The problem with current High Stakes Poker is that it has really nothing in common with the old HSP. No Gabe Kaplan commentary, no world-class players other than Doug. It's just another poker stream.
No. The problem is that back then you thought it was world class players. Only one or each table could have been called that. The rest were the fishiest
Unfortunately Doug isn’t in that circle… def a world class player but he’s just not in that world. Rob made that very clear if you watched the stream. I think people are missing the point of what high stakes poker is. Doug even mentioned it when he talked about the tables net worth.
Respect to Phil for an honest exit from the Hustler stream. Owned his shit play, explained without making excuses, and was polite to the other players. Took his lumps and then kicked rocks.
I respected the way Phil left a table for once. Polite, and shook everyone’s hands. I imagine this is how it generally happens when the cameras are off.
I don’t know if the stream was worth the cash “expenditure” for exposure but it was extremely well done. One of the best live streams I’ve ever watched.
I’ve been watching poker almost everyday on TV or online… I’ve watching the episodes of high stakes with Doyle, Esfandiar etc…I watched almost 90% your stream that day, I thought it was really good. I was laughing my ass off that Berky didn’t say one word for over 40mins while your cracking jokes back and forth with everyone. Grade A content
The stream was tough for many not bc of the nail on a chalkboard style cackling by Lynne but also the glutinous slob behavior by airball. Can’t forget Nik calling Lynne a “Fkn btch” in the Persson KK straddle where he just flatted a 3b but I didn’t mind that much.
Also you forgot that Nik tried to hit on her in a creep way on the stream. Also I didn't know that Lynn and Matt were an item a while ago that ended badly.
It was the only poker stream ive ever watched that wasn't for the poker. The players interacting with each other with all the inside drama from either channels like Dougs or just watching them on stream. Made it a game to watch and in my opinion it lived up to its hype
I think the reason the Hellmuth story is noteworthy, is because of him being a good sport about his bad play and owning up to it instead of blaming "idiot players."
I watched it live and I thought it was very entertaining. You had the friction between air ball and berky. Eric persons and jeniffer Tilly with chucky holding the cranberry. You had Rob Young who’s supposed to be the whale but actually played the best out of anybody. Not to mention Venessa, what a great lineup.
A noise gate will limit background noise/hiss, etc. What you need for a live stream like that is a compressor/limiter. This is certainty something the PokerGo production team should already have access to.
Would definitely be a limiter for the use case rather than compression as transient control is not desired. Some compressors can brickwall though however the attack controls on many more are still "slow" even at their fastest setting. Like you I'm also suprised to see (I should say "hear" lol) that PokerGo doesn't already have one in their setup.
If you're the only train wreck on sure you're going to get good numbers, but when Hustler starts to get a better line up I guarantee people will be there and not here, Tilly and Lynn are just scared money, Persson is about to have a heart attack from too many bathroom visits, and people shouldn't be cackling while a 200k pot is going on.
5:00 Mark Is what i love to see!!! Humble Phil actually taking accountability for his hand selection/play and not pointing the finger at the opponent. Well done my son!
my personal issue with the hsp stream was that it felt too much banter-y at key points. when there were big hands, people just kept rattling off compared to usual hsp streams when people would quiet down a little and allow the poker to speak for itself. felt more like a 1/2 table with the talking rather than what was advertised
Yoi do understand that in those "key moments", the editors have turned everyone else's microphones off, right? And that this stream was *not* edited.... right? 🙄
Common Doug: - IMHO Airball is regularly rude to the dealers. And it appears in general etiquette has left the building. But that's what people want to see. Once upon a time the chatter stopped when a big hand developed.
That was raw, “real poker” for better and for worse. You’ll get the times people take it seriously like Berkey. You’ll get the times people’s actions get them crucified on Twitter like Nik Airball’s getting Berkey’s chips and making the dealer “collateral damage” with some perceived behavior “unbecoming of a Poker Pro.” You’ll get people shooting the breeze like Jen Tilly. You’ll get people like Lynne and Rob who like to needle, first Berkey, then Doug. (They probably got burned by “Coinflex” and felt it was time to “flex back” onto the “salesman”.). But for all things, it was pure poker, plain and simple without editorial attention. Straight up and without hesitation. Not sure if AJ and Nick could have done live commentary all those hours. But it was good, and it was true. That’s what matters.
seriously. If we listened to the people who complain about shit like this poker will never grow. It was _great._ Highly entertaining and the kind of thing you could watch with somebody who doesn’t know anything about poker. My _girlfriend_ was asking me for updates on the “tea” and she doesn’t know anything about the game
I loved the stream. As soon as I saw the table lineup and how Berkey was in-between you and Airball I knew it was going to be good. All the table talk and light roasting of eachother was hilarious. Yet everytime I checked the chat it was people talking about how terrible everything was. Oh well 😂
I watched the PokerGo video and I enjoyed hearing you guys joke around and have a good time. Also congrats on being invited to the $1 million game, Doug!
To me, I’d argue most high stakes streams would do a minimum or close to that amount of views especially free on youtube. That said twitter is toxic. I really think selling a broken pokergo last year really hurt how big poker could have gotten with how big youtube is and with all the most popular youtubers also playing. I was just happy to see a free stream with good stream quality (no crashing, comments work, able to 2x the speed and watch the live replay). Also I was personally only upset at airball looking at Lynnes mucked aces like he owns the place. Then again what room do I have to be upset at that?
Personally, I truly enjoyed the stream. I thought Doug did a great job of being the butt of many of the jokes. Rob was spitting hot fire and Berkey was just in his head steaming all night. Doug’s shot out to Nick Schulman was praise well deserved.
Hi Doug, you don’t want a noise gate (that’s used to filter out low volume noise). What I think you mean is a compressor that will lower volume over a certain volume threshold such that volume variation is minimized.
The high-stakes poker they're talking about was horrible to watch, the players wouldn't shut up and they kept talking over each other about nonsense. I miss Gabe Kaplan as an announcer
Your takes are my favorite! I watched the pokergo stream last night and this morning and the whole thing was VERY enjoyable! I love seeing the raw and unedited stuff. Thanks for sharing!
I didn’t enjoy the stream to be honest. Lynne shouldn’t be anywhere near this game and it was overall pretty unbearable to watch. Few highlights with the hands themselves as well. That part is just the cards that were dealt but a pretty unlikeable group compared to the greats of the past.
Why watch if you didn’t enjoy? I don’t watch movies, tv shows, or sports games that I don’t find entertaining. You’re not entitled to enjoying these things but you are allowed to voice your opinion and decide what you partake in.
@@TDH what are you on about? I watched it, gave it every chance. But overall it was very disappointing. I had my doubts on it beforehand but I love High Stakes Poker and would still watch it anyway because it could have been good after all? Yes it’s like a movie. I watched it, gave it a go and didn’t like it. What is the problem with voicing that opinion on this video which is talking specifically about the reaction to it?
Who is old enough to remember the Phil Helmuth WSOP coverage where he was all zen and explaining that yes he was a brat before but he's meditating now and working on being better? Fun fact that was TWENTY YEARS AGO.
thats crazy because I really enjoyed the high stakes livestream. Actually, it was one of the most recent high stakes shows where the people felt real. Like, people joking around, taking it lightly while also taking their hands and the money very seriously, 3-betting preflop frequently enough and overall just having a really good time. The bejeweled Chucky was also a funny ongoing joke too. IDK wth these guys are on about
I get your point but the fix is to get more popular and likable players. If they want more eyes on the game. Otherwise the stream was fine, like you said, that's normal poker
IMO alot of the negativity comes from folks comparing the old school to the new school. Back in the day you respected the cast members. Ivey, Negreanu, the Godfather of Poker Texas Dolly, Sammy Farha, The Robinhood of Poker Barry Greenstein, Johnny Fuck'n Chan!! and many many more. These guys were all legends with distinct personalities and character.. Now were dealing with folks that are somewhat unpolished, with little accolades. Some would say rich brats. Also, back in the day, poker was new and exciting and watching someone raise even $5000 of their own money was frick'n amazing. Now weve seen so many six figure pots that weve become desensitized in a way.
As a former Audio engineer on the show, it’s more up to the director/producer. They tell us to keep to audio up or down. They probably wanted that good banter pumped high. Now as for a compressor (not a noise gate) that should definitely be used for the laughing and yelling. This was awesome to watch and I miss working there so much 😂
It’s wasn’t the tec it’s the people . People aren’t entertains their annyoring . You were borderline but the nic airbag and other girl laughing none stop at every shit joke was the real problem
The problem with volume peaks can be solved with audio compression. This is one of the oldest most used tools in an audio engineer's toolkit and available to everyone doing livestreams or video recording and editing.
It reminded me of the saying, 'Never meet your favorite celebrity because you're going to be disappointed" We met some of our poker celebrities "Unedited/unscripted" and most didn't like what they saw.
you may not have meant to, but you dragged their audio people HARD. The hypothetical piece of gear you described as a "kind of noise gate where a mic hits a certain threshold etc." is a compressor, literally the most common tool in an audio engineers belt
It's an illusion based on numbers. If you have 300k viewers and 10% are rabid haters, then you'd have ~30k people on twitter/reddit bitching and moaning regardless of quality and content. It just feels like people didn't like it because it was advertised well and probably pulled in more than usual viewership. tl;dr More than usual viewership; more than usual criticism.
I think poker channels never put compression on the vocals, which could really help out the changes in volume. Limiters would work as well. Since you have your hand in The Lodge, please consider software compression in whatever program you're using for streaming. Any sound production folks will be able to help you out with it. Side note; I thought the stream was fun, if not chaotic. And yeah, Nik is a PITA, and other folks were as well. But the more you watched, the more you realized that it was kinda like hanging out at a dive bar late at night. At first, some of the folks are grating. But then you realize that they're just more unfiltered than most folks.
The sound volume control is called Dynamic range compression (DRC). Because teh strream has a 3 minute or some lag it can be applied to the stream. It would be nice.
Two main issues with the stream… you guys repeated jokes and needles a lot. The cash joke and the two patches was non stop, move on. And the volume on some people was too high. So it was hard to listen to the weird cackling plus the commentators and table ended up talking over one another. And Doug, I know you love doing that weird voice when you’re quoting someone or making fun of someone, but you don’t have to do it over and over. You handled rob pretty well though.
That isn't what a noise gate does. A noise gate shuts off audio once it drops below a certain level. It is too clean up background noise. Maybe an audio compressor.
Yes, the stream was good, BUT it is also true that Lynne's fake laugher made it worse than it could have been. It was very annoying and it persisted for much of the stream. Also, the show got a lot of view because it was the most anticipated poker stream of the year. It had many viewers before it even started. It does mean it was an epic stream.
I watched the last 2 hours of that drunk airball stream and it was entertaining to me because I wanted to see if he was able to keep his winnings at the end.
Like Doug said, I think this is actually the most respectable I've ever seen Hellmuth come across after losing... Totally expected a massive blow up over Jungle even playing K6
i thought that was one of if not the best high stakes poker episodes ever, the table talk was a bit much at times but it was highly entertaining, and I am typically more for high level pro vs pro stuff edit: "compression" would be the right audio effect to fix the table talk issues. You set a threshold for the decibal min/max
Phil Helmuth is no longer relevant. Sorry your cash game sucks. Somebody bring the trike he can’t ride a bike. The poker go live ( Helmouth owns part of poker go ) was terrible, major disappointment. It did not work at all.
Doug your content and subjective view and willingness to talk about anyone and everything is refreshing. The stream was not as bad as people are making it out to seem.
I dunno why-but I absolutely love when Doug shakes his head and face when he says “Breaking News”. It’s such a gangsta and high budget way of getting that “Brrrrrrr” sound in “breaking”. Lol.
Phil only plays with the money Hustler gives him. They need to make a rule that he needs to at least match what they give him. For someone who thinks he’s the poker God, he seems to play with no bankroll against amateur fields. Some God of poker
The issue with the audio can be easily fixed with a compressor. It's something that would be nice for Upswing, as well. Particularly, the "One on One Coaching with Ryan Fee". Ryan's audio is at like 5 and the student's is at 11, really hurts the ears and the speakers...I can fix that stuff for you, I got time.
It really does annoy me how people seem to think Phil is a bad guy. He's a decent person, kind and just genuinely a misunderstood individual. People hate on him but no one can deny the consistency. Plus he's only ever shown in a bad light. People really should just leave the guy alone
I dont think the jam with A9 against airball is that bad, ive seen airball bet a lot worse than A9 suited, with the A blocker too, and with a tight reputation i dont mind it.
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CORRECTION: The podcast will be on May 2nd. Editing mistake. 😂
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Please stop taking so loud when there is huge decisions man. I love u🫡
My big problem with the stream was just how tight people were playing. Eric person was unrecognizable. He was just a nit and lynn was ever tighter.
Was you cringing hearing Berkey tell that story about JRB? Look at his face when he hears Berkey talking about him lol
The problem with current High Stakes Poker is that it has really nothing in common with the old HSP. No Gabe Kaplan commentary, no world-class players other than Doug. It's just another poker stream.
No. The problem is that back then you thought it was world class players. Only one or each table could have been called that. The rest were the fishiest
Matt berkey does some inertia shit on his poker out loud. Clearly a World class player.
@@bigwengz914 describe this “inertia shit” you are talking about. Is it here in the room with us?
Unfortunately Doug isn’t in that circle… def a world class player but he’s just not in that world. Rob made that very clear if you watched the stream. I think people are missing the point of what high stakes poker is. Doug even mentioned it when he talked about the tables net worth.
Jennifer is fun to watch. She makes some interesting moves
Respect to Phil for an honest exit from the Hustler stream. Owned his shit play, explained without making excuses, and was polite to the other players. Took his lumps and then kicked rocks.
I don't like watching sad Phil ... feels bad man
This is probably how 99% of his poker games end. Politely and professionally.
He did say he was tired
I especially liked the "losing is so unlike me" part, lmao. But yeah, it was better than usual.
Probably the first non rant by Phil life time. He is the Poker Brat after all.
I respected the way Phil left a table for once. Polite, and shook everyone’s hands. I imagine this is how it generally happens when the cameras are off.
I've been around Phil in person. He's exactly who you see on camera and off camera.
Lol no
Why are we giving him flowers for acting like a normal human once in like 20 years? Quite a low bar.
@@ascohen11180 helmuth fans have to find a way to justify for cheering for a scumbag
I have seen him be a good sport a few times.
But yeah... thats setting a low bar, praising someone for not being a complete jack ass.
I don’t know if the stream was worth the cash “expenditure” for exposure but it was extremely well done. One of the best live streams I’ve ever watched.
Airball talking to the dealer like that is incredibly ignorant
Youve got to love Jungle. The man is doing exactly what he wants to do and being exactly who he wants to be while doing it
Which is being what super hero?
I’ve been watching poker almost everyday on TV or online… I’ve watching the episodes of high stakes with Doyle, Esfandiar etc…I watched almost 90% your stream that day, I thought it was really good. I was laughing my ass off that Berky didn’t say one word for over 40mins while your cracking jokes back and forth with everyone. Grade A content
Lynne's laugh is the absolute nut low
She gets a pass from me.
Bobs.
i love her laugh. I bet your gay.
It was actually nice to see berkey Airball and persson getting on enjoyable watch. Airball definitely brings action
The stream was tough for many not bc of the nail on a chalkboard style cackling by Lynne but also the glutinous slob behavior by airball. Can’t forget Nik calling Lynne a “Fkn btch” in the Persson KK straddle where he just flatted a 3b but I didn’t mind that much.
Also you forgot that Nik tried to hit on her in a creep way on the stream. Also I didn't know that Lynn and Matt were an item a while ago that ended badly.
@@TheEvilJade yes, they dated for a year and Berkey beat her out of $1M during that time.
Lynne's face is also absolutely hideous, which doesn't help
It was the only poker stream ive ever watched that wasn't for the poker. The players interacting with each other with all the inside drama from either channels like Dougs or just watching them on stream. Made it a game to watch and in my opinion it lived up to its hype
I think the reason the Hellmuth story is noteworthy, is because of him being a good sport about his bad play and owning up to it instead of blaming "idiot players."
He is beginning to realize thar he is quite idiotic himself, but with pockets of wisdom.
I watched it live and I thought it was very entertaining. You had the friction between air ball and berky. Eric persons and jeniffer Tilly with chucky holding the cranberry. You had Rob Young who’s supposed to be the whale but actually played the best out of anybody. Not to mention Venessa, what a great lineup.
Was Venessa the dealer?
A noise gate will limit background noise/hiss, etc. What you need for a live stream like that is a compressor/limiter. This is certainty something the PokerGo production team should already have access to.
not doug polk inventing compression
Would definitely be a limiter for the use case rather than compression as transient control is not desired. Some compressors can brickwall though however the attack controls on many more are still "slow" even at their fastest setting. Like you I'm also suprised to see (I should say "hear" lol) that PokerGo doesn't already have one in their setup.
There is no noise gate for a guy trying to think when people are screaming
I want more unedited high stakes. Enjoyed it thank you.
When this stream ended, I messaged some friends that they need to watch it. Thought it was the best High Stakes I’ve seen.
If you're the only train wreck on sure you're going to get good numbers, but when Hustler starts to get a better line up I guarantee people will be there and not here, Tilly and Lynn are just scared money, Persson is about to have a heart attack from too many bathroom visits, and people shouldn't be cackling while a 200k pot is going on.
5:00 Mark Is what i love to see!!! Humble Phil actually taking accountability for his hand selection/play and not pointing the finger at the opponent. Well done my son!
I watched the entire stream and loved it, especially the end!
I popped in and out a bunch but I thought it was good
One of the best watching streams. First stream my wife enjoyed watching. Way more entertaining than the norm!!!
How do you not discuss Airball being wasted?
I'm sure he took an Uber there, so he wouldn't have to worry about being pulled over with drugs on him
my personal issue with the hsp stream was that it felt too much banter-y at key points. when there were big hands, people just kept rattling off compared to usual hsp streams when people would quiet down a little and allow the poker to speak for itself. felt more like a 1/2 table with the talking rather than what was advertised
Wow u snow flake
Yea, people muscling each other to get shitty conversation in. Might as well not played any poker, since that seemed to be an afterthought.
Yoi do understand that in those "key moments", the editors have turned everyone else's microphones off, right?
And that this stream was *not* edited.... right?
🙄
if this is how you feel, why watch an entertainment stream at all? This was great entertainment.
@@allenbythesea high stakes POKER, not high stakes entertainment. Is this wwe?
Common Doug: - IMHO Airball is regularly rude to the dealers. And it appears in general etiquette has left the building. But that's what people want to see. Once upon a time the chatter stopped when a big hand developed.
The pokergo stream was awesome. People will complain no matter what.
those same people will complain about having to pay to see the edited version.
And no, they wont pay for it.
Yeah they were having fun, and it was a good game.
Exactly
That was raw, “real poker” for better and for worse. You’ll get the times people take it seriously like Berkey. You’ll get the times people’s actions get them crucified on Twitter like Nik Airball’s getting Berkey’s chips and making the dealer “collateral damage” with some perceived behavior “unbecoming of a Poker Pro.” You’ll get people shooting the breeze like Jen Tilly. You’ll get people like Lynne and Rob who like to needle, first Berkey, then Doug. (They probably got burned by “Coinflex” and felt it was time to “flex back” onto the “salesman”.). But for all things, it was pure poker, plain and simple without editorial attention. Straight up and without hesitation. Not sure if AJ and Nick could have done live commentary all those hours. But it was good, and it was true. That’s what matters.
seriously. If we listened to the people who complain about shit like this poker will never grow. It was _great._ Highly entertaining and the kind of thing you could watch with somebody who doesn’t know anything about poker. My _girlfriend_ was asking me for updates on the “tea” and she doesn’t know anything about the game
The PokerGO stream reminded me of a Michael Bay movie: loud, explosive, critics hate it, but wildly entertaining.
I loved the stream. As soon as I saw the table lineup and how Berkey was in-between you and Airball I knew it was going to be good. All the table talk and light roasting of eachother was hilarious. Yet everytime I checked the chat it was people talking about how terrible everything was. Oh well 😂
Lynn never stopped laughing
She never stopped being circus ugly either
She's annoying
Phil is simultaneously one of the best tourney players and one of the worst cash game players.
I watched the PokerGo video and I enjoyed hearing you guys joke around and have a good time. Also congrats on being invited to the $1 million game, Doug!
To me, I’d argue most high stakes streams would do a minimum or close to that amount of views especially free on youtube. That said twitter is toxic. I really think selling a broken pokergo last year really hurt how big poker could have gotten with how big youtube is and with all the most popular youtubers also playing. I was just happy to see a free stream with good stream quality (no crashing, comments work, able to 2x the speed and watch the live replay). Also I was personally only upset at airball looking at Lynnes mucked aces like he owns the place. Then again what room do I have to be upset at that?
Personally, I truly enjoyed the stream. I thought Doug did a great job of being the butt of many of the jokes. Rob was spitting hot fire and Berkey was just in his head steaming all night. Doug’s shot out to Nick Schulman was praise well deserved.
I actually really enjoyed the banter, it was the only recent stream ive been able to watch for longer than an hour, almost watched the whole thing!!
I enjoyed most of the stream. Other than the cackling it was nice to finally see Doug and Berkey on the same table.
They were on the same table at a Live at the Bike several years ago too. Doug got Berkey big with a big donkey play.
Hi Doug, you don’t want a noise gate (that’s used to filter out low volume noise). What I think you mean is a compressor that will lower volume over a certain volume threshold such that volume variation is minimized.
Never thought I’d hear Hellmuth actually admit he played badly. Color me shocked!
He had K6 honey!!!
You didn't put a link in the description below
Poker go was great. It was way more entertaining than most streams. Lots of funny moments plus great poker.
I'd rather have heard more stories like the one Berkey told about JRB than 20 more references to patches, Coinflex, and Doug having 0.2% of himself.
I wanted to hear that story. Berk talked about that the other day. I want to hear all of those behind the scenes stories.
The PokerGo stream was one of the most entertaining I've seen in months. Especially the back and forths between Rob and Doug.
The high-stakes poker they're talking about was horrible to watch, the players wouldn't shut up and they kept talking over each other about nonsense. I miss Gabe Kaplan as an announcer
That stream was some of the greatest entertainment I’ve seen in a while!
Your takes are my favorite! I watched the pokergo stream last night and this morning and the whole thing was VERY enjoyable! I love seeing the raw and unedited stuff. Thanks for sharing!
I didn’t enjoy the stream to be honest. Lynne shouldn’t be anywhere near this game and it was overall pretty unbearable to watch. Few highlights with the hands themselves as well. That part is just the cards that were dealt but a pretty unlikeable group compared to the greats of the past.
Why watch if you didn’t enjoy? I don’t watch movies, tv shows, or sports games that I don’t find entertaining.
You’re not entitled to enjoying these things but you are allowed to voice your opinion and decide what you partake in.
@@TDH what are you on about? I watched it, gave it every chance. But overall it was very disappointing. I had my doubts on it beforehand but I love High Stakes Poker and would still watch it anyway because it could have been good after all?
Yes it’s like a movie. I watched it, gave it a go and didn’t like it. What is the problem with voicing that opinion on this video which is talking specifically about the reaction to it?
Was the Ac9c shove from Phil really that bad? Or is it fine at a low frequency? I've seen Airball 3bet with T7o and be wayyyyy too loose
Jungle knows all about being good for the game. His antics are the best.
Dan is the best gentleman around in the hole poker scene if you asked me.
Dan’s look and his antics do not match whatsoever
Love jungle
@@flashrabbit9 why? His look doesn’t match his appearance at all.
You mean Mickyangelo
How did you find a clip of PH leaving with chips? Is that some historical archive?
Who is old enough to remember the Phil Helmuth WSOP coverage where he was all zen and explaining that yes he was a brat before but he's meditating now and working on being better? Fun fact that was TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Where is the link for the lodge
thats crazy because I really enjoyed the high stakes livestream. Actually, it was one of the most recent high stakes shows where the people felt real. Like, people joking around, taking it lightly while also taking their hands and the money very seriously, 3-betting preflop frequently enough and overall just having a really good time. The bejeweled Chucky was also a funny ongoing joke too. IDK wth these guys are on about
I get your point but the fix is to get more popular and likable players. If they want more eyes on the game. Otherwise the stream was fine, like you said, that's normal poker
IMO alot of the negativity comes from folks comparing the old school to the new school. Back in the day you respected the cast members. Ivey, Negreanu, the Godfather of Poker Texas Dolly, Sammy Farha, The Robinhood of Poker Barry Greenstein, Johnny Fuck'n Chan!! and many many more. These guys were all legends with distinct personalities and character.. Now were dealing with folks that are somewhat unpolished, with little accolades. Some would say rich brats. Also, back in the day, poker was new and exciting and watching someone raise even $5000 of their own money was frick'n amazing. Now weve seen so many six figure pots that weve become desensitized in a way.
As a former Audio engineer on the show, it’s more up to the director/producer. They tell us to keep to audio up or down. They probably wanted that good banter pumped high. Now as for a compressor (not a noise gate) that should definitely be used for the laughing and yelling. This was awesome to watch and I miss working there so much 😂
It’s wasn’t the tec it’s the people . People aren’t entertains their annyoring . You were borderline but the nic airbag and other girl laughing none stop at every shit joke was the real problem
You ae correct... The audio can be processed through a compressor /limiter which will level out the soft and loud parts.
The problem with volume peaks can be solved with audio compression. This is one of the oldest most used tools in an audio engineer's toolkit and available to everyone doing livestreams or video recording and editing.
That fake Berkey tweet destroyed me 😂😂😂
It reminded me of the saying, 'Never meet your favorite celebrity because you're going to be disappointed" We met some of our poker celebrities "Unedited/unscripted" and most didn't like what they saw.
Best stream that ever happened imo. Loved it!
Another complaint: Berkey's head is way too shiny. So people are going deaf from the audio and blind from Berkey's glazed noggin.
i thought the high stakes game was funny af, good job on everybody, it was very entertaining. keep up the good work Doug love your content
Vertucci looks like the Russian guy Denzel Washington kills in the bathroom in The Equalizer.
everytime nik airball lynn and doug were in a pot they pretty much checked it down like they were on same team.
That Stream was the best ever!!!! As a former Poker Dealer that was epic, and reminds me of no limit tables back in early 2000s.
It was popular. It had a lot of promise.
It did not live up to any of the promise and people did not like it.
It’s called a limiter that is the piece of equipment you need. I’m pretty sure most audio engineers are aware of this.
you may not have meant to, but you dragged their audio people HARD. The hypothetical piece of gear you described as a "kind of noise gate where a mic hits a certain threshold etc." is a compressor, literally the most common tool in an audio engineers belt
Thank you for exposing Charlie, that guy aways gave me bad vibes. It's a really serious matter, thank you so much for calling it out
Love Doug, Love Poker but I had a hard time watching it. Just being honest
I believe it was the greatest stream of all time, don't know why everyone hated it. I bingewatched the whole thing
It's an illusion based on numbers. If you have 300k viewers and 10% are rabid haters, then you'd have ~30k people on twitter/reddit bitching and moaning regardless of quality and content. It just feels like people didn't like it because it was advertised well and probably pulled in more than usual viewership.
tl;dr More than usual viewership; more than usual criticism.
Same here I had fun watching that idk what the problem is
I think poker channels never put compression on the vocals, which could really help out the changes in volume. Limiters would work as well.
Since you have your hand in The Lodge, please consider software compression in whatever program you're using for streaming. Any sound production folks will be able to help you out with it.
Side note; I thought the stream was fun, if not chaotic. And yeah, Nik is a PITA, and other folks were as well. But the more you watched, the more you realized that it was kinda like hanging out at a dive bar late at night. At first, some of the folks are grating. But then you realize that they're just more unfiltered than most folks.
best poker stream in forever. I pay for the subscription, and this is the best thing that could have happened for my renewal chances.
Audio limiter could do the trick with the audio spikes. Some times it can sound obvious if there is a hard limit, but it can be blended!
All these antics, eventually carry over to regular games. Where being rude is part of the game.
Shut up
The sound volume control is called Dynamic range compression (DRC). Because teh strream has a 3 minute or some lag it can be applied to the stream. It would be nice.
To everyone watching these videos: Dont tell me you've never tried to do the "BBBBBBreaaaking news" while shaking your head
I have lol
I admit nothing 😂
I hope you had fun. Thats what matters. Thanks for bringing us some highlights :)
I ate some bad breakfast this morning. A now I have explosive diarrhea. It just won't stop. Feels like I'm shitting out my organs.
Thank you for sharing that with all of us here today.
Couldn't be worse than the stream
Don't let the haters get to you Doug. You're pure entertainment.
Two main issues with the stream… you guys repeated jokes and needles a lot. The cash joke and the two patches was non stop, move on. And the volume on some people was too high. So it was hard to listen to the weird cackling plus the commentators and table ended up talking over one another. And Doug, I know you love doing that weird voice when you’re quoting someone or making fun of someone, but you don’t have to do it over and over. You handled rob pretty well though.
That isn't what a noise gate does. A noise gate shuts off audio once it drops below a certain level. It is too clean up background noise. Maybe an audio compressor.
Yes, the stream was good, BUT it is also true that Lynne's fake laugher made it worse than it could have been. It was very annoying and it persisted for much of the stream.
Also, the show got a lot of view because it was the most anticipated poker stream of the year. It had many viewers before it even started. It does mean it was an epic stream.
I watched the last 2 hours of that drunk airball stream and it was entertaining to me because I wanted to see if he was able to keep his winnings at the end.
Hellmuth embarrassed himself as always.
not this time, sure he played bad, but he acted somewhat gracefully for once
Like Doug said, I think this is actually the most respectable I've ever seen Hellmuth come across after losing... Totally expected a massive blow up over Jungle even playing K6
i thought that was one of if not the best high stakes poker episodes ever, the table talk was a bit much at times but it was highly entertaining, and I am typically more for high level pro vs pro stuff
edit: "compression" would be the right audio effect to fix the table talk issues. You set a threshold for the decibal min/max
Phil Helmuth is no longer relevant. Sorry your cash game sucks. Somebody bring the trike he can’t ride a bike. The poker go live ( Helmouth owns part of poker go ) was terrible, major disappointment. It did not work at all.
Literally, anybody over airball. The worst
Only thing I thought was annoying was the announcers non stop talking over the table.
THIS
Doug your content and subjective view and willingness to talk about anyone and everything is refreshing. The stream was not as bad as people are making it out to seem.
I dunno why-but I absolutely love when Doug shakes his head and face when he says “Breaking News”. It’s such a gangsta and high budget way of getting that “Brrrrrrr” sound in “breaking”. Lol.
Phil only plays with the money Hustler gives him. They need to make a rule that he needs to at least match what they give him. For someone who thinks he’s the poker God, he seems to play with no bankroll against amateur fields. Some God of poker
Watched nearly the whole stream. Last hour and a half was beyond annoying because of airball
The issue with the audio can be easily fixed with a compressor. It's something that would be nice for Upswing, as well. Particularly, the "One on One Coaching with Ryan Fee". Ryan's audio is at like 5 and the student's is at 11, really hurts the ears and the speakers...I can fix that stuff for you, I got time.
Doug do you have a piece of Nik Airball , or air you having a bromance
It really does annoy me how people seem to think Phil is a bad guy. He's a decent person, kind and just genuinely a misunderstood individual. People hate on him but no one can deny the consistency. Plus he's only ever shown in a bad light. People really should just leave the guy alone
I dont think the jam with A9 against airball is that bad, ive seen airball bet a lot worse than A9 suited, with the A blocker too, and with a tight reputation i dont mind it.
Best stream ever! I'd watch this lineup play every day!
Doug is on fire right now. I really did in joy the love stream this session.
"I feel like you're scooping" is a great needle.
Love the casting couch in the background