"I see enough bad poker when I am at the tables, I dont need to watch it on TV also."

I think you have to take it for what it was. It was designed as a fun type thing not meant to compete with the WPT. The play was a lot like you would see in a weekly Saturday night game. I have only watched about 10 minutes of the WPT broadcasts. I personally do not find them interesting. Maybe I've just seen too many poker tournaments.

I watched the whole show last night and it held my interest even though I knew who won before it started.

"Looks like the Palms did a nice job with what they had to work with though."

Actually the Palms only provided the venue, poker consultation, and dealers. The Bravo production crew was in charge and I was impressed with the job they did from start to finish. It took them two days to erect the set and comply with gaming regs. They had two semis parked outside. They pulled out like double wide house trailers. I was told they cost 30 million apiece.

IMO, the best parts of the whole experience will not be shown on TV. We had another poker table set in in a lounge. The stars were brought there 1st and some had to be taught how to play. Phil Gordon conducted these sessions.

I was also impressed with the friendlyness of all the stars. Not one acted like the stereotype "Stars" you read about.