Televised poker is blowing the cover of its best players — on purpose

Televised poker is blowing the cover of its best players — on purpose


The World Series of poker is returning and bringing with it an experimental AI to allow television viewers in on the secrets of body language and facial tics. The move generally invades the once hallowed ground of the proverbial “poker face.”

Will fans embrace or reject this great disenchantment? And does it even work?

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First, some history. The recent heyday of the World Series of poker is now a fading memory. To reverse its decline, Omaha Productions has expanded its live production slate to re-establish lost verve and recapture audiences.

Helmed by former quarterback Peyton Manning, the odd-duck production studio “stands as a trusted expert in the dynamic world of live events,” according to its website. “Our social content

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