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World Series Of Blackjack
clemon79:
[quote name=\'STYDfan\' date=\'Mar 18 2004, 07:23 PM\'] I never said that your opinion was incorrect. I said that the information you had presented was incorrect, possibly because you were too busy disliking one of the hosts. [/quote]
Point taken. I apologize, I was prolly a little more acerbic in my response than was warranted. Chalk it up to a bad evening.
I'll most likely give it another try, and see if I can't get past the Ass-Clown. ;)
uncrph90:
I'm wondering if my reaction is typical. I think I would be GSN's target audience for this show--I love to play blackjack--it's the best table game available in a casino and I love to watch the World Poker Tour. BUT--there is no "strategy" to speak of in blackjack. Yes, when (and if) you make a unusually large bet is important in the tournament setting--but basically, it is all luck who wins or who loses. In poker, you can win with 2 aces or with a 2/7 off suit if you bet/bluff "well." There is much more "drama" and "intrigue" to poker. Unless MY money is on the table in BJ, I don't have much interest in watching others--I can't learn anything from the players--once you know what to hit and what to stand on, the rest is luck. I also don't believe that there is any real skill (other than some elementary card counting) that can help any one person stand out. I would be very interested if the same few "pros" could really stand out over and over again in a crowded (300 or so) field like the best do on the WPT. I doubt it, since skill doesn't really matter, and luck is (or should be) random.
Bill
goongas:
--- Quote ---I'm wondering if my reaction is typical. I think I would be GSN's target audience for this show--I love to play blackjack--it's the best table game available in a casino and I love to watch the World Poker Tour. BUT--there is no "strategy" to speak of in blackjack. Yes, when (and if) you make a unusually large bet is important in the tournament setting--but basically, it is all luck who wins or who loses. In poker, you can win with 2 aces or with a 2/7 off suit if you bet/bluff "well." There is much more "drama" and "intrigue" to poker. Unless MY money is on the table in BJ, I don't have much interest in watching others--I can't learn anything from the players--once you know what to hit and what to stand on, the rest is luck. I also don't believe that there is any real skill (other than some elementary card counting) that can help any one person stand out. I would be very interested if the same few "pros" could really stand out over and over again in a crowded (300 or so) field like the best do on the WPT. I doubt it, since skill doesn't really matter, and luck is (or should be) random.
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You summed up my problem with the show pretty well. It seemed very arbitrary who won. The chip totals at the end weren't too much different than what they first stated with. Although there is luck involved with poker as well, it seemed that 95% of what happened in blackjack was because of luck.
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