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DrBear:
Admittedly - and I'm still not sold on the idea of this show - the strategy in a tournament is a bit different. You're trying to beat others at the table and advance to the next round or win the final round, so you do some things that you wouldn't do at a normal blackjack table - split 10s, for example, which may be a bad move in the long run but could help you in a close decision in the short term.

Clay Zambo:
How 'bout The All-New $10,000,000 Go Fish?

jalman:
World Championship Hearts?

National Solitaraire Championships?

Crazy Eights Cup?

Brakus:

--- Quote ---Unless you're using Real People, or celebrities who don't know/care about basic strategy, you're not going to see much (if any) deviation from that with a table of experts sitting there.  That leaves only the betting, and then it's almost like watching your friends try and get the high score on a video game.  You can taunt all you want, but if they ignore you, there's nothing you can do.
--- End quote ---

There's one thing we don't know yet - if they're going to use real people or use celebrities for this thing. I wouldn't think this tournament would be of the same caliber as the year-long Million Dollar Blackjack tournament at the Las Vegas Hilton. Like I said, we'll all find out soon enough. It's just sad that all you all are crapping on this concept without having seen any sort of preview for it.


--- Quote ---That said, who's up for Celebrity Spades Showdown?  World Series of Rummy?
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Oh good grief. You just cued all the other regular smart-asses to chime in with their comments.

What works for poker might not work for blackjack -- but then again, it might. We don't know yet, and it pains me that all you all are jumping down GSN's throat about doing blackjack on TV without knowing what the show will be like or what kind of format it will be in.

Everyone here is like "Eww, why blackjack? That's a boring game! Not as exciting as poker! And hey, let's make fun of other card games that would be silly concepts for TV shows, like blackjack!" I thought we left all that immaturity back on ATGS. Too bad some things never change.

I'm willing to keep an open mind about this, and when I see it, I'll decide for myself. Would that you all be as respectful about that as I am when someone else defends whatever other game show they like to watch.

clemon79:
[quote name=\'Brakus\' date=\'Jan 18 2004, 09:23 PM\'] Would that you all be as respectful about that as I am when someone else defends whatever other game show they like to watch. [/quote]
 Jeremy, your Wrestling Defense System seems to be running a little haywire. Time to get that checked out, pal.

I have yet to hear anyone "forbidding" anyone else from watching this blackjack show, nor have I heard anyone suggest that anyone else on this board was less of a person if they chose to do so. The only negative comments I have heard suggest that they think the show is going to be boring and that they may or may not watch it as a result.

To take that as a personal affront is going a wee bit too far.

I'll watch at least once. I don't have high hopes, but I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't at least see if I was right.

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