The levels of publicity that the world of poker has received has significantly increased in recent years, with its expansion into mainstream media providing poker on the whole with positive momentum in relation to turning people’s attitudes towards recognizing the game as a sport, in comparison to the stereotypical view held by many that the game of poker is simply gambling and nothing else.
The next step in terms of media interaction between poker and the public audience relates to TV shows. Earlier on this year Sky Poker was initiated as the first real groundbreaking movement with providing the audience with a fully interactive card room and poker channel, pushing the boundaries of entertainment further than ever seen in the poker environment. Now those same boundaries are being pushed just that little bit more, as Sky Poker has released ‘The Club’, its brand new poker magazine show. The show is hosted by Sky’s very own sports news member Dan Lobb and poker player Matt Broughton.
A new show is broadcasted every single weeknight, with the show basically acting as a fully interactive forum enabling the viewers to discuss anything from their big wins to their favourite casinos. A huge advantage of the show being shown on an almost daily basis is that the audience are constantly updated with news from across the globe and also on a more local scale looking at the UK poker scene. Players are able to interact with the show via other forms of technology too, including e-mail if for example a player wishes to send in a photo from their poker travels or home game.
The situation often arises where a player is to say the least not too happy with the way that their hand has progressed and many players often find it helpful to run through that same hand again, in an attempt to improve their play or simply discover if they could’ve played that hand any better. ‘The Club’ is the perfect method of analysing a previously played hand or situation within the Sky Poker site, the public can watch the show as the hosts run through the hand using hand history from Sky Poker.
Another attractive prospect of the TV show is that regular guests from the poker world will make appearances, showing furthermore how Sky Poker is progressing towards the future and definitely pointing in the right direction with another great show. ‘The Club’ is shown on Sky Poker every weeknight on channel 846 at 8.30 pm, for anybody that wishes to e-mail the show to get interactive the shows email address is ‘theclub@skypoker.com’.
