Re: Poker Night Live!
Hey Folks,
I have just registered myself onto the Forum after talking about with Devon (All_Aces). I will be the other commentator, sharing the privilege with Devon on Poker Night Live. We will be alternating nights and it looks like it will be a pretty good show. I look forward to comments or questions from some of you, whether through the show or on the forum. I might know some of you, or have played with some of you already. I have many nicknames, but most know me as "Johnny T", as that is actually my name. My user name will be omega 23, for less than obvious reasons. Anyhow, got to go. I will be in touch.
Johnny T
I have just registered myself onto the Forum after talking about with Devon (All_Aces). I will be the other commentator, sharing the privilege with Devon on Poker Night Live. We will be alternating nights and it looks like it will be a pretty good show. I look forward to comments or questions from some of you, whether through the show or on the forum. I might know some of you, or have played with some of you already. I have many nicknames, but most know me as "Johnny T", as that is actually my name. My user name will be omega 23, for less than obvious reasons. Anyhow, got to go. I will be in touch.
Johnny T
Comments
stp
What happend to Tina on PNL? Last couple of shows they've had a new host.
Hobbes
Yeah I was wondering the same thing, I caught the last 1/2 hour last night and there was a different host with Johnny
stp
Here's the deal: the extra "expert"... Audrey I believe... was brought in to help fill some scheduling gaps. I will be doing Canadian Idol again this summer, among other things, so I can only do one or two nights/week at PNL, tops. I also imagine that they like the variety.
The other host is named Gail. She was brought in for much the same reason... Tina is still the "main" host of PNL, and will continue to be. Talking about poker for 2 hours straight gets tiring though, and I only do it 2 or 3 nights a week. Tina's never complained... in fact I think she loves doing the show, but we can all use a bit of a break sometimes.
I haven't seen any of the "Gail" shows, but I think I'm doing one with her next week. It should be fun... interesting that's for sure. If you're talking to someone for two hours, it's good to have some kind of a connection... hopefully we can have some laughs.
I've seen about 5 minutes of an Audrey show.
77 vs. 88 an 8-1 underdog preflop (obviously it's 4 to 1)
3 outs having a 12% chance of hitting on the turn card (in fact its the TURN or the RIVER)
12% being 9-1 underdog (it's actually less than 7.5 to 1)
I'm constantly noticing things like this on your episodes, and I don't mean to bust your balls, but the information/advice you are giving is just plain wrong.
You sure he wasn't saying that 77 is 8:1 against flopping a set?
77 went all in preflop, before he got called by 88 Johnny T said "he's going to be an 8:1 underdog".
Understandable to get mixed up, but he doesn't correct himself, and people assumedly listen to this "expert" commentary to learn.
Once again, JT not an expert, not even a winning player. He's a nice guy though.
all in favour?
maybe they should consider somebody else for the job...
On a side note, I was pretty sure I heard Devon say on air that "he wasn't trying to be a dick or anything" in reference to a conversation that him and Tina were having. I laughed out loud, yes LOL. It was surprising to hear....Are they cool with you saying something like that?
stp
And, on behalf of Mr. Sharf, ahem. And Jim "KrazyKanuck" Worth. And Mike Sexton. Phil Gordon too, and I guess Phil Hellmuth now that he's taking over for Phil Gordon.
Yep, you heard me say that, on Wednesday night IIRC.
I think I'm allowed to say "dick", "bitch" (in the context of "I'm not going to bitch about it", or "that's a bitch"), "piss", "damn", etc. I'm just going by my own guidelines of what the public can handle, though... I wasn't given a list of do's and don'ts or anything.
It started when I made comments about errors Johnny T was making on air. I agree that he does a good job hosting, and his personality seems well suited to the job, but I have a problem with him telling viewers stuff that is just plain wrong.
was that audrey?
This is Johnny T here and I am writing in my own defense and as a response to some of the comments I have been reading. I do appreciate that you all have been watching the show and I have taken note of some of the comments. It is true that in the last couple of shows I have made a couple of mistakes. I would not generalize and say that I always do - the last couple have been a little more difficult than previous. THe new host that I am working with is great, a lovely young lady - but not that talkative -especially about poker. There has been added pressure for me to speak and in the last couple shows it feels like I am moving so fast that I can't keep up with myself. I am confident that Gail will quickly adapt and give me some time to think by filling in time. It will be easier for me to come up with the correct answer. THe three outs 12% to hit it on the turn is a minor mistake (I obviously meant turn and river - cut me some slack) but the 88vs77 was a mind cramp. I was calculating the odds for 77 to hit a set. Sorry for the error, but please don't generalize and say that I always do this - I don't. The only calculations I do make is intended to help beginner players get a GENERAL idea of how to calculate odds - not for the mathematician - ie(count outs on flop - multiply by 4 for turn and river, count outs on turn multiply by 2 for river) I do tell viewers that this is a rough, but usable way to calculate odds and then to look at the size of the pot. Generally good info that has been a big reason for my success. Which brings me to my second defense - I am a winning player Daviedoe (GTA). I have played with GTA only a handfull of times, most of which was over a year ago and playing 4-8) I won't say how much, but I walk away with a solid profit between 70-75% playing limit and 40-40% playing tournament. This is based on my poker log book in which I record my losses and winnings. I am percieved by many to be a losing player or a bad player because I often will seem to play loose at times, or rimjob someone on the river knowing I had the odds to call (most of the time) and I am judged by this. Don't care really, it's my pocket bulge that keeps me satisfied (no - not that bulge). ANyhow, hope this clears some things up. And my apologies for the first half of the last show. I didn't know what the hell was going on and I was sweating my balls off in that sauna of a studio.
Omega23
Ok, what I meant was that with the abundance of poker shows on television that you can't assume that any given host/commentator is a winning player just because he is speaking about poker on television. Kind of like the fact that something isn't necessarily true just because it is in writing. Obviously, I wasn't referring to the name winning pros, but to some of the hosts of smaller events and smaller-scale poker shows.
I did add the word necessarily to my original comment as that is how I meant to state things originally, but I don't reread posts prior to posting and that was meant to be the spirit of my original post.
At least there's water around for you to rinse with.
And yeah, they gotta get that a/c working on the weekends too.
I've said it on this forum many times Johnny my boy... you do a great job on the show. Â And with the number of words leaving our mouths in the space of two hours, it's not surprising that we make the occasional error.
fair enough, the difference I find is that when you, Devon, make a mistake, you tend to correct yourself so people don't get the wrong idea. I over-reacted to the small errors I did see as it was late and I was so surprised at them.
I have now had a chance to read all the reactions and I hope I didn't come off like a badger that's been cornered. I am glad you all are fans of the show and I will be more careful to correct myself if it comes to mind and to be mindful of my calculations. I really do appreciate your constructive criticism and the enthusiasm you all have for the game. I hope we get the chance to play together one of these days. Devo, you are the man baby!
Johnny T
Once again, I want to say that my post was not meant to be negative towards JT. All I meant to say is that if you see someone hosting a poker show on TV it does not mean that the person is a winning player. I don't know if JT is a winning player or not and I have stated before that his game is noticably stronger than when I first played with him almost 2 years ago.
Plus he has some pretty neat hair.
They have to basically make the comments "on the fly" and keep the show moving.
They don't have a chance to go to the studio and edit some of the commentary out or change it, for them to keep the show flowing at a good pace has to take a lot of work so we can all forgive the unusual comment every now and again.
Very difficult to think on your feet with millions watching....
Hobbes