Poker on TV
New episodes of popular poker television shows are airing in droves this week, among them the PokerStars-sponsored “Big Game,” which airs late night on Fox. This week, the six-handed cash game table was stacked with over $1 million and Russell Harlow took to the felts as the online qualifier dubbed the “Loose Cannon.” PokerStars staked… Read more »
This week, new episodes of NBC’s “Poker After Dark” returned to airwaves featuring a high-stakes cash game. Over $1 million was spread across the table and the blinds stood at $300/$600 with a $100 ante. Ali Nejad had the call of the action, which emanated from the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas and airs… Read more »
On Saturday, the 16-person playoff field was determined in the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship on GSN. The show airs new episodes every Saturday at 9:00pm ET. Over the weekend, the final two qualifying matches for the playoffs were held. Teammates alternate action by street on Doubles Poker and cannot talk strategy at the table… Read more »
On Tuesday night, action from Day 6 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event aired on ESPN. The two-hour broadcast saw Matt “mcmatto” Affleck, who had the chip lead for an extensive period of time last year, take to the feature table alongside tennis pro turned poker player Nick Rainey. The day… Read more »
On Sunday, the PokerStars-sponsored “Million Dollar Challenge” returned to Fox. The program can be seen before or after NFL games on the network and features poker pros and celebrities battling against an online qualifier. This week, Carmenlita Cothron, a sign language interpreter, took to the stage. First up for Cothron was former Super Bowl champion… Read more »
Whereas past installments of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN have featured the “old guard of poker,” this week’s two-hour block highlighted one of the game’s young stars, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond. The Bluefire Poker instructor took his seat at the feature table on Day 5 of the Main Event, which featured 574… Read more »
Season 2 of the PokerStars.net-powered “Million Dollar Challenge” debuted on Sunday flanking the NFL on FOX. Longtime sports commentator Chris Rose served as the host and also tackled play-by-play duties, while Michelle Nunes dished out details on a special online freeroll. The first challenger of the new season was Jessica Cupini, a single mom attending… Read more »
On Saturday night, the third regular season round concluded on the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship, which airs on GSN. The festivities featured must-win matches for David Oppenheim and David Benyamine, who are fighting for post-season births. Each player competes in four regular season matches and, in a unique twist to team poker, players alternate… Read more »
One of the most popular made for television poker shows, the PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge, will return with new episodes this Sunday, according to an announcement from the number one site in the online poker industry. Fox Television will once again air the Million Dollar Challenge as companion programming to its coverage of the National… Read more »
This week, the ESPN.com poker news program “Inside Deal” welcomed North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event champ Vanessa Selbst. The newly minted PokerStars pro made the November Nine of the Partouche Poker Tour. Discussion first turned to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event money bubble, which popped this week as… Read more »
On Tuesday night, Day 4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event played out on ESPN. The all-important money bubble popped during the evening and coverage kicked off at 9:00pm ET on the cable station. James Carroll was the chip leader entering Day 4 at 803,000 and, amazingly, all four Mizrachi brothers… Read more »
On Saturday at 9:00pm ET, the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship continued airing on GSN. The third round of regular season matches began with Phil Hellmuth teaming with Toto Leonidas, Annette Obrestad teaming with Annie Duke, Phil Laak teaming with Phil Ivey, and Phil Gordon teaming with Jennifer Harman. The unique match boasted four players… Read more »
The much-hyped hand between Prahlad Friedman and Allied Network Solutions CEO Ted Bort during Day 2B of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event took center stage on this week’s installment of the ESPN poker news series “Inside Deal.” Friedman joined the show via phone to come clean. Day 3 of the Main… Read more »
“The Prince of Poker” Scotty Nguyen received airtime-a-plenty, baby, as part of ESPN’s continued coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. On Tuesday night, Day 3 of the $10,000 buy-in tournament aired with a feature table that included Nguyen, Adam Schoenfeld, David Sklansky, and Deuces Cracked founder Chuck Danielsson. Seated at… Read more »
On Saturday night, the second round of matches in the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship played out on GSN. The unique team format features randomly assigned partners who alternate action on every street. Teammates cannot discuss strategy while they have cards unless they call a 30-second time out. In the first match of the one-hour… Read more »
On Tuesday, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Seated onstage alongside reality television icon Kim Kardashian, Frank discussed, among other topics, the recent success of HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, in Committee. A lively debate with Leno ensued. Watch here. The portion of… Read more »
On Tuesday night, action from Day 2B of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event aired on ESPN. Two one-hour episodes were devoted to the second Day 2 and the feature table included Dan Harrington and Jeff Shulman, who were seated next to each other. The former has recorded four WSOP Main Event… Read more »
Next Monday, September 6th, catch a marathon of “High Stakes Poker” on GSN. Once the Labor Day barbequing has finished and the relatives have left, it’ll be all poker after hours on the popular cable station. A total of eight hours of “High Stakes Poker” will air with episodes from the show’s recently completed sixth… Read more »
On Saturday night, the second round of regular season matches kicked off on the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship, which airs on GSN. Each of the 32 players in the field bought in for $50,000 and had already played out one match. In Match #5, which spanned the first 30 minutes of the one-hour GSN… Read more »
On Tuesday night, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event continued airing on ESPN. This time, Day 2A was highlighted and featured nine former Main Event champions gunning for a repeat performance. Embattled PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu was seated at the feature table. On a board of 4-9-Q-A, Adam Fisher 3bet all-in with A-J… Read more »
Brand new episodes of the PokerStars-sponsored “Big Game” are airing this week on Fox. The high-stakes cash game series pits five poker sharks against a “Loose Cannon” online qualifier staked with $100,000. Each “Loose Cannon” plays 150 hands, with a $50,000 North American Poker Tour passport on the line plus whatever spoils they’ve earned from… Read more »
The Doubles Poker Championship rolled on over the weekend on GSN. Another two regular season matches were held beginning at 9:00pm ET on Saturday night and David Tuchman and Brandon Adams had the call. Full Tilt Poker sponsors the series. Each team received 50,000 in starting chips and the blinds began at 500/1,000. Every player… Read more »
On this week’s edition of the ESPN.com poker news program “Inside Deal,” UB.com pro Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin joined the set throughout the duration of the episode. Featured was discussion of Days 1C and 1D of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, which aired on Tuesday night on ESPN. Baldwin sported his trademark… Read more »
On Tuesday night at 9:00pm ET, coverage of Days 1C and 1D of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event aired on cable station ESPN. The first hour of coverage was devoted to Day 1C and featured reigning Main Event champ Joe Cada and 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. Eight former Main Event… Read more »
The PokerStars sponsored “Big Game” once again boasted new episodes this week. The series airs nightly on Fox and featured a highly entertaining Monday night episode in which PartyPoker pro Tony G dropped $177,000 and accepted a $100,000 loan from Daniel Negreanu. The “Big Game” has blinds of $200/$400, with Pot Limit action before the… Read more »
