. Much more fun if your there actually playing.

they should have been "they are"

I like to watch it. Besides, Norman Chad is a crackup.

Why can't they televise these things before announcing the winner. I understand the need to have some delay, but what's the fun in watching it now?

It's old guys who were not used to the idea of watching poker on TV who make up a smaller portion of the demographic.

As an old guy who's seen bits and pieces of tournaments on TV, they are drag-ass boring. Like watching grass grow with methed out announcers.

Wanna bet he'll be broke by 30?

It's more interesting than golf grandpa.

#6 | Posted by greeneyedguy

It is. Golf is as good as watching paint dry. Watching poker is about like watching your carpet dry after they steam clean it. Any kind of activity is more fun to do than to watch but golf and poker have a special place.

Don't forget championship bowling....now that's deadly ....

livin the dream. i love poker on TV. if you don't get it, you don't get it. when you have all of that money and cameras and people staring you down, that's intense, more so than your NASCAR going round and round and round, Billy Bob...

that's intense, more so than your NASCAR going round and round and round, Billy Bob...

dunno, I've never seen a poker player upside down at 180 mph. Then again, I've never seen a NASCAR driver named killerfish...

Watch how many people are inspired to follow Cada's well reasoned example.

#1 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2009-11-10 09:31 AM | Reply | Flag: YES, I PREFER ABORTION TO WINNING MILLIONS PLAYING CARDS

LOL.

I've never stated my position on abortion, directly or indirectly, on this site.

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit comes with a game of Texas Hold'em. I play it frequently. I understand that I can get wiped out in real life as quickly as on my little screen. My game is getting better, although I do not believe playing poker professionally is a good career move. Presently, I have won 68% of the hands I've played and 23% of the games played.

For what it's worth, with the Microsoft product a winning strategy seems to be pay what it takes to see the flop, and then play or fold. I have not played face-to-face with other people since I was in the USAF forty years ago, and have no interest in doing so now.

This is recklessly irresponsible of him. Surely he'll look back years from now and realize he made a big mistake. He should have stayed on college, and run up $80,000 in loans so he could get a $29,000 job as a copy editor. Or take on $120,000 worth and snag a career as a $48,000 attorney.

College is a lousy investment at these prices. And you don't have to be a pro athlete or card sharp to see the economics of it.

After watching it last night, I'm sure the kid is a good player to have reached the final table in the first place. But he made some pretty bad plays and was incredibily lucky at the final table.

Some of the most successful people on Earth are college dropouts:

This is what pisses Me off about ESPN. When I want to watch sports on ESPN You are many times greeted with a fucking card game of poker instead of a sporting event. What gives?? I thought card playing was a card game and not a sporting event. Sighhhhhhhhhh. Set up Your own card game channel and leave ESPN alone THANKS.

Larry

"This is what pisses Me off about ESPN. When I want to watch sports on ESPN You are many times greeted with a fucking card game of poker instead of a sporting event."

That's how I feel when I flip it on and there is a WNBA game instead of a sporting event.