Poker on TV
The final episode of Nicknames week on the NBC poker franchise "Poker After Dark" featured Phil "The Unabomber" Laak defeating close friend Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari heads-up to win $120,000. Read more »
Wednesday night's installment of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite" featured a stirring tribute to the late Amir Vahedi. Layne Flack paid a visit to the UB.com sponsored series, which airs at 11:00pm ET on Wednesdays. Read more »
This week's brand new installment of the NBC franchise "Poker After Dark" is dubbed "Nicknames." Making her debut on the show is 21 year-old Betfair pro Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad, who went by the moniker "The Huntress." Read more »
This week, the UB.com-sponsored poker news franchise "Poker2Nite" welcomed acclaimed tournament director Matt Savage. The creator of the Iron Man tournament and former director of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Savage assessed the industry entering 2010. Read more »
Season 6 of the popular NBC poker program "Poker After Dark" kicked off this week with "Commentators III." In a somewhat surreal scene, announcers from popular poker programs took to the felts at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. Read more »
Recently, the finale of the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" aired on FOX, with 9/11 first responder Mike Kosowski defeating Daniel Negreanu to pocket $1 million. Playing on the show's fourth episode, but not appearing on air, was Martin Kendell, who sat down with Poker News Daily to recap his experience. Read more »
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich headlines an ensemble "Celebrity Apprentice" cast. The 14 names announced by NBC on Monday do not include any poker players, as first reported by Poker News Daily in October. Read more »
Frenchman Nico Mamy hit a brick wall named Mike Matusow on Saturday's installment of the poker game show "Face the Ace." He dropped the $200,000 match in the process on what was the final episode of the series. It aired at 2:30pm ET on NBC. Read more »
Fans of the popular NBC poker franchise "Poker After Dark" won't have to wait long after the clock strikes Midnight this evening to catch the show's sixth season, which debuts on Monday night, January 4th, at 2:05am ET. Read more »
The final UB.com sponsored "Poker2Nite" of 2009 aired on Wednesday night and featured Gavin Smith along with a recap of the outgoing calendar year. In addition, Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo broke down a hand from the 2008 WSOP on the Fox Sports Net poker news franchise. Read more »
Over the weekend, 9/11 first responder Mike Kosowski took home the top prize on the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" after defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up. Also in the running was Father Andrew Trapp of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Garden City, South Carolina. Read more »
Poker players traveling home on Sunday night could finally catch the latest episode of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite," sponsored by UB.com. Poker News Daily fired up our DVR to watch last week's installment. Read more »
Sunday marked the season finale of the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge," which played out following NFL on FOX coverage. Mike Kosowski, a 9/11 first responder, banked $1 million after defeating show front man Daniel Negreanu heads-up. Read more »
UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle, who appeared on the 15th cycle of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race," partied with the cast of "Suvivor: Samoa" following the show's season finale over the weekend. Read more »
Mike Kosowski, a first responder on September 11th, 2001, took down the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" final table, defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up and winning the $1 million grand prize. Read more »
On Monday, E! Network will air the second installment of "Bank of Hollywood," which kicks off at 9:00pm ET and runs for one hour. The show stars, among others, Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso. Read more »
The UB.net sponsored poker news program "Poker2Nite," which makes its home on Fox Sports Net, welcomed Mike Sexton this week. The World Poker Tour (WPT) host is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame after being inducted one month ago. Read more »
A one-hour CNBC program entitled "The Big Business of Illegal Gambling" aired on Wednesday night, featuring discussion of "illegal" land- and internet-based operations. "The Call" anchor Melissa Francis hosted. Read more »
On last weekend's episode of the "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge," 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Joe Cada appeared, but did not play. Instead, PokerStars sponsored celebrities trumped the challengers on the FOX poker franchise. Read more »
We had a chance to catch last weekend's installment of the NBC poker franchise "Face the Ace." In the end, Brian Twitty, a real estate appraiser and band member, walked away with $40,000 after defeating Jennifer Harman. Read more »
On Wednesday night at 9:00pm ET, CNBC will air a one-hour exposé entitled, "The Big Business of Illegal Gambling." The report from CNBC's Melissa Francis will put the multi-billion dollar industry into focus and include a segment on internet gambling. Read more »
The fourth installment of the UB.com-sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite" aired on Wednesday night on Fox Sports Net. The series stars PokerRoad personalities Joe Sebok and Scott Huff. This week, UB.com poker pro Phil Hellmuth joined the show. Read more »
Sunday night marked the season finale of the 15th cycle of the CBS Emmy Award winning reality series "Amazing Race." Eliminated contestants Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle were featured, as was a crazy game of poker. Read more »
The six-month delay in compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was featured on Wednesday night's episode of the UB-sponsored poker news show Poker2Nite. Read more »
The third episode of the Fox Sports Net show "Poker2Nite" is in the books and co-host and UB sponsored pro Joe Sebok's recent posts on Twitter indicate that the series is starting to get in a groove. Sebok is a bit of a biased source, so we here at Poker News Daily decided to scour the internet for other reactions. Read more »
