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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not playing by the book, November 26, 2004
= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Texas Hold 'Em TV Poker 6 Player (Video Game)
As a single player, your only option is to play a limit tournament, and since the blinds don't rise, the game can really drag. The no limit tournament isn't really no limit. You still have the $10/$20 (or whatever you choose) or you can go all in. You can't bet just any amount up to all your chips. In the case of someone going all-in, there is no side pot for others who stay in. If the all-in person wins, they win their share of the pot, and all others get back the rest of their bets. Only the winning hand is shown. If you win the hand, you will never know what they really had. Also, if everyone folds, the winning hand is exposed, ruining any bluff. I am disappointed and will be returning mine.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad Software/Poorly Designed Hardware, February 2, 2005
= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Texas Hold 'Em TV Poker 6 Player (Video Game)
I read the other review on this site before purchasing this product and thought that possibly he was exaggerating and it would be of help to us in our weekly poker game. I was wrong this is a terribly designed product for any halfway serious poker player. The software is very bad and does not allow you to vary the bet size in no limit. The Big blind cannot raise when the bet comes back to him on the deal. When you are all in it deals all five cards at once, losing all suspense. There only two buttons on your remotes select and ok which force you to cycle through the options and you have to hit ok to see your cards when it is not your turn so sometimes you will inadvertently place a bid instead of seeing your cards. A very poorly designed product.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Can't pause and game is inflexible, September 21, 2005
= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Texas Hold 'Em TV Poker 6 Player (Video Game)
This game is somewhat entertaining, but it has a few major issues that detract from the fun. The good part is that the game does the tedious stuff like shuffling and counting chips and the hand held controllers display your two hole cards.
The main problem I have with this game is that I can't pause it if the phone rings or the pizza driver shows up. If you don't play your hand for 25 seconds, it is folded automatically.
Others have noted that the game is inflexible, can go on for a while since the blinds don't rise as players are elminated, and it always displays the winner's hand even if the other players have folded, which definitely affects your willingness to bluff.
Finally, in single player mode the computer players are not very good. They play aggressively, so your main strategy should be to wait until you have a good hand and then bet aggressively.
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