Comments on Fifth Street Journal: ESPN To Air WSOP Europe

ESPN released a preview, with some spoilers, of th...

2009-01-28T14:08:00.000-05:00

ESPN released a preview, with some spoilers, of the first four episodes.

A couple of notes about the broadcast:- They'll sh...

2009-01-28T14:01:00.000-05:00

A couple of notes about the broadcast:
- They'll show all the hole cards when it gets down to 10 players.
- We will be able to see opponents' hands when they're using the mobile hole card cameras.

ESPN issued a WSOP Europe press release touting mo...

2009-01-05T16:51:00.000-05:00

ESPN issued a WSOP Europe press release touting mobile hole card cameras, which will enable them them to show the hole cards of players that aren't at the two hole-card-cam-equipped tables. But what use is it seeing Phil Hellmuth's hole cards if you can't see his opponents' hole cards?

They're only presenting the Main Event.

Episodes 1-4 are scheduled for 6-10 PM on Sunday, ...

2009-01-05T16:29:00.000-05:00

Episodes 1-4 are scheduled for 6-10 PM on Sunday, February 1. Yes, that's opposite the Super Bowl.

The 2008 WSOPE has a new producer: Poker PROductio...

2008-12-29T17:44:00.000-05:00

The 2008 WSOPE has a new producer: Poker PROductions, which does Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker. The first WSOPE broadcast was one of the worst poker shows I've ever seen. Poker PROductions generally does better work than that however, but ESPN remains in charge, so it will be interesting to see if there's any improvement.

Another source has 8 episodes running:1-4 air Feb ...

2008-12-28T17:26:00.000-05:00

Another source has 8 episodes running:

1-4 air Feb 1 on ESPN; 1 and 2 re-run that same night at 10pm and 11pm on ESPN

On Feb 8, 15, and Mar 1, episodes 3-8 air two at a time at 10pm and 11pm on ESPN 2.