- Learn from the Pros
Learn from the Pros was a
television program sponsored by theonline poker websiteFull Tilt Poker , which aired onFox Sports Net a number of times during each week. It was hosted byChris Rose .Each episode opened with Rose discussing an element of
poker strategy with a professional poker player associated with the Full Tilt site, usuallyHoward Lederer . The discussion was illustrated with footage from one or more hands from Poker Superstars or another FSN-televised poker tournament. The point was further illustrated by the play of a mock hand by actors, once showing the play without following the tip and once following it. Tips ranged from such basic points of strategy as starting hand selection to more advanced plays like semi-bluffing and slowplaying.In another segment, Rose hosted a roundtable discussion among several pros like
Annie Duke ,Phil Hellmuth ,Mike Matusow ,Daniel Negreanu and others. Initially the pros expanded on the tip of the episode, relating personal experiences with the play and sometimes illustrated by another videotaped hand in which one or more of the pros was involved. The final segment returned to the pros and may have touched again on the tip of the episode or ranged to another unrelated topic.Other segments featured in various episodes included
Chris Ferguson precision-throwing playing cards and slicing various fruits and vegetables with thrown cards, lessons on spotting tells,Antonio Esfandiari teachingchip tricks and pros answering viewer questions sent by email.Segments from the broadcast are available for download at the
iTunes store .International Broadcasters
The programme airs on SKY Sport 1 in
New Zealand on Thursdays @ 9:30pm. If there is live sports coverage on the day of broadcast, Learn From The Pros airs on SKY Sport 2 also at 9:30pm. Also Bravo 2 UK.
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