Saturday, June 11, 2011

I don't understand poker commercials..

All of them, every single one.. they all go something like: "Do anything, do whatever you want. It doesn't matter, you know why? Because I'm the greatest poker player in the world. I make people cringe just glancing their way, I make people shit themselves by speaking their names, I STOLE MY OWN GODDAMN GRANDMOTHER'S MONEY RIGHT FROM UNDER HER NOSE AND GOT AWAY WITH IT.. Join me and other pros at 'INSERT POKER SITE HERE' "

Why would I want to donate all my money to the best? I don't like cringing and shitting myself, and I definitely don't like losing money. I hate the idea of playing someone that can read my soul, and predicting correctly what I'm going to have for lunch. You know what? I like winning hands. I like feeling like the best player in the world with minimal effort. I like getting to showdowns, seeing my opponents hands and going "aww yee" when they showdown a vastly inferior hand.
Poker ads also needs more of this.

You know, poker ads should play out more like this: "This is my first time playing poker, it's my 18th birthday and it's my first time setting foot into a casino. A could barely tell the difference from a two-pair and a set. Whats a flush again? Whats the buy-in? I have to WHAT? ..play with me at 'INSERT POKER SITE HERE' "

Much, MUCH better.
Posted by Asty at 9:06 AM
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11 comments:

  1. AllenTeschJune 11, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    You're right, that is much better.

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  2. EmptyJune 11, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    your idea for the ads is actually quite good..

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  3. AlphaJune 11, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Clearly, you're a master of advertising.

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  4. apothecarieJune 11, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    that first commercial was too intense for me.

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  5. phosportsJune 11, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    hahaha if they put girls on anything, it makes it better

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  6. animestanJune 12, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    I still remember a poker commercial where they let you go to table to table immediately if you have a bad hand. Kinda defeats the game of poker

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  7. DolaJune 13, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    yup poke 'er commercials are great arent they? wait poker? awww lame xD

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  8. Indie KingsJune 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    that girl in that pic is wonderful :)

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  9. lets go get lostJune 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    You see, the purpose of a commercial is to sell an idea, a felling and also to create some kind of identity for a brand that the customer can identify with.
    In this instance you have a classy black and white movie about a confident pro poker player. I'd say it's targeted more to seasoned players than newbies. People who at this point can choose from any poker site they want, yet by going to TiltPoker (or whatever) they can play and virtually hang around other pros. Yes, 'other' - because by going there they state their pro status as well.
    It's like with MacBooks - they are not always the best machines ever (the list of reasons is loooong) but owning one automatically legitimizes you in the design community. That's becase there is a certain lifestyle conected with the brand (thanks to the brilliant apple marketing).
    By choosing this service you make a statement about your lifestyle, you choose class, pros and whatever else they promise you. It doesn't matter that most of it is bull*#@$ - somewhere a little part of your brain believes that and makes you feel better.

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  10. MonorissJune 14, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    I donno i never played poker and i probably never will cus i know i will lose shit load of money :X that game aint for me i preffer to lost money on some PC game instead :/

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  11. Our BlogJune 14, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Hah! Totally. If you made that commercial/site, you would make sooooo much money.

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