Customer Reviews
Could be better 
2008-09-01
There's not much in the way of poker for the wii. For some reason, there was no battle for the bracelets on the wii but there was for the DS.
Anyway, you can create your player, with a limited number of features.
There's a bunch of unlockable features as well, but these are not necessary to play the game. The difficulty level is decent.
My major complaint is that the game is slow. When the action is to you, and you fold, it takes some time for the betting to progress or give you the option to skip. You can always skip the computer players, but it lags when it's your turn.
The graphics are okay. It was worth the $19 I paid for it. But I wouldn't have paid anymore for it. There's minimal uniqueness to game play with the wii-mote and nunchuk, but it's not necessary.
I hope the next entry makes it onto the wii.
Lots of fun! Addicting... 
2008-01-10
I love to play poker, online and in casinos. The AI in this game is not the most realistic I've encountered ... e.g.,the bets are often way too high compared to the blinds (players often raising 10-20 times the blinds with borderline cards out of position). But it is good enough and very challanging as a video game (Note: NOT good for real-life poker training)
However, I love the interface and the funny characters. The graphics are a little rough, but it does give me a feeling of sitting in a casino and being at the final table on TV with some of my favorite poker players -- TJ Cloutier, Scotty Nguyen, Andy Black, Phil Gordon.
I also like the fact that I can create an avatar that kind of looks like me. That way I can pretend that I'm playing the World Series circuit and can see myself and my name on TV!
The hosts and the yawning, sneezing and repetitive chatter are pretty silly, but it doesn't annoy me like it does others. Actually, I can't wait to try some of the AI character patter at my next real table ("that'll keep the farm in the family" and my favorite "this hand is screaming for oragami - so I shall fold it" LOL!)
World Series of Poker --Boring 
2007-10-10
This is a avery boring game and I gave it away after one session of game play.
best poker game out 2007-09-12
I love watching poker so i decieded to try it and i dont regret it at all, other than constant yawning by the players and some repeats of the commentary while your playing the game is fun and very hard to beat. if you like watching or playing Hold em this is the game for you
Wii Game 2007-09-05
It's pretty fun. The game is a much better improvement over the GC version. It ease of use and funny remarks is very entertaining.
There are better poker games out there 2007-06-13
Building on last year's most successful poker title and the number one brand in poker, World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions takes a story-based approach. Take a seat next to Chris "Jesus" Ferguson as his protégé, a new Professional poker player. Test your skills against the world's best poker players, in this invitation-only, winner-take-all tournament at the Rio Resort in Las Vegas. There's a seat at the table just waiting for you. Raise the stakes with Xbox Live play - Host multi-table tourneys, read your opponents tells via camera footage, or even test your psychic skills by playing Blind Man's Bluff
What the heck were they thinking?? 2007-04-15
This is a spectacularly bad piece of design for one reason: they embedded the sound of someone sneezing -- which repeats itself in almost every game and sometimes repeatedly throughout one game -- inside the SFX Sound, which means you have to turn off the sound of the cards shuffling and the chips clinking just to get rid of the unbearable and persistent sound of sneezing. If you turn off the SFX, the game loses half of its appeal.
Wow, what an idiotic decision. Why couldn't they have put sneezing in the Voice section where it belonged, so it could be turned off along with those annoying "hosts" they included?
The gameplay is okay, though it can be difficult to read your own cards (squinting required), even on a huge TV like our own. Also, it's too bad you can't see a literal top-down view of the table. But all of this is tolerable compared to endless sneezing.
If you like poker, this is as good as it gets in video game land 2007-04-12
My wife loves this game. I've played it a few times, and it's about as close to sitting in the Las Vegas Hard Rock as you can get with you home television.
This Poker Simulation is FUNNNN! 
2007-02-08
If you are a poker buff like I am who likes to play in ESPN online tournaments or enjoys watching an occasion WSOP tournament on TV, you'll enjoy this game and all of the player nuances.
It was easy to pick up and is really a lot of fun (a good teaching tool as well which is something I appreciate). I have just started my "career" as an Amateur under the guidance of Chris Ferguson. I love my Wii -- but this game on the Wii is one of my favorites just by virtue of what it is.
I hope that Nintendo Wii game developers also create a good casino game where I can throw craps. That would be awesome. If you like poker, you'll enjoy this simulation game.
FANTASTIC!! 2006-12-12
The Wii Remote is just terrific for this type of game. I mean I have played other poker games on other systems and have always found the conrols annoying. With the wii Remote however the controls are perfect and the gameplay is just as perfect...This is a great game for those that love to play poker...(and not lose any money..lol) while feeling as if they are ACTUALLY playing with a group of friends...Only bad thing is it woulda been great if it had been online...hopefully the next one will have online...
