Poker on TV
Making waves in the poker world this week has been the announcement of the "High Stakes Poker" Season 6 cast. Set to debut in February on the cable station, "High Stakes Poker" will feature Gabe Kaplan alongside new co-host Kara Scott. Read more »
In a press release distributed by cable station GSN on Thursday, Kara Scott was confirmed to be the new co-host of "High Stakes Poker," replacing A.J. Benza. In addition, a list of 17 players was revealed. Read more »
According to several industry insiders, poker podcasts, and online sites, poker player and announcer Kara Scott will take over for A. J. Benza as co-host on the popular GSN poker program "High Stakes Poker." Read more »
Tuesday's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on ESPN featured the November Nine finally being revealed. Seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey headlines the group. Read more »
Professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were eliminated during the latest episode of "Amazing Race" when the pair was unable to complete a challenging test of physical strength. The only all-female team on the show decided to quit after concluding that they would never finish the challenge. Read more »
The final installment of ESPN's poker show "Inside Deal" before the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table was released on Tuesday, featuring Chad Brown and Liv Boeree. Read more »
After a two-year break from television coverage, the United States Poker Championship (USPC) at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey will be broadcast on television for the next five years. Read more »
Sunday night marked the end of the road for professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho on the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality series "Amazing Race." The duo quit the race after encountering two insurmountable Detours in Groningen, the Netherlands. Read more »
The Halloween installment of the NBC poker franchise "Face the Ace" saw two contestants go one and done. Savannah firefighter Charles Campbell and cell phone salesman Will Liberman both failed to win $40,000. Read more »
Another "High Stakes Poker" rookie has been added to the roster of players taking part in the sixth season of the popular GSN show. Full Tilt Red Pro Andrew Feldman will be joining the lineup and is making history as the first British player to ever appear on the cash game franchise. Read more »
Resuming on November 7th will be the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. ESPN has 24 hours to edit the finale for airing and on the scene will be Coordinating Producer Jamie Horowitz, who sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the network's preparations. Read more »
Day 8 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event played out on cable station ESPN on Tuesday night. The two-hour broadcast featured future November Nine members Phil Ivey, Jeff Shulman, and Darvin Moon. Read more »
This week, the ESPN poker franchise "Inside Deal" welcomed 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Kevin Schaffel. New Poker Hall of Fame nominee member Mike Sexton also called into the show. Read more »
Poker News Daily can independently confirm that former World Poker Tour (WPT) and "Poker After Dark" hostess Shana Hiatt will not reprise her role on GSN's "High Stakes Poker." Instead, it appears that Kara Scott will be signed. Read more »
Season 1 of G4's "2 Months, 2 Million" came to a close last week and the result was an outburst of chatter in the poker community regarding the innovative reality show. The cast landed well short of its $2 million goal, but the majority of viewers seem to be pleased with the overall product that G4 presented. Read more »
Poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho posted their highest finish to date in the CBS reality series "Amazing Race." The duo arrived at the Pit Stop in second place at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Read more »
The cast of the G4 online poker reality series "2 Months, $2 Million" officially pulled in $676,700 for the 10-week premiere season, over $1.3 million short of its stated goal. No word has come down from G4 as to whether the crew will be back for Season 2. Read more »
In 2010, the third installment of the NBC reality franchise "Celebrity Apprentice" will hit television airwaves. The show, which featured comedian Joan Rivers best poker pro Annie Duke in the finale last time out, will likely not include a poker player this time around. Read more »
With 64 players left, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event played out Day 7 on ESPN on Tuesday night. The feature table included Antonio Esfandiari, Ryan Fair, Steven Begleiter, and James Akenhead. Read more »
Ultimate Bet's relationship with the increasingly popular sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) continues to grow stronger, as the online poker site has secured title sponsorship of Rogers Sportsnet's weekly sports show "MMA Connected" for another season. Read more »
This week's installment of the ESPN.com poker franchise "Inside Deal" featured 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine member Joe Cada. Laura Lane and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee host the show. Read more »
Fresh off being spared elimination last week in Cambodia after a rival team lost their passports, poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho finished sixth in the Dubai leg of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race." Read more »
The second episode of the PokerStars.net-sponsored "Million Dollar Challenge" hit television airwaves on Sunday following NFL on FOX coverage and featured Sergeant Denny Luna earning $25,000 before walking away. Read more »
With the news that A.J. Benza will not be returning for Season 6 of GSN's "High Stakes Poker," gossip waves have hit the poker community about who the next host of the highly popular cash game program will be. Read more »
In a recent blog entry that appeared on DoylesRoom.com, site namesake Doyle Brunson blasted two poker franchises to hit television airwaves in recent months: NBC's "Face the Ace" and FOX's "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge." Read more »
