ShareA minor Twitter storm has brought up a thread about players deliberately playing trash hands in bloated pots just to get attention and hopefully pull in a few more invites to private games and other live-streams.
Kitty Kuo posted some tweets, clearly unhappy at what she thinks is a mockery of the game. Has it really come to this? Forgetting all about showcasing what the game really is about and playing inappropriate hands just to make a three-minute clip on YouTube.
We should point out that this is targeted at the live-stream cash games which are supposed to showcase high-stakes players showing us all how it’s done. Yes, it is supposed to be entertaining but surely there should be a limit.
It’s almost like the players have been told there is a minimum VPIP to be allowed to play. Then once someone gets stacked against seven-deuce offsuit we can all have a laugh at how it went down.
Kitty Kuo wrote:
“These days live stream want to see 300k pot bluff or play any two cards, My point is if u cant win in the end so what is the whole point ??? Poker show need to proof poker is a skill and not gamble addictive I think @Andrew_Robl is the best live stream cash game player so far”
Mike Matusow Calls it Hustling and Disapproves
Mike Matusow, never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, called it hustling and said it wasn’t a part of his DNA.
Another unknown poster summed it up quite well:
“The problem is that a lot of people just want to watch the money. (Similar to TV game shows where people will watch if huge amounts of money are at stake even the shows are silly.) But as you point out, seeing people play terribly on TV isn't good for poker.”
Live-stream cash games have definitely brought a new audience to the game but we wonder if the entertainment first attitude is kind of kidding them what it’s really all about.
If the game is entertaining in its own right, then why should it need to portray itself like this?
