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Top of the Pots Suggestion!!

DTWBANDITDTWBANDIT Member Posts: 6,451
edited July 2012 in Poker Chat


    Would it be possible to maybe once a Month show the Top Pots from each of the Mastercash Tables Levels with a TV Icon next to it starting from MC1, Just a thought

  Michael
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  • CrazyBen23CrazyBen23 Member Posts: 865
    edited July 2012
    Think sky could/should do many different things to do with TOTP, similar to this idea, TOTP FTW
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  • huuuuumehuuuuume Member Posts: 569
    edited July 2012

    great idea OP

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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited July 2012
    Have to agree. Would like to see lower stake players get some more telle time.

    Also i cant imagine if youve had a horrible week on the high stakes tables being comfortable seeing your losing pots of 1k over and over again.
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  • 12671267 Member Posts: 936
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    Have to agree. Would like to see lower stake players get some more telle time. Also i cant imagine if youve had a horrible week on the high stakes tables being comfortable seeing your losing pots of 1k over and over again.
    Posted by The_Don90
    lol
    They choose to play these tables ..... specifically to be on tv.

    If anything they will like seeing their play, regardless of results.  It gives them the chance to re-analyse it themselves and have a member of the sky analyst team analyse it also.
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  • Ice_TigerIce_Tiger Member Posts: 1,533
    edited July 2012
    Maybe the solution would be to have a show that shows the Top Five pots on TV Tables at 5p/10p, 10p/20p, 15p/30p, 20p/40p & 25p/50p. This would give 25 hands in total which could give a good show over two hours with proper analysis. Much as I like TOTP, it has started to get a bit stale (or STYLE last week) recently.

    Just a question to the SKY people. The top pots used to be around £4k but seem to have dropped to about £2k now. Is there a reason for this. Just curious.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!! : lol They choose to play these tables ..... specifically to be on tv. If anything they will like seeing their play, regardless of results.  It gives them the chance to re-analyse it themselves and have a member of the sky analyst team analyse it also.
    Posted by 1267
    Lol i fully understand that point. What i was meaning was is say you have a really bad week, maybe running bad or playing bad, maybe ud feel horrible watching it over again. I relaise these people are more than likley super rolled and probably doesnt effect the most of them.

    However im sure theres been times a massive fish (much like me) is on 1 mastercash table only, so said player joins for Value reasons.

    Meh im prob wrong, but im sure when these players do go higher they avoid the tv icons, somthing to that imo.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    Maybe the solution would be to have a show that shows the Top Five pots on TV Tables at 5p/10p, 10p/20p, 15p/30p, 20p/40p & 25p/50p. This would give 25 hands in total which could give a good show over two hours with proper analysis. Much as I like TOTP, it has started to get a bit stale (or STYLE last week) recently. Just a question to the SKY people. The top pots used to be around £4k but seem to have dropped to about £2k now. Is there a reason for this. Just curious.
    Posted by Ice_Tiger
    Mkae it 30 and you could have the Top 5 overall pots of the week on sky aswell. :)

    Win for new suggestion

    Win for those that like old system
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  • Ice_TigerIce_Tiger Member Posts: 1,533
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!! : Mkae it 30 and you could have the Top 5 overall pots of the week on sky aswell. :) Win for new suggestion Win for those that like old system
    Posted by The_Don90
    Sorted by Don & Tiger!!!!!

    Is there a prize????
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  • scouse_redscouse_red Member Posts: 5,968
    edited July 2012
    Tis another great idea from the Snr Chuckle Bro :)
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  • DTWBANDITDTWBANDIT Member Posts: 6,451
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    Tis another great idea from the Snr Chuckle Bro :)
    Posted by scouse_red

      haha cheers bro
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  • jugglegeekjugglegeek Member Posts: 623
    edited July 2012
    What's the obsession with pot size? Does anyone really learn anything by watching two players sat 200BBs deep at £2/£4 get it all in on the flop with bottom set vs straight/flush draw?
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  • JSTFLIPPINJSTFLIPPIN Member Posts: 255
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    What's the obsession with pot size? Does anyone really learn anything by watching two players sat 200BBs deep at £2/£4 get it all in on the flop with bottom set vs straight/flush draw?
    Posted by jugglegeek
    Aren't we allowed to watch it cuz you said so? :(
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  • rancidrancid Member Posts: 5,947
    edited July 2012
    TOTP is just boring !

    Any change would be welcome
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  • marcus191marcus191 Member Posts: 119
    edited July 2012
    why on top of the pots is the whole top 20 never shown?
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk Member Posts: 6,186
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    why on top of the pots is the whole top 20 never shown?
    Posted by marcus191
    Time I guess



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  • sam1986sam1986 Member Posts: 28
    edited July 2012

    I often try to start the £2.5/£5 master cash table which regularly features on the Top of the Pots show because it tends to be more interesting than the other games.  As it is higher stakes the pots carry more value to your session which makes them all worth fighting for and with the deeper stacks more skill is required.  I choose to start the master cash table rather than the double stacks as I believe rightly or wrongly there is a possibility this will appeal to more players increasing the chance the game will get running. 

    In response to Don90 I can only speak for myself but imagine that generally the other regular players in this game feel the same, I do not mind if I lose big pots or play badly on the show.  If I really did not want to see it I simply would not watch it.   I actually find it quite amusing making bad plays/losing on the show and it certainly gives an incentive to try to play better.

    In response to Junglegeek I do not think that every viewer of channel 861 is watching it just to learn, some purely to be entertained I expect.   For some people big pots, bluffs gone wrong or bad calls is considered entertaining.

    I can understand that for you and Rancid this part of the show does not appeal but personally it is my favourite.  It is quite rare that I watch the show but I do look out for this part, I enjoy to see how people I play with on a regular basis approach certain hands and I feel there is a lot to be learned from it.  I’m sure some of these suggestions could improve the show or at least make it appeal to a broader range of viewers but just thought I’d add my thoughts.

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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Top of the Pots Suggestion!!:
    I often try to start the £2.5/£5 master cash table which regularly features on the Top of the Pots show because it tends to be more interesting than the other games.   As it is higher stakes the pots carry more value to your session which makes them all worth fighting for and with the deeper stacks more skill is required.   I choose to start the master cash table rather than the double stacks as I believe rightly or wrongly there is a possibility this will appeal to more players increasing the chance the game will get running.   In response to Don90 I can only speak for myself but imagine that generally the other regular players in this game feel the same, I do not mind if I lose big pots or play badly on the show.   If I really did not want to see it I simply would not watch it.    I actually find it quite amusing making bad plays/losing on the show and it certainly gives an incentive to try to play better. In response to Junglegeek I do not think that every viewer of channel 861 is watching it just to learn, some purely to be entertained I expect.     For some people big pots, bluffs gone wrong or bad calls is considered entertaining. I can understand that for you and Rancid this part of the show does not appeal but personally it is my favourite.   It is quite rare that I watch the show but I do look out for this part, I enjoy to see how people I play with on a regular basis approach certain hands and I feel there is a lot to be learned from it.   I’m sure some of these suggestions could improve the show or at least make it appeal to a broader range of viewers but just thought I’d add my thoughts.
    Posted by sam1986

    Ty for a good constructive responce Sam. Ill stand corrected with my comment. I actually watched you on a MC £2/5 table the other day (you where on the final table with Greg in a main, not sure which main) and i seen lots of good banter between players, i think i realised then my comment was probably wrong. 


    In my own opinion though i think that some of the lower end buy ins larger pots could be shown would be good. For all.

    Opinions are opinions and i respect yours, i do enjoy TOTP some of the hands are great to learn from, and as you said some of the mis-timed bluffs are good entertainment. Good insight into the world of a high stakes player i think youve posted here. 



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