Pages Menu
TwitterFacebooklogin
Categories Menu

Posted by on Jun 16, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 5 comments

David Tuchman: Man with the Golden Voice

 

nolan-dalla-with-david-tuchman

 

Here’s a little payback to the man with the golden voice who entertains us, informs us, amuses us, and helps to encapsulate the latest chapters in poker history.

 

Not many people know the amount of work that goes into the daily WSOP.com live streaming broadcasts.  I’m speaking of the webcasts that run semi-live on WSOP.com, showing the final tables of every gold bracelet event at the 2014 World Series of Poker.

CLICK HERE

Calling poker action isn’t like play-by-play in football or basketball.  Most days, the announcer knows very little about the players.  In many cases, these players are making the deepest run of their poker lives.  There’s also not that much “action.”  In fact, poker lacks action most of the time.  The challenge is complicated by broadcast days going sometimes 10 or 12 hours straight.  A typical football game on the radio or television lasts about three hours, and that’s with lots of commercial breaks.  Imagine doing FOUR TIMES that amount of work each day, on a game where the players are not as well known, and with little action.

This makes the lead announcer absolutely critical.  Being able to stay focused for such long periods, with few days off, is something frankly, that very few broadcasters would be capable of doing.  The bottom line is — it’s much harder than it looks.

I’ve been watching David Tuchman for three years and he’s remarkable.  I’ve seen and heard him at 2 pm and 12 hours later at 2 am, and he’s equally committed and focused.  Yes, David is human, too.  His voice cracks sometimes.  He slips up on a name.  And he might wander off topic occasionally.  But I can’t imagine anyone carrying a semi-live poker event six days a week and 12 hours a day and being nearly as good as David Tuchman.

A few nights ago, David and I were talking during a short break in the action.  Oddly enough, that’s when I realized that few people know David, or are aware of what he looks like.  As we were talking, an anonymous man walked by and suddenly came to a stop.  He gazed over at us and began tilting his head sideways, sort of like when you blow a dog whistle at a puppy.  The man eavesdropped on David as he talked and suddenly ran over and excitedly said, “Hey, you’re David Tuchman!  I recognize that voice!”

Here’s a little payback to the man with the golden voice who entertains us, informs us, amuses us, and helps to encapsulate the latest chapters in poker history.  Indeed, David Tuchman is a tremendous asset to the game and the pied piper of breaking news from the 2014 World Series of  Poker.

Thanks, David, for all you do, which you do so well.

FOLLOW DAVID TUCHMAN ON TWITTER AT @TuckonSports

5 Comments

  1. Totally agree, every year look forward to his commentary and detail analysis on live(almost) feed. David’s approach is very methodical and keeps his listener entertained. David loves doing commentary and we love David, kudos for his stamina and focus. At the end if the day, job well done. Thanks Dave for providing us greart content. And thanks Nolan, Dave really deserve to be pointed out his tireless effort for the WSOP.

  2. Agreed. David is an excellent commentator. Good analysis coupled with entertaining banter. He’s especially good when paired with another analyst and they bounce ideas off each other. Can be heard on Live at the Bike broadcasts outside of WSOP season.

  3. Excellent points that never occurred to me Nolan, and me a former broadcaster.

    I just this year discovered the WSOP live streams and admittedly, I’m hooked!

    I’m hoping to move from Seattle to Vegas soon and high on my list is meeting both you and David.

    Keep up your great blogs, and lets get another book out of ya!

  4. Dave’s the man. I’ve been watching him on LATB and WSOP. Always entertaining and knowledgeable!

  5. I couldn’t agree more, Nolan. David is great at what he does.

Post a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

css.php