Poker on TV
On the latest episode of ESPN.com's Inside Deal, Absolute Poker Pro Mark Seif joined Andrew Feldman and Bernard Lee in the Bristol studio to talk about the latest poker news, balancing poker and a family life and even got into some details about the Absolute and Ultimate Bet poker scandals. Read more »
After defeating a rival poker house in a veritable Olympics of shenanigans last week, the cast of the G4 reality show "2 Months, 2 Million" set their sites on two new targets: Full Tilt Pros David Benyamine and Erica Schoenberg. The quartet also got back to putting in time on the virtual felt, adding $49,000 to their previous $114,000 in winnings and bringing their total profits up to $163,000. Read more »
Six weeks of World Series of Poker (WSOP) coverage have broadcast on ESPN and the dip in ratings the cable sports network saw with the airing of the preliminary events does not appear to be carrying over to the all-important Main Event coverage. ESPN is reporting gains in all categories and demographics from this time last year, most importantly in the coveted 18-49 year old male audience. Read more »
The first of two Day 2s in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event took center stage on Tuesday night on ESPN. 2004 champion Greg Raymer and "Seinfeld" actor Jason Alexander headlined the feature table. Read more »
To say that some of the televised poker offerings that have cropped up in the years since Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker have been a bit lackluster would be putting it nicely. A rash of poker content has found its way onto just about every channel from Bravo to ESPN to NBC to BET and many of those programs bear a striking resemblance to one another: Take a six player Sit & Go, populate it with interesting or famous characters and let the all-ins commence. Read more »
This week, ESPN.com poker show "Inside Deal" welcomed Victor Ramdin. A member of Team PokerStars Pro who is passionate about charity work, Ramdin discusses Scotty Nguyen's 2008 WSOP antics and coming to the United States from his native Guyana. Read more »
This week on the G4 online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million," the team suffered a major setback, losing $84,200 collectively. However, the quartet defeated a rival group in football, nightlife, and online poker challenges. Read more »
In Tuesday night's broadcast of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on ESPN, Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren struggled in front of a national viewing audience as Days 1C and 1D of the Main Event unfolded. Read more »
This week, "Inside Deal," which airs on ESPN.com, welcomed World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Eric Buchman, who will hold the second largest chip stack when play resumes in November. Read more »
This week on the G4 online poker show "2 Months, $2 Million," the Tilt Room made its premiere, featuring garbage cans, stuffed animals, and fresh fruit. When the smoke cleared on Week 2, the team of four was up $198,600. Read more »
This article had to be withdrawn: unfortunately the ratings information we received and reported initially was inaccurate. The new version with the correct ratings can be now found as ESPN WSOP Main Event Ratings Even with 2008. Poker News Daily apologizes for any inconvenience. Read more »
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event kicked off on cable station ESPN on Tuesday night. Late Wednesday, ratings released for the two-hour program were even with 2008 figures. Read more »
PokerStars has announced that they will team up with Fox Sports for a national network broadcast of a heads up poker program that is called the "PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge." Read more »
This week, "Inside Deal," which airs on ESPN.com, welcomes Team PokerStars Pro member Barry Greenstein. "Inside Deal" is hosted by Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee and "ESPN: The Magazine" contributor Laura Lane. Read more »
After much conjecture and rumor in the poker world, it was announced on Tuesday that Harrah's Entertainment, the owners of the World Series of Poker, and cable sports monolith ESPN have officially extended their broadcast partnership of the most prestigious event in poker through 2018. Read more »
The signing of quarterback Brett Favre by the Minnesota Vikings delayed the premiere of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by 20 minutes on Tuesday night, with action from Day 1A and Day 1B taking center stage. Read more »
The new online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million" debuted on cable station G4 on Sunday night at 9:00pm ET. The half-hour program featured Dani Stern, Emil Patel, Brian Roberts, and Jay Rosenkrantz earning $35,700 in the first week of the two month challenge. Read more »
Released every Tuesday on ESPN.com are new 30 minute editions of the hit poker show "Inside Deal." Hosted by Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee and ESPN: The Magazine's Laura Lane, "Inside Deal" has quickly acquired a loyal audience after debuting on August 4th. We sat down with Lane to discuss its success. Read more »
After premiering to last place ratings last week, the new NBC poker show "Face The Ace" failed to increase viewers in its second run over the weekend, again finishing last in its timeslot on Saturday night. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Gavin Smith was the executioner of "Face the Ace" contestant Don Topel on Saturday night in the $1 million match; Topel walked away with nothing. The NBC poker show returns on September 12th. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that ESPN's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has experienced an 8% dip in television ratings through two weeks to 0.72. Last year, the mark was 0.78. Read more »
On Tuesday, the first installment of Inside Deal premiered on ESPN.com, hosted by Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee and ESPN The Magazine contributor Laura Lane. The first 30 minute episode to air featured an appearance by 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker. Read more »
The web-only poker show "Inside Deal" will make its debut on ESPN.com on Tuesday. Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Bernard Lee hosts "Inside Deal" and its premiere features 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker. Read more »
NBC's new poker show "Face the Ace" debuted on NBC on Saturday night, with contestant Don Topel winning $200,000. This week, he'll go for $1 million. Despite the high-stakes drama, "Face the Ace" premiered in last place in the ratings. Read more »
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) debuted on cable station ESPN on Tuesday with a $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament commemorating the 40th running of the prestigious series. In the end, ratings fell by 4%, but were up in several key demographics. Read more »
