Shark Cage TV show
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Shark Cage TV show
Pokerstars is producing a new TV show similar to the "Big Game" with online qualifiers competing against professionals: http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/the-shark-cage/
It is a 6max tourney format with some peculiarities such as a 30sec shot clock and an orbit penalty for river bluffs gone wrong. It will be played over a couple of heats and one final where winner takes all (1mil) and thereby seemingly encouraging everybody to "play to win" and gamble it up a bit.
What are your opinions on the format and are there any strategic suggestions you would give an online qualifier for this specific situation?
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Interesting format, it will probably appeal to a larger crowd than the usual poker shows. I don't think I would watch it seriously, but it could be fun. When it comes to qualifying, they're looking to make an entertaining show, so a big personnality would be an advantage I think. Definitely not my type.
I really miss the old shows, like HSP with Gabe Kaplan commenting, he was hilarious. Another show like 2MM2M would also be interesting. But not with Blom, or else it would be 2 days 2 million.
When u said it, ID like to see top few do 2m 2 days and we see who makes it first :))) :D and id certainly wanna see that 2 days :))
2days2million would be epic hahaha
So this is otherwise known as the format where Daniel Negreanu can justify folding the river 0% (as opposed to his normal 5%).
Tom, if you weren't around, you should be invented :)
If it gets major publicity and prime tv air time (which i doubt), defo good for the game.
If not, who cares.
Its good that they do these show again, good publicity, dont like its tourney format tho.
Would like to see the old shows return PAD cashgame, million dollar cashgame, hsp :)
What exactly is an "orbit penalty"? You have to sit out an orbit?
loser gets sent to the Shark Cage to miss an orbit. The bluffer
meanwhile gets bonus chips if they make it to the final. If the bluff
gets called, the bluffer will go to the tank, and the player who called
will get the bonus chips.
they gonna make you sit in shark cage as for real? like with sharks around?
I don't think enough people will get that reference. Hilarious. +1 +1 +1.
Didn't realise Humberto was considered obscure though. Lucky I didn't have a Billy Baxter joke I guess :p
:) good~ tho i think would be more fun to put ppl down with sharks~ not sure how many participants in that case , :)) would lower competition 4sure
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