Poker on TV
On Sunday night, the finale of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice Season 2 saw comedy icon Joan Rivers defeat World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Annie Duke in a complex task featuring a silent auction prior to a performance of Cirque du Soleil's Wintuk. On Monday, the poker industry reacted to the decision by real estate mogul and show host Donald Trump. Read more »
The finale of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice wrapped up on Sunday night with comedian Joan Rivers besting poker pro Annie Duke. Rivers' charity, God's Love We Deliver, will receive $250,000 plus money raised earlier in the season. Read more »
On Sunday, World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke will square off against talk show host Joan Rivers in the finale of Season 2 of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. According to NBC Universal, the popular reality series has been renewed for Season 3. Read more »
We're in the home stretch to the finale of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. On Sunday night at 8:00pm ET, World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke will square off against comedian Joan Rivers in what promises to be a high-octane three hour conclusion. Read more »
On Monday, poker pro Annie Duke, a contestant on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to talk about her upcoming showdown against comedian Joan Rivers. Duke even found time to discuss poker strategy with the talk show host. Read more »
This weekend, comedian Joan Rivers will square off against archrival Annie Duke in the finale of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. The three hour episode airs at 8:00pm ET. Rivers sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss her mindset headed into the finals. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Congratulations on making the finals of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. In your opinion, how do you measure up against Joan Rivers? Duke: Joan Rivers is Joan Rivers and that's a big battle for me. It's one of the reasons she's in the finals. Read more »
Sunday night saw Tom "durrrr" Dwan once again take center stage on GSN's High Stakes Poker. This time, he took down a $221,000 pot against Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu. Next week, a new group of eight players takes to the felts. Read more »
Next Sunday is shaping up to be a showdown of biblical proportions, as World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke squares off against archrival Joan Rivers in the finale of NBC's second season of Celebrity Apprentice. The three hour live final episode airs at 8:00pm ET. Note that this article contains language that is not appropriate for all audiences. Read more »
Steve Schirripa, an actor on the popular "Sopranos" television series on HBO, will host "Face the Ace" on NBC. The grand prize on the poker meets reality television program is $1 million and airing begins on August 1st. The show represents NBC's first venture into prime time poker programming. Read more »
Earlier this week, the annual World Series of Poker conference call was held, gathering together WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, Tournament Director Jack Effel and producers of tournament broadcasting network ESPN to speak with the media. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Does being called a whore and a pit viper bother you? Duke: I've watched all of these shows. I can see where people might develop a bad opinion of me. I understand that people think I called Brande an idiot, but I didn't. If you believe that, then I look like an asshole. Read more »
This week's installment of GSN's High Stakes Poker saw the triumphant return of Tom "durrrr" Dwan, who abruptly replaced "The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon after two hands. New episodes of High Stakes Poker air on Sundays at 9:00pm ET. Read more »
The confrontation between Joan Rivers and Annie Duke was taken to a new level on this week's episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. Joan's daughter, Melissa Rivers, took the fall as a result of her team's loss, leading the elder Rivers to label all poker players "trash" and call Duke a Nazi in a profanity-laced tirade. Read more »
In a media guide released prior to the start of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the television schedule for the prestigious tournament series on ESPN was unveiled. A total of four events will be televised. Read more »
This week on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, comedian Joan Rivers compared World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke to Hitler. It's a comment that has not sat well with one of the top female players in the game. Duke sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss her reaction. Read more »
Although the age-old game typically takes center stage on GSN's "High Stakes Poker," a prop bet between Antonio Esfandiari and "The Notebook" director Nick Cassavetes stole the televised cash game show this week. Read more »
This week marked a brand new chapter of the rift between World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Annie Duke and comedian Joan Rivers. The two hour show, which airs on NBC at 9:00pm ET on Sunday nights, was highlighted by Rivers comparing Duke to Hitler. Read more »
Last week on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, Annie Duke stepped up to be Project Manager on a task that challenged the teams to sell Ivanka Trump's jewelry for charity. Duke's competition may even enlist the aid of her archrival, Phil Hellmuth. She sat down with Poker News Daily to talk about the cliffhanger. Read more »
This week on GSN's High Stakes Poker, eight new faces took to the felts. The largest pot in the show's history, a $919,000 hand between Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Barry Greenstein, highlighted the last group's session. Read more »
This week's episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice featured the poker industry, represented by WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke, square off against Joan Rivers and her daughter, Melissa. Next week's installment could even feature an appearance by Duke's arch-rival, Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
Sunday certainly seems to be the time for poker fans to get their fill of televised poker action. As the World Poker Tour continues its seventh season run on Fox Sports Network on Sunday nights and new episodes of "High Stakes Poker" are aired on GSN simultaneously, national television network NBC will begin its broadcasts of the 2009 National Heads Up Poker Championship sponsored by GoDaddy.com this Sunday at noon Eastern time. Read more »
The fifth season of High Stakes Poker is currently airing on GSN and, in the final episode featuring Tom Dwan, the 22 year-old scooped a $919,600 pot, the largest ever won on the show. The win came at the expense of Barry Greenstein. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Talk about the double firing at the end of Sunday's episode of Celebrity Apprentice. Duke: I was kind of surprised. I knew that there might be an issue when Melissa Rivers asked for volunteers. Notice that I didn't volunteer. Read more »
On Sunday night on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, show host Donald Trump fired not one, but two contestants in an episode that severely strayed from its mantra of, "It's nothing personal, it's just business." Fortunately for WSOP Champion Annie Duke, she was not among the two contestants fired as part of a boardroom bloodbath. Read more »
