Poker on TV
The AV Club, a publication and website from the makers of the satirical newspaper "The Onion," has been publishing a series of lists to honor the best pop culture offerings of the decade and gave a shout out to both "I Bet You" and televised poker in general. Read more »
On Tuesday night, 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Joe Cada appeared in an abbreviated segment of the "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS. Also taking to the stage were actress Penelope Cruz and musical guests The Script. Read more »
Poker Hall of Fame inductee and World Poker Tour (WPT) Host Mike Sexton will serve as the host for "Shuffle Up And Deal," a poker themed game show that will air on the MyTV network in 2010. The half-hour program has been tapped for 13 episodes. Read more »
The challengers continued to struggle on the NBC poker franchise "Face the Ace." On Saturday, tax attorney Andrew Weinstein and poker novice Adam Drescher each left the show's Las Vegas set with nothing to show for their efforts except some network television face time. Read more »
The sixth season of the GSN franchise "High Stakes Poker" filmed this week at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas. Friday marked the third of three days of filming for the $200,000 buy-in show. Read more »
Normally, poker players are seen on television only within their element, in a poker tournament or cash game. Recently, however, a top pro took the time to appear on one of the most popular programs on cable television. Read more »
The world watched as Joe Cada became the youngest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner ever on Tuesday night, outlasting Darvin Moon to the tune of $8.5 million. Poker News Daily went backstage to sit down with announcer Lon McEachern prior to the episode's production. Read more »
On Tuesday night, two and a half hours of coverage on ESPN saw the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table play out. What took place over three days in real-time saw Joe Cada become the youngest Main Event winner ever and earn $8.5 million. Read more »
From the stage of the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio in Las Vegas were the ESPN.com "Inside Deal" crew. The trio – Laura Lane, Bernard Lee, and Andrew Feldman – recapped the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table. Read more »
This past month, rumors were flying that Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso was going to be the new co-host of the GSN poker show "High Stakes Poker." While that TV gig ultimately went to Kara Scott, poker fans will see Rousso's face as a member of the panel of judge's on the new E! reality game show "Bank of Hollywood." Read more »
Making waves in the poker world this week has been the announcement of the "High Stakes Poker" Season 6 cast. Set to debut in February on the cable station, "High Stakes Poker" will feature Gabe Kaplan alongside new co-host Kara Scott. Read more »
In a press release distributed by cable station GSN on Thursday, Kara Scott was confirmed to be the new co-host of "High Stakes Poker," replacing A.J. Benza. In addition, a list of 17 players was revealed. Read more »
According to several industry insiders, poker podcasts, and online sites, poker player and announcer Kara Scott will take over for A. J. Benza as co-host on the popular GSN poker program "High Stakes Poker." Read more »
Tuesday's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on ESPN featured the November Nine finally being revealed. Seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey headlines the group. Read more »
Professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were eliminated during the latest episode of "Amazing Race" when the pair was unable to complete a challenging test of physical strength. The only all-female team on the show decided to quit after concluding that they would never finish the challenge. Read more »
The final installment of ESPN's poker show "Inside Deal" before the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table was released on Tuesday, featuring Chad Brown and Liv Boeree. Read more »
After a two-year break from television coverage, the United States Poker Championship (USPC) at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey will be broadcast on television for the next five years. Read more »
Sunday night marked the end of the road for professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho on the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality series "Amazing Race." The duo quit the race after encountering two insurmountable Detours in Groningen, the Netherlands. Read more »
The Halloween installment of the NBC poker franchise "Face the Ace" saw two contestants go one and done. Savannah firefighter Charles Campbell and cell phone salesman Will Liberman both failed to win $40,000. Read more »
Another "High Stakes Poker" rookie has been added to the roster of players taking part in the sixth season of the popular GSN show. Full Tilt Red Pro Andrew Feldman will be joining the lineup and is making history as the first British player to ever appear on the cash game franchise. Read more »
Resuming on November 7th will be the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. ESPN has 24 hours to edit the finale for airing and on the scene will be Coordinating Producer Jamie Horowitz, who sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the network's preparations. Read more »
Day 8 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event played out on cable station ESPN on Tuesday night. The two-hour broadcast featured future November Nine members Phil Ivey, Jeff Shulman, and Darvin Moon. Read more »
This week, the ESPN poker franchise "Inside Deal" welcomed 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Kevin Schaffel. New Poker Hall of Fame nominee member Mike Sexton also called into the show. Read more »
Poker News Daily can independently confirm that former World Poker Tour (WPT) and "Poker After Dark" hostess Shana Hiatt will not reprise her role on GSN's "High Stakes Poker." Instead, it appears that Kara Scott will be signed. Read more »
Season 1 of G4's "2 Months, 2 Million" came to a close last week and the result was an outburst of chatter in the poker community regarding the innovative reality show. The cast landed well short of its $2 million goal, but the majority of viewers seem to be pleased with the overall product that G4 presented. Read more »
