Poker on TV
After much conjecture and rumor in the poker world, it was announced on Tuesday that Harrah's Entertainment, the owners of the World Series of Poker, and cable sports monolith ESPN have officially extended their broadcast partnership of the most prestigious event in poker through 2018. Read more »
The signing of quarterback Brett Favre by the Minnesota Vikings delayed the premiere of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by 20 minutes on Tuesday night, with action from Day 1A and Day 1B taking center stage. Read more »
The new online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million" debuted on cable station G4 on Sunday night at 9:00pm ET. The half-hour program featured Dani Stern, Emil Patel, Brian Roberts, and Jay Rosenkrantz earning $35,700 in the first week of the two month challenge. Read more »
Released every Tuesday on ESPN.com are new 30 minute editions of the hit poker show "Inside Deal." Hosted by Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee and ESPN: The Magazine's Laura Lane, "Inside Deal" has quickly acquired a loyal audience after debuting on August 4th. We sat down with Lane to discuss its success. Read more »
After premiering to last place ratings last week, the new NBC poker show "Face The Ace" failed to increase viewers in its second run over the weekend, again finishing last in its timeslot on Saturday night. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Gavin Smith was the executioner of "Face the Ace" contestant Don Topel on Saturday night in the $1 million match; Topel walked away with nothing. The NBC poker show returns on September 12th. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that ESPN's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has experienced an 8% dip in television ratings through two weeks to 0.72. Last year, the mark was 0.78. Read more »
On Tuesday, the first installment of Inside Deal premiered on ESPN.com, hosted by Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee and ESPN The Magazine contributor Laura Lane. The first 30 minute episode to air featured an appearance by 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker. Read more »
The web-only poker show "Inside Deal" will make its debut on ESPN.com on Tuesday. Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee hosts "Inside Deal" and its premiere features 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker. Read more »
NBC's new poker show "Face the Ace" debuted on NBC on Saturday night, with contestant Don Topel winning $200,000. This week, he'll go for $1 million. Despite the high-stakes drama, "Face the Ace" premiered in last place in the ratings. Read more »
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) debuted on cable station ESPN on Tuesday with a $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament commemorating the 40th running of the prestigious series. In the end, ratings fell by 4%, but were up in several key demographics. Read more »
Confirmation by Poker News Daily that Ultimate Bet pro Tiffany Michelle will appear on the 15th installment of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race" has led to a flurry of excitement in the industry. Poker News Daily sat down with Annie Duke, whose appearance on the popular reality franchise "Celebrity Apprentice" helped raise well over $730,000 for charity. Read more »
According to an article that appeared this week in The Examiner, two members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team and Miss America 2004 may join poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho on Season 15 of the CBS reality show "Amazing Race." Read more »
The kickoff event of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN played out on Tuesday night, with Russian Vitaly Lunkin taking home $1.9 million from the record $7.7 million prize pool. Read more »
Tonight marks the return of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN. At 8:00pm ET, the network will air the $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament commemorating the 40th running of the WSOP. Read more »
Poker News Daily can confirm that Ultimate Bet Star Player Tiffany Michelle will compete on the upcoming season of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race," according to anonymous sources inside the industry. The show debuts on September 27th at 8:00pm ET following "60 Minutes." Michelle's partner, according to Bluff Magazine and various television news outfits, is Maria Ho. Read more »
In online poker's version of Iron Chef, Face the Ace will premier on NBC on August 1st. The show will air in the 9:00pm to 10:00pm ET time slot and is hosted by The Sopranos' Steve Schirripa. It features pros from Full Tilt Poker. Read more »
NBC and Full Tilt announced their joint effort to produce Face the Ace, a new concept for a poker show where players who qualify online get to play heads-up against three Full Tilt pros for a $1,000,000 prize. Read more »
Television producer Sam Simon, who is best known for his work on "The Simpsons" animated series, will bring his home game to Playboy TV, according to the Associated Press. The show is uncensored and features some of the entertainment industry's marquee names. Read more »
In the finale of Season 5 of GSN's High Stakes Poker, Tom "durrrr" Dwan faced off against Alan Meltzer and took home $514,000 in the episode's last hand. No announcement has been made as to when Season 6 will debut. Read more »
NBC's hit reality show, Celebrity Apprentice, will return mid-season in 2010, according to a recent article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune. The show's second season, and eighth overall, saw poker pro Annie Duke reach the finals and square off against comedian Joan Rivers. Read more »
In August, cable station G4 will debut a brand new reality series following four online poker players trying to earn $2 million collectively in just two months. The show is appropriately called "2 Months, $2 Million" and will consist of 10 half-hour episodes. Read more »
Largely playing small ball in prior episodes, 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Doyle Brunson found himself in back to back all-in pots during this week's edition of High Stakes Poker. The show airs on GSN on Sunday nights at 9:00pm ET. Read more »
During the course of NBC's hit reality show Celebrity Apprentice, World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke played for Refugees International, an organization she works closely with through her own charity, Ante Up for Africa. As a result, Refugees International earned over $700,000 throughout the 11 week season and met its fundraising goal for 2008. Read more »
Sunday night marked the conclusion to the second season of NBC's hit reality show Celebrity Apprentice. Falling to comedy icon Joan Rivers in the finale was none other than Annie Duke, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and one of the top names in the industry. She sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the result. Read more »
