World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Check your amateur status at the door and head out on the Circuit as a poker pro
• Learn the personal tricks and strategies that have made him one of the world's foremost poker players
• Face down more poker pros than ever before, including Joseph Hachem, the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion and Jennifer Tilly
• Unlock winning tools - With successful wins, unlock valuable tools that help you bring a better game to the table, like checking the odds of hitting various hands at every stage of the deal, checking the rank of your hand, and even check statistics and percentages of the hands your opponents are fishing for
• Put yourself in the game with the proprietary DigiMask technology -- use your Xbox 360 camera to map your likeness on your own in-game character

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GABCK6
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 19, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,600 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Cards
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Sony PSP

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a poker game that doesn't suck., October 6, 2006

By 

The Dude "Mark" (San Fran, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (Video Game)

No silly "bluff" and "tell" games, no freezing in the middle of tournaments, and no unnessecary stuff on the side.

just good poker, with realistic people playing along side of you.

With this game, you start off as a protege of Chris "jesus" fergeson, and you follow his advice through tournaments and WSOP invitational events, as well as heads-up play verses some of the best (and jennifer tilly, i guess, as well).

One of the more redeeming factors about this game was that for once, without a silly game on the side, i was actually able to intimidate the computer players. Based on their verbal responses, they said things like "phew....not with how you're playing today. I fold." that's absolutely incredible to me, considering i had been attempting to play to just that end. my previous strong calls had actually caused the computer to fold.

Also, in the tournaments, Mr. Fergeson has various bits and pieces of advice. Such as, when he tells you that a certain person isn't going to let you steal the blinds, they really aren't. you better have the cards to call, because that person, should they choose to stay in the pot in the first place, isn't going to give up even a small amount of chips very easily.

a fun side note is that for once, you can actually play ad hoc with other players directly, without having to go through a silly internet server or having to be near a wireless access point. just two friends with psp's, and a fully charged battery (gotta love that built in wireless), and you are off to good poker fun.

overall, the game is incredibly impressive, considering the caliber of poker games that we have already seen (or rather NOT seen) on the market until today.

a great notch in the belt of World Series of Poker computer and video games, i can't wait to see what they come out with next.



---BTW.....the implied thing that i haven't really mentioned, is that since this game is a little more realistic....it's HARDER. this isn't the type of video game you pick up and expect to beat instantly. these players play well, and they change their style. one time they'll call you and try to bluff you out with a 2-4 offsuit....but the next hand they'll be slowplaying you with pocket aces. good luck to all that try on the "professional" level.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best one on the market for PSP by far, June 6, 2007

By 

S. Gunnell "SCOTTGUNN" (Watauga, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (Video Game)

After playing through the other PSP poker games, I was pretty bored with the lack of imagination and seemingly quickly thrown together software. Games like Stacked had so much potential to really be great, they just didn't go the extra few feet to make it so.

Although this one also could have used some parts already integrated in the game to really make it more fun (the custom poker basement should have been an interactive part of the game, playing poker I mean, not just playing doll house....)

But as for the structure and level of competition, it rocks.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars best poker game on psp?, September 5, 2007

By 

Hank Chang - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (Video Game)

i've played 2 poker games so far and this IS the better one. the other is howard lederer's piece of crap of a game. i was expecting much better AI with this game but didn't get it. you still have pros going all in KNOWING they're going to hit the river. you still have all players at your table folding when you get A K (or some other solid starting hand) after a modest raise. almost any raise will cause all to fold. but when the NPCs play, they'll call anything pre-flop.

there almost seems to be no happy medium between game speeds. slow is WAY too slow with WAY too much chatter. medium is still very slow. and fast is ludicrous speed. also, there isn't much character customization available.

as for realism, i'd say no. "jesus" plays a hold'em or fold'em game with you where he gives you thumbs up or down on starting hands. if you follow his advise, you'll probably do well at a real table with pros (i don't know, never played with pros). but on this game, you'd be folding about 39 out of 40 hands dealt. and then, you'll get odd thumbs up for 6 5 off-suite or 7 10 off-suite. i know the amount of the blind has a lot to do with whether a hand is playable or not. that's normal. but i'd kick 6 5 off-suit all day long and not feel bad about it.

another problem is there's very limited play available when you first start. the first game you play is a home game. win or lose, you move on to a real tournament of 4 games to play; limit or no limit @ $500 entrance fee or limit or no limit @ $1,500 entrance fee. all other games available earn you nothing in money or rank as far as i know.

now the game does have a much nicer interface. it's visually appealing. the sound is much better with 1 flaw; there is a looped background chatter that can't be turned off without disabling all sounds you want to hear. gets repetitive.

haven't tried the ad hoc mode but that's probably the best part of this game. then i'll be able to play with real players using a nice interface.

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