So last night as usual I plopped my fast ass down to watch the WPT on the Travel Channel. Up this week was the Foxwoods Poker Classic and I sat to watch 4 unknowns, FT bubble boy from the 2006 WSOP ME Fred Goldberg (Who won a bracelet this year and seems like a genuinely nice guy) and Mr. Tight himself Allen Kessler. I have never seen such horrendous play at a televised final table in my life. Way too many examples of poor play, missed bets, wrong reads and lucky rivers to write about. I can't even begin to go into detail but everyone at the final table played poorly except for Kessler who went out early when he took a sick beat to finish 6th when his opponent made a loose call and went runner runner for the straight. Some motel owner named Raj Patel who entered as the chip leader took it down but not after getting extremely lucky on 2 hands and the old guy Matteo, well don't even get me started on him. He got lucky when Goldberg pussed out and didn't call him in a battle of the blinds when Matteo limped from the SB with 54 and Goldberg checked with A6. Flop came A93 and Matteo instantly goes all (rainbow board) in with a gutshot and Goldberg folds. Sexton couldn't believe it and neither could I.
Anyways, I think next week is the WPT championship and there we can see the Great Matador himself Juan Carlos Mortensen take down the title and end the season in grand fashion.
One thing I love about poker is that anyone can play as long as you pay but when you see junk like that last night, it makes me think that maybe a professional league akin to the PGA might be cool to see. Don't get me wrong, I like the WPT and WSOP but a pro league where you have to meet certain qualifications to be a member of and have sponsors and the whole bit would be awesome. I think for poker to keep growing and to gain mainstream acceptance this is needed. Won't happen because of the stigma still attached and the current U.S. government stance but it would be nice to see the world class players battle it out week in week out. Also the league could mix it up and not exclusively be NLH. The recent ESPN airing of the 5k Omaha Hi with rebuys event was fantastic and had big names to go along with it. They did it justice by making it 2 hours also. Good Job ESPN!!!
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