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UFO1947
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:04 pm    Post subject: HSP season 6 confirmed, but AJ Benza has been fired Reply with quote

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/37/televised-poker/aj-benza-replaced-woman-hsp-589365/

AJ official Blog:

http://benzaneat.blogspot.com/

being replaced by an unknown woman
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man him and Gabe were one of the best things about HSP... definitely a bad move.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Definitely the wrong move if it happens. Gabe and AJ work really well together, why would you screw with that for some random chick?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I first heard these rumors, their reasoning was they were trying to attract more women to their network... I'm wondering who besides women are watching GSN any time besides Monday night. They've got their women audience locked up. Except maybe when Card Sharks is on... that's the bomb, baby!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

templar rage wrote:
Definitely the wrong move if it happens. Gabe and AJ work really well together, why would you screw with that for some random chick?


it DID happen
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

if it's a girl who actually knows something about poker (in before "no girl knows anything about poker") it could wind up being ok

I'm more glad that there is another season than disappointed that AJ is gone
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

adam27x wrote:


I'm more glad that there is another season than disappointed that AJ is gone


Yup. Let's look at the big picture. Gabe is arguably the most insightful poker commentator out there right now. But even if it were him getting the ax, this would still be the best poker show on tv. AJ Benza? meh... aside from great chemistry with Gabe to keep the show moving, what does he really bring to the show? Not that much, imo...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

they should just get some 400nl online pro to replace him
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If they want some poker knowledge and eyecandy, how about getting Shannon Elizabeth.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

elrondw wrote:
If they want some poker knowledge and eyecandy, how about getting Shannon Elizabeth.


Vanessa Rousso, imo. Although I really don't know much about the poker skill of either of them.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rousso gets it and I drop GSN and download the episodes so GSN doesn't get my ratings
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IABoomer
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ugh, someone please explain the Rousso love. I do not understand. She's not that hot, her attitude sucks, and she is/was dating a 'roided up freak. Where's the appeal?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UFO1947 wrote:
templar rage wrote:
Definitely the wrong move if it happens. Gabe and AJ work really well together, why would you screw with that for some random chick?


it DID happen


The wording on his blog made it sound like it wasn't a done deal yet to me, but maybe I'm just retarded.

And Shannon Elizabeth > Vanessa Rousso.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

IABoomer wrote:
Ugh, someone please explain the Rousso love. I do not understand. She's not that hot, her attitude sucks, and she is/was dating a 'roided up freak. Where's the appeal?


What's an example of her sucky attitude? The interviews I've heard her give, and her appearances I've seen of her on tv make her seem like a pretty cool chick. I'll agree that she's not hot, but she is pretty. I saw her on that PokerStars Million dollar challenge yesterday and she has really big features... like really big eyes for the size of her face. She looks kind of like a caricature of herself. But they are cute features. I don't think she can generlaly be categorized as ugly, that's for sure. As for the roided up freak, she married him...

She must have done something to piss off some people around here, because there is just as much Rousso dislike as there is love... I don't get it.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

templar rage wrote:

And Shannon Elizabeth > Vanessa Rousso.


sfo.

in fact [nearly any well-known female pro] > Rousso.
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