RTE 2 to broadcast Irish poker Championship.

Pokerevents

RTE2 will be broadcasting the fully televised Final in city west Jan 6/7/8.
Power Pictures will be producing a 55minute documentary that will go out two weeks later on a Saturday night. Event will also be broadcast on the pokerzone channel. Presenter is still up in the air, but Roy the Boy and Andy Black will be doing commentry.

bohsman

Any hotel deals for the 3 days in city west?

Duff Man Jr.

bohsman wrote:

Any hotel deals for the 3 days in city west?

I Think its €80 a night inculding breakfast

Fatboydim

Nice one Fintan

It's killing me I can't make it... But surely it's your turn to step in front of the camera... and to back you up Padraig Parlinson gets my vote.:D

Duff Man Jr.

Pokerevents wrote:

RTE2 will be broadcasting the fully televised Final in city west Jan 6/7/8.
Power Pictures will be producing a 55minute documentary that will go out two weeks later on a Saturday night. Event will also be broadcast on the pokerzone channel. Presenter is still up in the air, but Roy the Boy and Andy Black will be doing commentry.

Will RTE be broadcasting the final, plus a doc two weeks later? Or is the doc the only televised part.

bohsman

Duff Man Jr. wrote:

I Think its €80 a night inculding breakfast

Good stuff, thats cheaper than taxis

kincsem

Pokerevents wrote:

RTE2 will be broadcasting the fully televised Final in city west Jan 6/7/8.
Power Pictures will be producing a 55minute documentary that will go out two weeks later on a Saturday night. Event will also be broadcast on the pokerzone channel. Presenter is still up in the air, but Roy the Boy and Andy Black will be doing commentry.

Is that an edited highlights, last day, final table, for later showing broadcast?

Presenter is still up in the air --- please, please, please let it be someone who plays poker.

It couldn't be live. Too boring. Must get my video recorder serviced.

Poker has arrived if RTE are showing it.

Culchie

Yernan, Ryle Nugent, who does the RTE Heineken Cup rugby commentary plays poker .....nice fellah as well.

Mmmm_Lemony

Pat kenny is doing the commentary except for the 6th when he'll be doing the late late. Marty Whelan will be stepping in for him.

bohsman

kincsem wrote:

Poker has arrived if RTE are showing it.

Poker wont have arrived if this is shown, fact is RTE have to show a certain amount of Irish made shows every night, recently theyve shown all sorts of crazy stuff like kids rugby.

Pokerevents

bohsman wrote:

Any hotel deals for the 3 days in city west?

80 per night for a single
110 for a double

Culchie

If Pat Kenny (sponsored by Renault, Ireland's safest car) is doing the commentary then feck it..... back to the golf for 2006

Pokerevents

It will a documentary on the entire 3 day event, with most of the air time going to the final table. It is 55 minutes long and will feature interviews with some of the super sat quailifiers, on-line qualifiers celebs, and professionals.

kincsem

Mmmm_Lemony wrote:

Pat kenny is doing the commentary except for the 6th when he'll be doing the late late. Marty Whelan will be stepping in for him.

Mmmm Pat Kenny. If that plank, with his pre-arranged questions (and he does not listen to the answers) does the show then I want him to interview Padraig Parkinson. :eek: ....... PP will take the pp big time.

I agree. Marty does have experience hosting a gambling show.:rolleyes:

califano

kincsem wrote:

If that plank, with his pre-arranged questions (and he does not listen to the answers)

lol totally agree. All the possible presenters mentioned above are just not suitable. You need somebody with sleazy qualities such as Gerry Anderson to do it.

Amaru

You want somebody with sleazy qualities, and yet you don't want Pat Kenny? There's just no pleasing some people......

Imposter

George Hook or Dunphy tbh.

BigDragon

Culchie wrote:

Yernan, Ryle Nugent, who does the RTE Heineken Cup rugby commentary plays poker .....nice fellah as well.

Culchie - you've just moved down a few hundred notches in my estimation there. The guy is knowledgable but a very bad presenter . :rolleyes:

My vote is Ger Gilroy form Newstalk106. This guy is a great presenter and a radio presenter is the best option for this gig as they need to be able to 'paint pictures' and get the most from the 'colour commentator'. This guy is the best there is in Ireland at the moment and I'd love to see him get this gig before he goes 'big-time'.

youcantseeme

Ok If we cant settle on sum 1 il just do it myself:D ...
Its the only way il get der.

Dub13

I agree 100% that Ger Gilroy would be great for this...maybe someone from the poker community as his sidekick,they would need to be able to talk alot of crap to fill time.Maybe Mike (shortstack):p

BigDragon

Dub13 wrote:

I agree 100% that Ger Gilroy would be great for this...maybe someone from the poker community as his sidekick,they would need to be able to talk alot of crap to fill time.Maybe Mike (shortstack):p

Id do it in a heart beat (background is radio djing) but they'll need a name.

PS Are you serious about Mike? ..........................After this.....:rolleyes:

Dub13

BigDragon wrote:

PS Are you serious about Mike? ..........................After this.....:rolleyes:

I remember that..:D,he will not be happy with you for bringing that back up again.He said he was just awake but he always sounds like that.


Dave,You would also be well able for this number...many a time I have heard you "fill time" at the tables.


Decisions,Decisions....feck it I go with that bloke/thing from Telly Bingo.Much better than you two.

BigDragon

Dub13 wrote:

Dave,You would also be well able for this number...many a time I have heard you "fill time" at the tables.
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I hope thats a good thing:D

kincsem

Dub13 wrote:

Decisions,Decisions....feck it I go with that bloke/thing from Telly Bingo.Much better than you two.

Strangely he was the first I thought of too.

How about Pierce Brosnan? He lost the James Bond job recently. And we all think we are are cool as that. :rolleyes:

kincsem

BigDragon wrote:

My vote is Ger Gilroy form Newstalk106. This guy is a great presenter and a radio presenter is the best option for this gig as they need to be able to 'paint pictures' and get the most from the 'colour commentator'. This guy is the best there is in Ireland at the moment and I'd love to see him get this gig before he goes 'big-time'.

You are right Big D. The only fly in the ointment is that RTE is doing the telly and I'd guess it is daggers drawn between RTE and Newstalk. I listen to Newstalk all the time on the daily slog Stillorgan/Airport and most of the Newstalk people would be ok. Ger Kilroy has the right combo - an informed pisstaker.

sendic

Imposter wrote:

George Hook or Dunphy tbh.

That was a good call, but it wasnt a world class call......

barrera

kincsem wrote:

You are right Big D. The only fly in the ointment is that RTE is doing the telly and I'd guess it is daggers drawn between RTE and Newstalk. I listen to Newstalk all the time on the daily slog Stillorgan/Airport and most of the Newstalk people would be ok. Ger Kilroy has the right combo - an informed pisstaker.

Not a problem actually - Ger Gilroy was presenting an RTE GAA magazine show during the summer called ParkLife.

Shortstack

Unfortunately I will not be available for commentary duties as I will be playing at the final table.

Dub13

Shortstack wrote:

Unfortunately I will not be available for commentary duties as I will be playing at the final table.

We can try and hook you up with a "player microphone"...you can whisper your hole cards into the Mic.:p

Duff Man Jr.

Shortstack wrote:

Unfortunately I will not be available for commentary duties as I will be playing at the final table.

I was saving that joke if anyone asked me if i was going to play the 250 game on Sunday.

Pokerevents

Ok, it's looking like this.
Presenter will be Daire O Brien (freelancer with Setanta at the moment)
Commentary will be done by Roy "the Boy" and Andy Black.

Dub13

Pokerevents wrote:

Ok, it's looking like this.
Presenter will be Daire O Brien (freelancer with Setanta at the moment)
Commentary will be done by Roy "the Boy" and Andy Black.

No TellyBingo bloke/thing...:mad:

DeVore

Mike *was* just awake for that radio thing. We'd been working until about 2:30 and then went on the beer. They rang us for some midday thing so it was early our time and what you can't hear in the background is me in the next bed over laughing my ass off at Mike trying to wake up as fast as he can, sober up too and explain holdem on national radio!

He did that whole thing, lying on his back with one hand over his eyes...

DeV.

BigDragon

DeVore wrote:

Mike *was* just awake for that radio thing. We'd been working until about 2:30 and then went on the beer. They rang us for some midday thing so it was early our time and what you can't hear in the background is me in the next bed over laughing my ass off at Mike trying to wake up as fast as he can, sober up too and explain holdem on national radio!

He did that whole thing, lying on his back with one hand over his eyes...

DeV.

Well after that then commentating on the final table whilst ON the final table should be a piece'o'piss for him

BTW whoever lined up that gig for him deserves to be hung.

Pokerevents

O K just in this morning.
Presenter Sean Mon Crieffe is confirmed.
Commentry by Andy Black and Tony Cascarino (roy the boy is unavailable for post production work because of the cruise) confirmed with Mike Carson being the anchor man.

Samba

oops

kincsem

Pokerevents wrote:

O K just in this morning.
Presenter Sean Mon Crieffe is confirmed.
Commentry by Andy Black and Tony Cascarino (roy the boy is unavailable for post production work because of the cruise) confirmed with Mike Carson being the anchor man.

Sean Moncrieffe should be ok. he has the right amount of disrespect.
Andy Black and Big Tony are sound.
Don't know this Mike Carson guy? Or do I? Why not Frank Carson?

Dub13

I love the Sean Moncrieffe show,good choice.

Pokerevents

Mike Carson works for channel 5 as a soccer commentater. To his credit he has also done the pacific poker tournament and more recently a few scandinavian poker programmes. He's american and people will reconize his voice more than his name.
I'm delighted Sean is on board. My sister is a hugh fan.

Culchie

Moncrieff is a great laugh.

Will there be any Satelittes on the day Fintan?

DubTony

So the players will send him text messages of their hole cards ?

do the voice ... do the voice

[txt]Hi Sean, I have AKoff[/txt]
What's that then Tony? What does he mean by his AK is off. Does he mean it smells or something?

Well actually Sean, it means they're of different suits.

Ah yes. I see. Right. His cards are wearing different suits. ooookay
[txt]Hi Sean, I bet 5 times the big blind there because I had a huge hand and wanted them to think I was trying to push them off the pot.[/txt]

Now Andy. Whats that all about? Does that mean he can't see what he's doing? And if he's trying to push them off the pot does he mean he wants all the ganja for himself?

No Sean, the big blind is the forced bet that the other player has to put in to start the action.

Ah I see. I think. So they're forced to bet blind so they can't see whats going on. Do they wear blindfolds or somethin'? Is it like blind man's buff or that thing ... whatchamacallit ...? Blinkered Lesbian kick boxing?
And what about the pot Tony? Surely if ya can't smoke cigarettes in here they'd hardly let ya light up a spliff now, would they?

eh, no Sean that ....

[txt]Hi Sean, I caught trips on the flop and put him all-in[/txt]

hmmmm... yes, all sounds very exciting. He must have got some of yer man's weed there and got stoned, and this all-in business ... yes, hmmm, there seem to be some homosexual undertones to this game. hmmmm... very strange indeed. Maybe that's why it's called Hold'em. Ok, it's over to Ciara from the AA. Hi Ciara, so, did you put anyone all-in last night then ? ......

Culchie

DubTony wrote:

So the players will send him text messages of their hole cards ?

do the voice ... do the voice

[txt]Hi Sean, I have AKoff[/txt]
What's that then Tony? What does he mean by his AK is off. Does he mean it smells or something?

Well actually Sean, it means they're of different suits.

Ah yes. I see. Right. His cards are wearing different suits. ooookay
[txt]Hi Sean, I bet 5 times the big blind there because I had a huge hand and wanted them to think I was trying to push them off the pot.[/txt]

Now Andy. Whats that all about? Does that mean he can't see what he's doing? And if he's trying to push them off the pot does he mean he wants all the ganja for himself?

No Sean, the big blind is the forced bet that the other player has to put in to start the action.

Ah I see. I think. So they're forced to bet blind so they can't see whats going on. Do they wear blindfolds or somethin'? Is it like blind man's buff or that thing ... whatchamacallit ...? Blinkered Lesbian kick boxing?
And what about the pot Tony? Surely if ya can't smoke cigarettes in here they'd hardly let ya light up a spliff now, would they?

eh, no Sean that ....

[txt]Hi Sean, I caught trips on the flop and put him all-in[/txt]

hmmmm... yes, all sounds very exciting. He must have got some of yer man's weed there and got stoned, and this all-in business ... yes, hmmm, there seem to be some homosexual undertones to this game. hmmmm... very strange indeed. Maybe that's why it's called Hold'em. Ok, it's over to Ciara from the AA. Hi Ciara, so, did you put anyone all-in last night then ? ......

Funny Guy !

Pokerevents

Culchie wrote:

Moncrieff is a great laugh.

Will there be any Satelittes on the day Fintan?

Hi Culchie, satellites from 14.00 on the day. 100 and 200 10player satellites with a ticket for the 100 and 2 for the 200 awarded.
Hope to see you there.

Samba

Hmmm, checked the RTE2 teletxt and no sign of this, any idea when this will be broadcasted Fintan?

I didn't have the heart to watch the final table the following day after being knocked out..

Pokerevents

Hi,

Tranmission is Friday 3rd Feb (fri week) at 11.30p.m. after the late late show.
I watched the 54 minute programme yesterday and it's a slick piece of work.
Padraig Parkinson replaced Andy Black as a commentater as Andy was unavailable.
Regards.

Pokerevents

Hi , Just a quick reminder that this will be on RTE2 tonight @ 11.30.

ntlbell

Pokerevents wrote:

Hi , Just a quick reminder that this will be on RTE2 tonight @ 11.30.

Great I stayed in last Friday to watch it, no show. :mad:

jimbling

Is it just the one show, or are there a few episodes to the coverage?

Also... dont think Im going to get to see this... so anyone around with sky+ and broadband??

Norwich Fan Rob

i take it the commentary was added afterwards then, as i met parkinson on that sunday around the time the final table was on, and he could hardly stand.........

Pokerevents

This is a one hour complete programme not a series.
The commentary was done after the event. Padraig did have a limp. He told me he hurt his big toe earlier that day.

ntlbell

Pokerevents wrote:

This is a one hour complete programme not a series.
The commentary was done after the event. Padraig did have a limp. He told me he hurt his big toe earlier that day.

I had warned him about drinking out of a keg, he never listens's

But if you are going to, please see above as to why you should wear steel cap toe boots