Set the VCR

Wednesday night, The Travel Channel is showing the final table at the LV Hilton Million Dollar BJ tournament. Times may vary depending on where you live and whether you own a watch, but it is shown at 5 and 8 PM in my neighborhood. Be sure and root for Blair Rodman.

KB. I think we are in the same time zone. (yes, that was a set up for your comebacks!..smile)

i am sure it will be a fun watch but not nearly as exciting as that last session at the "Swamp"!

Iggy.

That was a blast to watch. Betting strategy was interesting to watch even with the errors they were commenting on.
Are any of the finalists posters on this forum?

I also wonder what Anthony Curtis was saying into that mic of his! :)

WHY-he could not seperate his BJ and no limit hold em.

I am assuming you are talking about Wednesday, December 3rd since you posted this on Wednesday, November 26th. Am I correct? If not, I missed it.

Are YOU Blair Rodman? Or, perhaps you wish you were

We're having a discussion of it on Greenchip.

It was a face-up contest, but many players' cards were not shown.

Many players made ploppyish plays that conflicted against both basic and tournament strategy, and the commentators said nothing about it.

The rules of the games were explained with computer graphics similar to Casino Verite'. Of course, the show's graphics were better than CV, but stupid mistakes were made in the lessons like busted hands standing, and the dealer hitting soft 19.

This will air again on Saturday Nov 29th, @ 5 PM Eastern on the Travel Channel.

No, I am not Blair Rodman. There really isn't even any simmilarity between us (other than age). He is an infinitely better poker player than me, a markedly better golfer, and definitely better looking. He also is several times sharper than me in tournament play, although I do hold the edge over him in straight card counting. Unfortunately in the rest of life and in rugby, he is the man most of the rest of us look up to.

I thought the show sucked. When I watch the poker shows, for the most part I am watching the best and the brightest. When I watched that show I saw players that I could witness at any ploppy filled casino. I realize the best blackjack players would not show their face on TV etc, but that is the problem. The televised blackjack tournement is a lame idea. There is virtually nothing for the commentators to analyze. What are they going to say "Joe stayed on his 15 to the dealer's 9 because the count is better than plus 8." This show didn't however comment on when one of the guys hit is 14 to the dealers 6.

For all the tournement players out there, I realize there is specific tournement strategy, but nothing compared to the strategy employed by professional AP's (of which I am not). The real show would be following several AP's through the casino for several months, documenting their moves and BR swings. Now that I would watch.

"The real show would be following several AP's through the casino for several months, documenting their moves and BR swings. Now that I would watch."

Great idea for a reality show. We heard it here first!