Sunday, July 15, 2018

The Dreaded Pocket Kings, As Heard on TV

Did you watch ESPN's WSOP coverage Friday night???  Did you miss this?  

Lon McEachern, long time ESPN poker play-by-play man, the voice of the WSOP, used a phrase that should be familiar to all readers of this blog.  Check it out:




That's right, he said, "The Dreaded Pocket Kings"!!!  This was the night after that infamous hand that I discussed last time (here), which was Aces vs Kings vs Kings.

(I apologize for the poor quality of the video, cell phone video taken directly off the screen of a dated TV is not ideal.  Still, you can hear it, right?)

I was involved in something else when this aired live, but my pal Lightning36 heard it and immediately texted me to see if I had caught it too. Fortunately my DVR was recording the coverage and I was able to find the reference in my recording.

Lightning immediately tweeted out the following tweet:

Hey and - please credit with the term you used tonight - The Dreaded Pocket Kings.

I retweeted that myself but to the best of my knowledge they never commented on this, either on the air or on Twitter.

Now even though I never actually copyrighted the phrase, my blog is proof that I originated it, and I will be contacting my attorney, Pete P. Peters, for legal advice in protecting my rights.  At the very least, if no monetary compensation is offered, I should get to do the "Shuffle Up and Deal" at the next main event, right?  Right?

Of course, I'm kidding.  It was an honor to hear my coined term for the dreaded hand on national TV.  Very cool.

In the meantime, how'd you like the main event this year?  I must admit I didn't stay up for the entire heads up final table.  I did have it recorded and watched the last few hands in the morning, after learning the result.  Both of the final two guys played great and it was very entertaining to be sure.  Congrats to Tony Miles and especially John Cynn, a very worthy champion.

All the guys at the end were solid.  Still it would be nice to see a woman make the final table next year.

I'm sure Kate Hoang (below) would agree.  



And whoever makes it, watch out for those dreaded Pocket Kings.....right Lon?

7 comments:

  1. They least they should do is to buy you into the WSOP Main Event next year.

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  2. Wearing that dress at the final table is unfair to the other players on multiple levels!

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    1. Heh heh....it definitely is distracting to the other (mostly male) players isn't it?

      Also....I've seen cleavage at the poker table before, but this dress is not something I've ever seen at a table. Looks like she is dressed for a night out on the town, or an en elegant dinner party, not a night of poker with a bunch of sweaty guys.

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    2. I would pay good money to watch her play tennis in that dress...

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    3. But Lester, how do you know if she's any good at tennis??? :)

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  3. Very cool Rob, how do you like seeing them playing the final table in July again?

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    1. Oh I prefer it. Never liked the November 9 format. That said, I think a day or two break before the official final table (like last year) would have been a good idea.

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