April 30, 2003
World Poker Tour
The Travel Channel has a show which is a must see if you are at all interested in playing poker, or even if you are interested in watching good players. The World Poker Tour is on Wednesday nights at 9:00. They play no-limit tournament poker at casinos across the United States, and the final table(the last 10 surviving players) is televised. They show each player's hand as it is being played which is pretty cool.
Most of the time, when I've seen televised poker tournaments, they've come off a bit flat. The tension seems a bit forced. I think that is the case the World Series of Poker, held at Binion's Horseshoe in Vegas.
They televise it every year on ESPN, but even though the tournament is better, I think the coverage of the World Poker Tour is better.
Today's tourney has had a good bit of action. Pocket aces was cracked by K-J that made two pair on the flop, just a second ago a monster pot where K-K(cowboys, or King Kong) beat A-Q suited
If you liked the movie Rounders, watch this show. Unlike the movie, this is the real thing.
Update: The game was won when the winner beat pocket 3's with A-9 by catching a 9 on the flop.
