Poker on TV
Those without a valentine on Sunday were treated to the debut of "High Stakes Poker" Season 6 on GSN, which featured UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth drop $200,000 in a matter of minutes. Kara Scott and Gabe Kaplan hosted. Read more »
Season 1 has come and gone for the crew of the UB.com sponsored poker news program "Poker2Nite," which aired at 11:00pm ET on Wednesdays on Fox Sports Net. There has been no official announcement as to whether "Poker2Nite" will return for Season 2. Read more »
Last week's episode of the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite" featured former "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander. The franchise airs on Wednesday nights at 11:00pm ET on Fox Sports Net. Read more »
Sunday night featured the New Orleans Saints capturing the team's first Super Bowl title. When the game ended, ESPN2 aired not one, not two, but three hours of coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event. Read more »
Cable station GSN will air an eight-hour marathon of its hit cash game show "High Stakes Poker" leading up to the premiere of Season 6. The action begins at Noon ET on Sunday, February 14th. Read more »
The Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite" welcomed the always outspoken Mike "The Mouth" Matusow this week. The franchise airs at 11:00pm ET every Wednesday night and can also be seen on The Score at 3:00pm ET on Sundays. Read more »
The ESPN poker franchise "Inside Deal" returned on Tuesday with the first episode of 2010. Joining the series, which emanated from a new set, were Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas and 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Joe Cada. Read more »
Recently, Poker News Daily reader Brandon McSmith wrote in claiming that Poker PROducions, which brought the NBC poker game show "Face the Ace" to life, took his idea for the series without permission. We sat down with Smith to get his side of the story in the lawsuit, which is currently pending in Nevada. Read more »
On Sunday night at 11:00pm ET on Fox Sports Net, the eighth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) kicked off. Part one of the WPT Bellagio Cup V aired, featuring a talented final table headlined by Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel. Read more »
The cast for the 16th cycle of the Emmy Award winning CBS reality series "Amazing Race" does not include any poker players. In its last season, the show featured Maria Ho and UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle. Read more »
On Wednesday's installment of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite," Faraz "The-Toilet" Jaka and Justin "Boosted J" Smith recapped a hand from the Bellagio Cup V. The tournament will kick off the eighth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) on Fox Sports Net. Read more »
The final episode of Nicknames week on the NBC poker franchise "Poker After Dark" featured Phil "The Unabomber" Laak defeating close friend Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari heads-up to win $120,000. Read more »
Wednesday night's installment of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite" featured a stirring tribute to the late Amir Vahedi. Layne Flack paid a visit to the UB.com sponsored series, which airs at 11:00pm ET on Wednesdays. Read more »
This week's brand new installment of the NBC franchise "Poker After Dark" is dubbed "Nicknames." Making her debut on the show is 21 year-old Betfair pro Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad, who went by the moniker "The Huntress." Read more »
This week, the UB.com-sponsored poker news franchise "Poker2Nite" welcomed acclaimed tournament director Matt Savage. The creator of the Iron Man tournament and former director of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Savage assessed the industry entering 2010. Read more »
Season 6 of the popular NBC poker program "Poker After Dark" kicked off this week with "Commentators III." In a somewhat surreal scene, announcers from popular poker programs took to the felts at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. Read more »
Recently, the finale of the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" aired on FOX, with 9/11 first responder Mike Kosowski defeating Daniel Negreanu to pocket $1 million. Playing on the show's fourth episode, but not appearing on air, was Martin Kendell, who sat down with Poker News Daily to recap his experience. Read more »
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich headlines an ensemble "Celebrity Apprentice" cast. The 14 names announced by NBC on Monday do not include any poker players, as first reported by Poker News Daily in October. Read more »
Frenchman Nico Mamy hit a brick wall named Mike Matusow on Saturday's installment of the poker game show "Face the Ace." He dropped the $200,000 match in the process on what was the final episode of the series. It aired at 2:30pm ET on NBC. Read more »
Fans of the popular NBC poker franchise "Poker After Dark" won't have to wait long after the clock strikes Midnight this evening to catch the show's sixth season, which debuts on Monday night, January 4th, at 2:05am ET. Read more »
The final UB.com sponsored "Poker2Nite" of 2009 aired on Wednesday night and featured Gavin Smith along with a recap of the outgoing calendar year. In addition, Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo broke down a hand from the 2008 WSOP on the Fox Sports Net poker news franchise. Read more »
Over the weekend, 9/11 first responder Mike Kosowski took home the top prize on the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" after defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up. Also in the running was Father Andrew Trapp of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Garden City, South Carolina. Read more »
Poker players traveling home on Sunday night could finally catch the latest episode of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite," sponsored by UB.com. Poker News Daily fired up our DVR to watch last week's installment. Read more »
Sunday marked the season finale of the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge," which played out following NFL on FOX coverage. Mike Kosowski, a 9/11 first responder, banked $1 million after defeating show front man Daniel Negreanu heads-up. Read more »
UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle, who appeared on the 15th cycle of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race," partied with the cast of "Suvivor: Samoa" following the show's season finale over the weekend. Read more »
