Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten's quips on the game make it sound like any two cards can win... consistently. Also, TV doesn't have the other 90% of players who made these plays and lost their 10K+ buy ins. With the exception of the WSOP main event, not many tables are shown before the final table where the big money is. Fish begin to think they can play any 2 cards like hansen or negreanu because they win. They neglect to realize that hansen and negreanu have top notch post flop skills that overpower any cards they might call with preflop. I've seen the "maybe I can show this guy I'm for real with an all in right here" bet many times with newbs. Since I play mostly ring games, this is by far the worst thing they can do.

In my b&m limit games, players tend to play any 2 cards provided they are suited or at least one broadway. Everytime they get one pot, they begin to repeat it. Works great for me, I have an ATM in Oklahoma (I live in TX). One decent player said she will always play 23 because how often it hits. Sadly, that night did not refute this claim, but one hand she had 23, hit bottom 2 pair and i had my set

And about sunglasses, they can pierce your soul!!! But yeah, the real reason poker players wear glasses that I've noticed is to look around the table not letting the players know who they're looking at, not to shield their tell-stricken eyes.