In the most recent installment of the ESPN.com poker news show “Inside Deal,” 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth took center stage. A review of Hellmuth’s most infamous meltdowns also aired.

PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) hostess Joanna Krupa joined this week’s installment of the UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite.” The franchise airs at 11:00pm ET every Wednesday on Versus.

The first cash game of 2010 got underway this week on the NBC franchise “Poker After Dark.” New episodes will air this week and next on NBC at 2:05am ET nightly and the show is brought to you by Full Tilt Poker.

On Sunday night, UB.com poker pro and recent National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke appeared on Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show. Poker News Daily sponsored the episode, which is now archived on the Chat Show’s website.

It was a veritable bloodbath on Sunday’s episode of the GSN cash game franchise “High Stakes Poker.” Four players went broke to the tune of $200,000 and next week, a new crop of players will take to the felts.

On Sunday night at 5:00pm PT, UB.com poker pro and recent National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke will join Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show for a 90-minute in-depth interview. Poker News Daily will sponsor the segment, which will be archived on the Chat Show’s website following its airing.

In December, Oates Media Group, the creators of the poker game show “Shuffle Up and Deal,” announced an online casting call seeking contestants. Three months later, the franchise is still looking for a sponsor to bring its product to life.

The UB.com poker news show “Poker2Nite” aired its second episode of Season 2 on Wednesday. National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke joined the Versus franchise.

On Monday, Poker News Daily learned that the Eighth District Court in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit filed by Brandon McSmith, who claimed ownership of the idea for the NBC poker game show “Face the Ace.”

Large pots were few and far between on Sunday night’s episode of the GSN series “High Stakes Poker.” Instead, a vegetarian prop bet between Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey and Tom “durrrr” Dwan took center stage.

Brandon McSmith, who has a lawsuit pending in the Eighth District Court in Nevada, charged that Poker PROductions used his idea for the NBC poker game show “Face the Ace” without compensation. Now, the FBI has become involved in the case.

On Wednesday, the UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite” kicked off Season 2 on its new home, Versus. The series airs at 11:00pm ET and this week welcomed Absolute Poker pro and former “Real World: Las Vegas” star Trishelle Cannatella.

Cable station G4 has elected not to renew the online poker reality series “2 Months, $2 Million,” according to show personality Jay “Krantz” Rosenkrantz. The future of the franchise is now up in the air.

On Sunday night, ESPN2’s coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event wrapped up with Barry Shulman defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up to claim the top prize of ₤801,000.

The third episode of Season 6 of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” aired on Sunday night at 8:00pm ET. Team PokerStars Pro member Jason Mercier joined the set and Daniel Negreanu pushed all-in, but ultimately chopped the pot.

The UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite” has seen its final new episode air on cable station Fox Sports Net. Season 2 of the franchise will appear on Versus, according to a post on PokerRoad.

Two episodes of “High Stakes Poker” Season 6 have aired and two players have already dropped $200,000. Last week, UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth went busto on the popular GSN cash game show. This week, that distinction belonged to Ladbrokes pro Andreas Hoivold.

The current season of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” is off to a flying start, with one important change. Longtime host A.J. Benza was dropped in favor of having analyst Gabe Kaplan run solo in the booth and veteran poker announcer Kara Scott interviewing players from the floor.

The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe has been airing on ESPN2, with three hours of coverage shown last Sunday. The ratings for the annual tournament series have dropped 25% year over year due to stiff competition.

In breaking news from Bristol, ESPN2 will carry the inaugural season of the PokerStars sponsored North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The festivities will kick off on April 19th on the cable station with the Venetian $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout.

ESPN2’s coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event continued on Sunday night, as Team PokerStars Pro member Jason Mercier delivered knockout after knockout. Two more episodes remain and will air on February 28th.

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.

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.

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.

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.