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ESPN Poker Host Mocks HD Broadcast
Norman Chad questions why the show is in high-def.
By Swanni
 
Washington, D.C. (August 19, 2007) -- ESPN recently began broadcasting its popular World Series of Poker program in High-Definition.

But WSOP host Norman Chad can't understand why.

"For poker?" Chad asked rhetorically this week in an interview with the Los Angeles Daily News. "We need to see high def on the queen of hearts? She looks good even in black and white."

Chad, a former writer for The Washington Post, often delivers biting comments about the players (and their play) on the poker series. But it appears that his acerbic barbs go beyond the participants and into the production booth.

"High def would have been great for Neil Armstrong planting a flag on the moon. But for the flop on a 3-6-10? Maybe I'm behind the curve," he told The Daily News.

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