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This is from the poker blog at NBCSports.com/poker
The format of NBC's Poker After Dark
By Dan Gati
We're two weeks into the first season of Poker After Dark, and there are a lot of opinions on the format of the show.
Since the show airs at 2:00 a.m. in most markets, Poker After Dark is not meant to be an intense poker show. The analysis is kept to a minimum in order to allow viewers to enjoy the play. Announcer Oliver "Ali" Nejad brings viewers up to date on the action. He's not there to give insight as to what players might be thinking on a given hand. And, from time to time, Ali will chime in with some humor to keep the mood light on Poker After Dark.
Ali's role on the show has been debated within the poker community, and there are a variety of opinions. Some people think Ali is funny and his limited commentary allows viewers to really get an inside look at the players at the table. Others think Ali doesn't give enough true poker analysis and interferes with the table talk.
As someone who is involved in the production and who knows Ali well, I'm one of the people who think his commentary adds a lot to the show, but I can see the other point of view. Ali fully recognizes the need to allow the players to be the stars of the show. He's just there to remind viewers of what happened in a given hand. Occasionally, it's necessary to talk over the conversation to make sure the action in a hand is clear. 95% of the time, the table talk that gets talked over is irrelevant and/or inappropriate.
I think you'll find that as the show progresses, people will begin to better appreciate the format of the show. Gone are the days of over-analysis. And, perhaps more importantly, gone are the days of just seeing "coin flips" like queens v. ace-king. People want to see and hear the players, and they want to see all kinds of hands, not just the ones where a player is eliminated. Poker After Dark is definitely a jolt to the system, but I have a feeling it will grow to be liked by the poker community.
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I too like the fact that they let they let the players do most of the talking. That's what makes the show unique. Sometimes he does clarify a statement made by a player or let out a useful tidbit about a player, however, he give the image of a rail bird with no insight.
Couple of examples would be calling players names. One time Doyle was explaning a hand, and he interupts saying, "then I raised 600 million, then he raised 600 billion, then he raised 600 trillion". It has to be about the least funnies commentary and most uncreative input I've ever heard. The players stories are what makes the show. He shouldn't interupt it with retarded comments like that. Some people want to hear how the hand panned out.
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