I\’m watching it, for the first time. ESPN just did the sidebar piece on Justin Bonomo\’s prop bet on one of the 40something players living in Panorama Towers winning a bracelet. (Does anyone know if he won that bet? I\’m sure Panorama Towers had at least as many final tables as Denmark.) Greg Raymer just busted out … Norman Chad\’s same ole shtick seems fresh, not tired … and the poker itself is good.
I gotta say, like the way the 2009 season is starting … I could see a few people getting hooked during a weekend marathon. Go ESPN. I think my reluctance to give a shit about first airings might say more about an evolving desire to watch TV podcast-style, at one\’s own convenience, than it does about non-excitement for what is clearly a great poker show. Well shot, well edited.
MORE: The cutover to the Champions Invitational … with Raymer coming over after busting out in third, to take a seat amongst a bunch of recognizable-to-grandma champions … nice! Seriously, semi-interested in that tourney now. (If only it had more money at stake.)
