Posted by Dr Fro 10:53 AM
Ordinarily, if I see one thing on TV and read another on the internet, I am going to believe the TV first. Some people consider me skeptical, but it should be pointed out that I don't always assume everything is false. I just don't assume anything is true. However, after doing some reading, I have become reasonably convinced that on at least one topic, the internet was right and TV lied. The subject is the WSOP.

The allegation is the ESPN concocted some hands in the WSOP for the sake of drama.

For starters, read Paul Phillips site about the Tony D Phil Hellmuth hand. Then read the 2+2 thread on the same subject.

Then see the rgp post by him on the Chuc Hoang Scotty Ngyuen hand. It is confirmed by Howard Lederer.

The RGP thread has this nugget by Jonathan Kaplan on a 3rd questionable hand:

in the WSoP 10k, i bowed out this year in 58th place. i was at the TV table when i lost my final hand. i just saw that hand replayed on ESPN. the hand i saw replayed was NOT the same hand i remember playing.

Now you can call me paranoid, but these are all reputable pros - not 4 hacks with a goofy poker blog. Their evidence includes their testimony, pictures, and simple logic on how a pro would NOT play a hand. It not only passes the smell test, it seem quite obvious that at a minimum ESPN made some errors. It appears more likely that they lied

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