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Jamie Howdeshell
07-16-2005, 10:23 PM
GAH!!!

they posted a story about the winner of the 2005 world series of poker on their site earlier this evening and they spoiled the winner's identity in the title.

grrrrr... i was looking forward to watching it when it came on TV, but now i know who wins.


razzin' frazzin blickmackin'.......

:nonono2:
Busman
07-16-2005, 10:26 PM
yah, yahoo does the same shit.

msn has the courtesy to say: WSOP has been won! and leave teh details in the post.
Your Pal, Carl
07-16-2005, 10:27 PM
GAH!!!

they posted a story about the winner of the 2005 world series of poker on their site earlier this evening and they spoiled the winner's identity in the title.

grrrrr... i was looking forward to watching it when it came on TV, but now i know who wins.


razzin' frazzin blickmackin'.......

:nonono2:
They even did this on Sportscenter! Frickin' Sportscenter! The network which isn't showing the event until november. How do they expect people to watch, knowing who wins. All suspense is lifted.
Busman
07-16-2005, 10:31 PM
They even did this on Sportscenter! Frickin' Sportscenter! The network which isn't showing the event until november. How do they expect people to watch, knowing who wins. All suspense is lifted.

November? It starts broadcasting on Tuesday. As in 3 days from now.
Your Pal, Carl
07-16-2005, 10:33 PM
November? It starts broadcasting on Tuesday. As in 3 days from now.
Those are the preliminary events the main event doesn't conclude on ESPN until November.
Jamie Howdeshell
07-16-2005, 10:33 PM
November? It starts broadcasting on Tuesday. As in 3 days from now.

yeah, but that's not the main event that's going to be shown then. the world series is actually a whole bunch of tournies culminating in the main event which was just finished.

the show coming up is of a tourney from a while back.
Busman
07-16-2005, 10:35 PM
yeah, but that's not the main event that's going to be shown then. the world series is actually a whole bunch of tournies culminating in the main event which was just finished.

the show coming up is of a tourney from a while back.

No, it's the start of the month long wsop series of events, just like last year. It'll take em a while to show them all, yah, but they sure as heck ain't gonna show em live, that would kill poker so fast it wouldn't be funny.
Brewtown Andy
07-16-2005, 10:36 PM
ESPN.com's got the winner's name in their article title, too.
Busman
07-16-2005, 10:36 PM
Er, sorry, grumpy. Ignore me.
Your Pal, Carl
07-16-2005, 10:37 PM
No, it's the start of the month long wsop series of events, just like last year. It'll take em a while to show them all, yah, but they sure as heck ain't gonna show em live, that would kill poker so fast it wouldn't be funny.
FSN recently showed a live event. If produced well, it can be just as interesting. ESPN would have to dedicate an entires day programming but they could pull it off.
Garth
07-16-2005, 11:01 PM
Yeah, CNN should have spoiler warnings
SethInAz
07-16-2005, 11:09 PM
some Mod needs to ban CNN

i was sick of his posts anyway
sonnylarue
07-17-2005, 12:16 AM
I used to go through thatwith european boxing matches that were replayed on tape delay in the US.

I'd purposley avoid looking at the news wires, then some jerk who knew I was a fight fan thinking I'd want to know, would come up to me witrh a printed copy of the results "HEY MAN BIG NEWS!"

GRRRRRR...
xyzzy
07-17-2005, 04:22 AM
No, it's the start of the month long wsop series of events, just like last year. It'll take em a while to show them all, yah, but they sure as heck ain't gonna show em live, that would kill poker so fast it wouldn't be funny.

Why do you think that? I've liked FSN's live broadcasts.