This four-DVD set collects the Best of Season 3 of the World Poker Tour, which originally aired on the Travel Channel in 2004. While ESPN first featured The World Series of Poker, it was the Travel Channel's weekly broadcasts that brought the game as a televised event to its heights of popularity. This set features eight No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournaments from around the world, concluding with the season finale: the WPT World Championship in Las Vegas, NV.
The final tables combine professionals with amateurs competing for a combined total of more than $70 million. Among the poker players that have gained notoriety outside the gamblers are Joe Awanda, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, Tedd Forrest, Gus Hansen, Men “The Master” Nguyen and the legendary Doyle Brunson.
Poker pro Mike Sexton and actor Vince Van Patten provide insightful commentary during the matches. They discuss strategies, terminology and percentages even though the game always requires a bit of luck.
The attractive hostess Shana Hiatt joins them. She interviews the players when they get knocked out and does short features about the game called Poker Corners, 16 lessons that aired during the show where the pros offer their opinions on a number of aspects of the game. They cover playing the cards, "Bigger Isn’t Always Better," playing the players, "Table Talk," and playing the game, "Poker Myths."
As a bonus, four of the episodes in the set offer up to three hands that were deleted from broadcast. They can viewed either where they occurred during the game or separately. There is another bonus segment that features two minutes of Shana’s bloopers.
The set is great viewing entertainment with plenty of drama and suspense. It can also be a valuable tool to learn how to become a better poker player. I highly recommend it to anyone who I won’t be playing poker with in the future.
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Article comments
1 - Bennett
Nice eview El Bitcho! I was raised on draw and stud, and have never learned how to play h*ld-em. Since roughly half of the spam out there is about that game, I'll have to get on board at some point.
Cheers!
damn, how does one comment about a post when the words used are banned?
;=]
2 - El Bicho
Bennet (you used the other 't' in my name)
I'm not trying to spam, but a good place to learn and play for free begins with the word party followed by the game's name. they also offer free 7 stud and omaha.
3 - Bennett
Oh man! Sorry 'bout that!!!!! Seriously shamed right here.
I'll check out the site you mention. Thanks for the suggestion, this post, and your forgivness for my gaff.
Bennet
4 - El Bicho
Bennett, no problem on my end, so don't worry about it. Since you started with "Nice review," I didn't think you were be insulting.
If I let things like misspellings bother me, I would have loosed[sp] my mind months ago upon reading comments by your young arguement partner.
I'll keep a seat open for you at the card game during the BC convention in Vegas.
5 - Bennett
"I'll keep a seat open for you"
Please do!
"your young arguement partner"
Oh gak!