Are they going to air the final table live or after the editing?

Question

If they're going to do it after the editing then I see no point in them waiting 3-4 months because we all know who the winner will be before they broadcast it, or at least some/most of us..

Answer 1

After some serious editing as there's no telling how long the table will last and after this is all done up they'll air it on Nov 4.

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Answer 2

It's not going to be live, since it could go on for hours.  They will edit it.

But unlike last year at least we won't know who the winner is months in advance.

I still think the wait is a stupid idea.  What happens if the player dies between now and then?  What happens if they are sick with some nasty flu and can't concentrate?  What happens if they felt they were on a rush before?

I don't think it is reasonable to make them wait that long, unless they are going to give them some TV royalties on top of their winnings.

Answer 3

They will have to do it after editing.  Think about it: if they did it live there would be the POSSIBILITY of somebody watching the broadcast communicating to the players what somebody's hole cards were.  The PocketCam makes watching poker much more entertaining, but if used during a live broadcast it could spell catastrophe.  Unless of course they allowed no audience members, but they won't do that.

Cheating is just a possibility though.  The main reason is that a live final table would actually show people how mind numbingly BORING poker can actually be.  6 hours of watching people fold wouldn't be good for ratings.  Plus the commentary needs to be accurate.  They'll edit it.  Live just makes no sense.