My Favorite Players To Watch On TV
I was thinking the other day that there is just SO much poker on TV these days. It’s actually difficult to go through the entire channel lineup and NOT run across poker at least once. It got me to thinking about why that is. Obviously the “poker boom” is beyond it’s apex but I don’t think that means that poker is on a downswing – hence the reason it’s ALWAYS on. Television (along with Chris Moneymaker’s WSOP victory) brought poker to the masses. Being able to see players holecards is the #1 reason people like watching poker on TV but it’s not just that. The game itself (typically no limit holdem) is great but the players make watching SO enjoyable. I suppose I’ll refer to them as “characters” as well cause let’s face it — Phil Hellmuth Jr. just CAN’T be that big of a dick in real life right?
All of that said, it got me to thinking about my favorite players/characters to watch on TV. By no means is this a list of “best” players. It’s just what it says it is — my favorites. So in the coming days (or weeks or however long it takes me to get through them) I’ll bring you my “favorites”.