Not the play, necessarily - although that had its head-scratching moments at times.
Where things really took a turn for the worst last night was on Twitter where the haters came out in full - and nasty - force.
From the flow of play to the commentary to the graphics to the players themselves, the vicious attacks were relentless from some of poker's Internet heros. So mean-spirited, in fact, in today's aftermath backtracking and deleting tweets weren't out of the question.
Among the things to take the most heat? ESPN's pie charts, Sylvain Loosli's "angle shots," Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari in the booth and, sadly, the surprisingly unsure play of JC Tran.
British pro Sam Razavi was among the few who took a few shots back. Congratulations, poker tweeters, on a masterful display of indignance and entitlement!
I guess Loosli is a genius. And the biggest piece of shit on Earth and I hope he gets what he deserves. Or, maybe, he's just a huge moron!
— eric froehlich (@efropoker) November 5, 2013ESPN has access to any expert poker player to help with these strategy segments for FREE and this is what they come up with, mind blowing
— Jesse Martin (@MazeOrBowie) November 5, 2013tragic that we're not getting a #piechart for the 66 vs AQ fold hand
— steveodwyer (@steveodwyer) November 5, 2013I don't know if I can handle the 2 hour wait before the next #piechart analysis.
— Dani Stern (@TheRealAnsky) November 5, 2013I had a chance to sleep it off but I'm still agitated with the train wreck I witnessed last night #WSOP
— Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) November 5, 2013Confirmed most boring final table ever. Also, @Jay_Farber_LV is a boss and he is dominating! Seriously he is only one playing exciting poker
— Vanessa Selbst (@VanessaSelbst) November 5, 2013Message me if you are selling action to the WSOP main event in any of the next 12 years.
— David Doc Sands (@Doc_Sands) November 5, 2013This Larry Walker chant is so stupid. That's the best you can do? #stepyourgameup
— Brett Richey (@BrettRichey) November 5, 2013This Loosli guy is incredibly unlikeable/tilting to watch.
— Brett Richey (@BrettRichey) November 5, 2013Riess making Allen kessler and tony cousineau look like beasts
— Brandon Meyers (@oncommand) November 5, 2013There is still hope for poker because people seem to think Riess is playing well
— Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) November 5, 2013@paulgees81 drinking every time riess makes an inexcusable fold costing himself tens ouf thousands of real dollars...black out drunk already
— Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) November 5, 2013with 1 sentence antonio esfandiari just set poker back decades and has gained all of my anger :(
— Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) November 5, 2013For the love of god, will someone please be the first person to flat a 3bet
— Dani Stern (@TheRealAnsky) November 5, 2013this is the worst segment on any show i have ever seen
— Dani Stern (@TheRealAnsky) November 5, 2013Given that Riess just folded QTo in bb to a min raise, i'm gonna venture a guess that he isn't the best at the FT.
— Dani Stern (@TheRealAnsky) November 5, 2013JC Tran just open folded QJ bvb to Jay Farber. Please man... at least limp... please... I... I can't do this anymore.
— Griffin Benger (@GriffinBenger) November 5, 2013Marinella and hellmuth segments were torture
— Ronnie Bardah (@RonnieBardah) November 5, 2013What a shame @scott_seiver @GriffinBenger @oncommand to name a few- all using the WSOP FT as an excuse to promote what 'bosses' they all are
— Sam Razavi (@Sam_Razavi) November 5, 2013The only 'Boss' most 'pro' poker players would know were it not for poker would be a greasy kid 5 years their junior working in McDonalds.
— Sam Razavi (@Sam_Razavi) November 5, 2013. . . get off your high horses and show a little humility, show a little class, and show a little respect for your fellow players.
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