Even though this is horrible poker that even an average player will find is just barely worth watching it will probably be good for the game overall. The quick run down of this show is Daniel Negreanu is sitting next to some poker newb and first tries to help him beat a celebrity heads up and win some money. If that works he/she can then try and take on another poker pro for even more money but this time Daniel is in a sound box and can not help him quite as much. If he/she beats the pro then they can face off against Daniel himself with no outside help and try to win 100k.
The Good:
- It does a good job of making poker look easy which will bring more people into poker and that is very good for game. Not sure if it is just editing or the pro’s help but they make it look like the newb just cut through the celebrity, Vanessa Rousso and Daniel Negreanu.
- They also make it look like you can learn poker in 1/2 an hour of instruction, this is good for all those poker instructors out there. I am sure more than a few newbs will be downloading a few instructional video’s and thinking they can now take on the pro’s.
The Bad:
- This is not a show your going to learn much from, it is so edited that most of the time nothing makes any sense at all. All you see is the pro’s looking like complete idiots making bad calls and horrible bluffs.
- They also show Daniel making some great reads, which makes for great TV but also highlights just how bad Daniels play must have been when he lost the match later on. I can only hope the producer told Daniel to let the preacher win.
The Ugly:
- The preacher was thanking god after every winning hand and pulling out Rosemarie every time he was all in. There is nothing wrong with that except it reminded me of Jerry Yang winning the main event a few years ago. That was ugly since he turned out to be such a poor ambassador and did nothing to promote the sport while he was the main event champion. But on the other hand I do like people pushing all in with nothing but a draw and a shout out to god.
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Tags: Daniel Negreanu, PokerStars, Vanessa Rousso