Poker Central to Resurrect “Poker After Dark”

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Poker Central has announced that it will be bringing back one of the most popular poker television shows, “Poker After Dark.” It will be broadcast live only on Poker Central’s PokerGO subscription service beginning Monday, August 7th. “PokerGO’s vast content library will now include the return of one of the most beloved poker shows in… Read more »

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Broadcast Schedule Announced for WSOP Championship Event

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It doesn’t seem like six weeks has gone that quickly, but the poker world is on the precipice of arguably its greatest event. The World Series of Poker’s $10,000 World Championship Event – also known as the “Main Event” – will begin on Saturday. For the first time in the history of poker’s premiere tournament,… Read more »

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ESPN Releases WSOP Broadcast Schedule

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A week from today marks the beginning of ESPN’s fall coverage of the 2016 World Series of Poker; within the past week, the “Worldwide Leader” released the complete schedule for the weekly broadcasts. Oh, how times have changed. Whereas a decade ago, we might have seen a number of preliminary events in addition to the… Read more »

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Phil Hellmuth to Be First Topic of Poker Central’s Pokerography

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While it has caught some flak for not being the true “television network” that was probably initially planned, Poker Central has steamed along with its near 24/7 reruns of tournament and “made for television” poker for over two weeks now. On Sunday, one of the first programs made especially for Poker Central will hit the… Read more »

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Poker Central Debut Less Than Exciting Over Streaming Networks Rather Than Actual Television

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After hyping their product as “the world’s only round-the-clock poker TELEVISION network” (emphasis by author), yesterday’s debut of Poker Central was rather disappointing as it became painfully apparent that the new “channel” is nothing more than a streaming outlet, falling far short of the requirement for a TELEVISION station or network. Visitors to the Poker… Read more »

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Poker Central Announces Programming Lineup

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After much hype, Poker Central, the world’s only round-the-clock poker television network, will make its debut on Thursday, October 1st. On Tuesday, it announced its inaugural programming lineup. Many of the shows, at least initially, will be pre-existing series that originally aired either in the U.S. or overseas, but Poker Central is developing original programming,… Read more »

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Poker Central Building Programming For 24 Hour Poker Television

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With just over 38 days until it broadcasts its first programming, the new 24/7 poker television network Poker Central is ramping up its drive for suitable shows to put on the air. Just this last week, two new programs were announced as a part of the inaugural schedule for the network when it hits the… Read more »

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Is GSN Looking to Revive “High Stakes Poker”?

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Ever since “Black Friday,” the number of poker programs on television has dwindled. Although stalwarts like the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour and even the Heartland Poker Tour have been able to make it through the fray, the number of “made for television” poker productions has become almost nil. There is some… Read more »

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“Underground Poker” Driven By Esfandiari and Laak, Shows Promise

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As a part of a three-hour block of entertainment, cable television’s Discovery Channel premiered a night of television called “All In All Night.” While the other two programs were adequate, the premiere of “Underground Poker,” featuring poker professionals Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak, showed the best promise of the three. The premise behind “Underground Poker”… Read more »

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“Poker Night in America” to Air on CBS Sports Network

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The poker world is hurting for decent poker-related television programming outside of the World Series of Poker, which is really only seasonal, and the World Poker Tour. “High Stakes Poker” and “Poker After Dark,” probably the two most popular poker TV shows in recent memory, are long gone. Enter “Poker Night in America,” which will… Read more »

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“Poker Night in America” To Debut in 2014

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The list of seminal poker programming on American television is quite extensive. “High Stakes Poker” brought the thrills of professional poker’s greatest names battling it out in a cash game; “Celebrity Poker Showdown” saw luminaries from television, film and music battle it out for charity; the “PokerStars Big Game” put the “Average Joe” up against… Read more »

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New Poker Series To Introduce Live Betting

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A new poker series set to begin next month could be the next evolution of televised poker, offering not only the players but also the viewers of the events innovative ways to be involved with the proceedings. Poker Royalty, LLC – the preeminent international agency that represents some of the biggest names in poker today… Read more »

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“All In: The Poker Movie” Examines The Draw Of The Game

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When it comes to the cinematic portrayal of the world of poker, there have been more misses than hits. For every “Rounders” or “The Grand” that have depicted the game fairly accurately, there have been severe missteps (anyone remember “Lucky You” or the ESPN series “Tilt”?). A documentary that goes into nationwide release tomorrow attempts… Read more »

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Epic Poker League Goes International Through The Poker Channel

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It was announced this morning that the Epic Poker League, in the midst of their inaugural season of action, has secured international broadcast rights for their programming with the preeminent poker broadcaster in Europe, The Poker Channel. The partnership between the EPL and The Poker Channel will allow the league’s 70 hours of recorded for… Read more »

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WSOP Final Table Schedule Changed

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Caesars Interactive Entertainment, owner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), announced this weekend that it has tweaked the schedule for the upcoming November Nine slightly in order to improve its television coverage. The original schedule for the Main Event, which is still displayed on the WSOP’s official structure sheet, was for the final table… Read more »

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Epic Poker League Signs Television Deal with CBS, Velocity

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The Epic Poker League, the new professional poker league created by Federated Sports and Gaming (FS&G), has inked a television deal with CBS and Discover Communication’s new network, Velocity.  While financial terms were not disclosed, CBS will air seven hours league play while Velocity will broadcast another thirteen. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that… Read more »

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