Poker on TV
Poker News Daily: Does being called a whore and a pit viper bother you? Duke: I've watched all of these shows. I can see where people might develop a bad opinion of me. I understand that people think I called Brande an idiot, but I didn't. If you believe that, then I look like an asshole. Read more »
This week's installment of GSN's High Stakes Poker saw the triumphant return of Tom "durrrr" Dwan, who abruptly replaced "The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon after two hands. New episodes of High Stakes Poker air on Sundays at 9:00pm ET. Read more »
The confrontation between Joan Rivers and Annie Duke was taken to a new level on this week's episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. Joan's daughter, Melissa Rivers, took the fall as a result of her team's loss, leading the elder Rivers to label all poker players "trash" and call Duke a Nazi in a profanity-laced tirade. Read more »
In a media guide released prior to the start of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the television schedule for the prestigious tournament series on ESPN was unveiled. A total of four events will be televised. Read more »
This week on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, comedian Joan Rivers compared World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke to Hitler. It's a comment that has not sat well with one of the top female players in the game. Duke sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss her reaction. Read more »
Although the age-old game typically takes center stage on GSN's "High Stakes Poker," a prop bet between Antonio Esfandiari and "The Notebook" director Nick Cassavetes stole the televised cash game show this week. Read more »
This week marked a brand new chapter of the rift between World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Annie Duke and comedian Joan Rivers. The two hour show, which airs on NBC at 9:00pm ET on Sunday nights, was highlighted by Rivers comparing Duke to Hitler. Read more »
Last week on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, Annie Duke stepped up to be Project Manager on a task that challenged the teams to sell Ivanka Trump's jewelry for charity. Duke's competition may even enlist the aid of her archrival, Phil Hellmuth. She sat down with Poker News Daily to talk about the cliffhanger. Read more »
This week on GSN's High Stakes Poker, eight new faces took to the felts. The largest pot in the show's history, a $919,000 hand between Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Barry Greenstein, highlighted the last group's session. Read more »
This week's episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice featured the poker industry, represented by WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke, square off against Joan Rivers and her daughter, Melissa. Next week's installment could even feature an appearance by Duke's arch-rival, Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
Sunday certainly seems to be the time for poker fans to get their fill of televised poker action. As the World Poker Tour continues its seventh season run on Fox Sports Network on Sunday nights and new episodes of "High Stakes Poker" are aired on GSN simultaneously, national television network NBC will begin its broadcasts of the 2009 National Heads Up Poker Championship sponsored by GoDaddy.com this Sunday at noon Eastern time. Read more »
The fifth season of High Stakes Poker is currently airing on GSN and, in the final episode featuring Tom Dwan, the 22 year-old scooped a $919,600 pot, the largest ever won on the show. The win came at the expense of Barry Greenstein. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Talk about the double firing at the end of Sunday's episode of Celebrity Apprentice. Duke: I was kind of surprised. I knew that there might be an issue when Melissa Rivers asked for volunteers. Notice that I didn't volunteer. Read more »
On Sunday night on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, show host Donald Trump fired not one, but two contestants in an episode that severely strayed from its mantra of, "It's nothing personal, it's just business." Fortunately for WSOP Champion Annie Duke, she was not among the two contestants fired as part of a boardroom bloodbath. Read more »
Five weeks have passed in NBC's Celebrity Apprentice and we have not seen Annie Duke be Project Manager. In order to win money for her charity, Refugees International, and impress show host Donald Trump, she'll need to take on a leadership role in the future. Duke explained her game plan to Poker News Daily. Read more »
Two weeks removed from going broke when his pocket jacks ran into David Benyamine's quad fours, Daniel Negreanu was forced to rebuy once again this week on GSN's "High Stakes Poker." This time, his gamble against Eli Elezra did not pay off. Read more »
I've been watching NBC's "The Apprentice" ever since its first season premiered back in 2004. Sunday's show was one of the most bizarre I've ever seen and ended with poker pro Annie Duke, a contestant on the show, witnessing the exposure of five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman's drinking problem. The board room became a real-life intervention. Read more »
On Sunday on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice (which airs at 9:00pm ET), six-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman nearly quit the show after cussing out country music star Clint Black. On the scene when the chaos unfolded was poker pro Annie Duke, a contestant on the show. Read more »
The fifth season of GSN's High Stakes Poker aired its fourth episode over the weekend. The one hour-long extravaganza featured a $548,700 pot between Barry Greenstein and Tom "durrrr" Dwan. In it, Greenstein sucked out on the young poker prodigy, prompting the new catch phrase, "Math is idiotic." Read more »
The fourth episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice aired on Sunday night. In it, the women's team, Athena, lost its first task of the season. Ultimate Bet pro and Poker News Daily columnist Annie Duke, a contestant on the show, questioned the team's direction during its first loss. Read more »
Episode three of GSN's "High Stakes Poker" hit the airwaves on Sunday night. The well-known cash game featured the same lineup as during the first two episodes. This week featured a meltdown of sorts for Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu, who lost his $200,000 buy-in. Read more »
Sunday night marked the third week of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." The episode also featured the third win by the women's team and Ultimate Bet poker pro Annie Duke. As part of this week's fundraising efforts, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Perry Friedman paid $10,000 for a wedding dress. Read more »
The finale of the second season of Ultimate Bet's Best Damn Poker Show wrapped up this week. The series, which airs on Fox Sports Net, was won by Patrick Karst, a 51 year-old married father of three from Markle, Indiana. Read more »
NBC is as friendly of a network towards poker as you'll find. Steering the ship is Jon Miller, the Executive Vice President of NBC Sports. Miller sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the recently completed National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Tell us what a typical day is like on the set of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." What is your schedule? Duke: People would be surprised. I would wake up at about 4:30am, take a quick shower, and then run down to get hair and makeup. Read more »
