Red Hot Poker
I caught up on some of my TiVo'ed shows tonight. One of the programs was the World Poker Tour. The wife and I are big fans of poker in person, online, and on television. Usually the TV variety involves way too many bad decisions, poor bluffs, etc that seem to pay off for the foolish.
Every now and then you get to watch a show where you see some really good poker play. I would there have been two recent instances of this for me. One was the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions in 2004. Annie Duke, despite some so-so play early on, came back and showed the importance of psychology during a poker game. The second would have to be the Championship Poker at the Plaza (also 2004) in which Daniel Negreanu displayed impeccable reading ability and general all round poker savvy. I think he has the best ability to accurately read people in poker today and is one of my favorite players.
After watching the WPT episode Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino, I'd have to rank it up there with, if not above, the other two. You can view the WPT television schedule online at the WPT site. I don't want to put any spoilers on here, but if you appreciate really good poker, you should try and catch an upcoming re-air. The show is two hours and the beginning is pretty standard television poker. The heads up finish, however, had me laughing my ass off at how good it was. It is well worth the investment in time.
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