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  Here is a tip for those folks who go to a lot of movies or watch more than their share of television: Iron Man can't really fly. While it is tempting to believe that Robert Downey Jr. can defy gravity when he slips into his armor plated alter ego, the reality is that most of his flying happened in the nineties. While we are at, Mr. Ed can't talk, David Hasselhoff would make a terrible life guard, and Tricia Helfer from BattleStar Galactica is not really a blonde (though we doubt anyone with a Y chromosome really cares). Keep this mind when you think of the hours of television coverage from the World Series of Poker.



  The thing is that most tables were not exciting at all for most of the day, but when something interesting was happening, a camera crew would sprint over to the table and film one of the few thrilling moments that happened. This is no knock on poker, over the course of twelve hours, much of it is going to be rather pedestrian, but when you watch the edited footage, one would think bad beats and amazing hands were happening all over the place.



  Newer players should not get sucked in by what they see on television. If somebody has three Kings at the flop, and their closest opponent is three cards into a straight, most of the time the triplet of Kings is going to win that hand. Don't hold on to your drawing hand if your opponent is betting the moon with two Kings on the board. Fold and forget that amazing hand you watched the night before when the turn and river fell just right to complete Mike Matusow's straight, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. It was just television. Reality is much more predictable, and a lot less exciting when it comes to poker.