Poker on TV
In another blow to the poker industry, the “PokerStars Big Game” and “PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge,” which both aired on Fox, have been yanked from the network. Poker News Daily confirmed the news on Monday, with a source close to the situation revealing that it was “probably a mutual decision.” ESPN’s Gary Wise first broke… Read more »
Despite carrying the sponsorship of PokerStars, “High Stakes Poker” rolled on over the weekend. The GSN cash game franchise, whose new episodes can be seen at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET on Saturdays, is in its seventh season. “High Stakes Poker” features funny man Norm Macdonald calling the action and PartyPoker pro Kara Scott conducting… Read more »
In the wake of Friday’s indictments of the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker, ESPN may be forced to adjust its programming in the coming week. The North American Poker Tour (NAPT), whose PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller final table and Bounty Shootout were scheduled to air on Monday on ESPN2,… Read more »
Running all this week on NBC’s “Poker After Dark” is a $100,000 Pot Limit Omaha Cash Game. The weeklong series marks the first time that “Poker After Dark” has ever deviated from Hold’em and featured a solid lineup of six of the game’s top Omaha minds. The cash game, which emanated from Aria in CityCenter… Read more »
This week, the Poker News Daily web series “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Dutch Boyd. The controversial poker player lets loose on a variety of topics, including PokerSpot and the ongoing TwoPlusTwo lawsuit. View Part 1 and Part 2. If you’d like to support “The Showdown,”… Read more »
Perhaps venture capitalist Bill Perkins was feeling a little generous on Saturday’s episode of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker.” Perkins ended down over $350,000 during his two-week stint on the longstanding cash game series and was involved in several of the largest pots of the night. You can catch all new episodes of “High Stakes Poker”… Read more »
This week, “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes a bearded Justin Young. The former engineer turned poker player is fresh off a win in a qualifier at Caesars Palace for the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and shared how his background has influenced his game. UB.com sponsors “The Showdown,” so support the show by signing up… Read more »
All this week, “Poker After Dark” is hosting a $50K Idol game featuring five young guns battling poker legend Doyle Brunson. Each player received a starting stack of 50,000 in the unique sit and go and the blinds began at 300/600. You can catch “Poker After Dark” nightly at 2:05am ET on NBC. Brunson was… Read more »
Saturday night marked the debut of 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel on the GSN cash game series “High Stakes Poker.” The show, whose new episodes can be seen at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET on Saturdays, featured an all-new lineup this week containing three recreational players and five hungry… Read more »
Fans of the PokerStars-sponsored “Big Game,” a cash game series that airs late nights on Fox, will be in for a change when its second season begins airing in June or July. Chris Rose, who hosted Season 1 alongside Joe Stapleton, will focus on baseball duties for Fox. In his stead will be longtime poker… Read more »
This week, the Poker News Daily web TV series “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes investment manager and our host’s father, Jeff Friedberg. An in-depth discussion on investing your hard-earned poker money is at hand in a can’t-miss episode. UB.com sponsors “The Showdown,” so show your love for the show by signing up for UB.com… Read more »
Johnny Chan returned to “High Stakes Poker” on Saturday night. The episode, which aired on GSN at 8:00pm ET, featured the final action from the first group of Season 7. Next week, a new lineup will be seated. The action was pretty quiet this week. However, David “Viffer” Peat had the table talking early. In… Read more »
It’s back! Starting on Monday, April 18th, the PokerStars-backed North American Poker Tour, or NAPT, will return to ESPN2. Action from NAPT stops in the Bahamas, Los Angeles, and Mohegan Sun will air, with the action wrapping up on May 16th. However, it won’t be regular the announcers Lon McEachern and Norman Chad calling the… Read more »
This week, “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes Benton Blakeman, a mid-stakes cash game grinder and sponsored pro of FeltStars. The episode is dedicated to improving your poker game, so buckle up. UB.com sponsors “The Showdown,” so show your love for the show by signing up for UB.com using the bonus code UBPND. Check out… Read more »
A rather quiet episode of “High Stakes Poker” aired on GSN last night. The cash game series, which broadcasts new episodes every Saturday night at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET, features hosts Norm Macdonald and PartyPoker pro Kara Scott, the latter of whom conducts interviews from show’s set at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. PokerStars… Read more »
This week, “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg,” which can be found exclusively on Poker News Daily, welcomes heads-up cash game star Dan “jungleman12” Cates. The Durrrr Challenge competitor hasn’t done many mainstream interviews, so we’re thrilled that he agreed to join “The Showdown,” which is released every Tuesday on Poker News Daily. If you enjoy… Read more »
On Saturday, the seventh season of “High Stakes Poker” continued on GSN. The series, which features host Norm Macdonald and sideline reporter Kara Scott, was filmed at the famed Bellagio in Las Vegas. New episodes air on Saturdays at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET, exclusively on GSN. DoylesRoom front man Doyle Brunson’s play was erratic… Read more »
On the 10th episode of the Poker News Daily web series “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg,” actress, model, and poker player Christina Lindley joined us to discuss her rapid rise in the game and how she manages to juggle her time successfully. You can show your love for “The Showdown” by signing up for UB.com,… Read more »
Saturday night’s episode of the GSN cash game series “High Stakes Poker” featured the largest pot by far of Season 7, which is now just two hours old. Last week, two $400,000 pots were played and, this week, Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari scooped one worth $593,000. Former “Saturday Night Live” funny man Norm Macdonald… Read more »
This week, the Poker News Daily series “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Brandon Cantu. The married, soon-to-be 30-year-old poker player is expecting a child with his new bride and has recently seen his world turned upside down. View Part 1 and Part 2. UB.com sponsors “The… Read more »
A noticeably different “High Stakes Poker” kicked off its seventh season on GSN over the weekend. With longtime announcers Gabe Kaplan and A.J. Benza officially out of the picture, GSN welcomed former “Saturday Night Live” funny man Norm Macdonald as the series’ new host, with PartyPoker pro Kara Scott conducting interviews from the sidelines. New… Read more »
The seventh annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship will return to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas next month and the excitement began building this week with the announcement of the 64-player field. Defending champion Annie Duke will join the world’s top pros and a handful of celebrities to compete for a record payday when the event… Read more »
This week, the Poker News Daily exclusive web-based series “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes Jason “NovaSky” Koon. He’s fresh off a $458,000 score for final tabling a Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) event and has become one of the top dogs in the industry. UB.com sponsors “The Showdown,” so support the show by… Read more »
On Sunday night, the finale of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event aired on ESPN2. The two-hour broadcast featuring commentary from Norman Chad and Lon McEachern hit television airwaves at 10:00pm ET and began with a final table of nine. For the first time, four Americans made the finale. Ronald Lee… Read more »
This week, “Poker After Dark: The Cash Game” continued on NBC. The “$150,000 Cash Game” began last week and began on Monday night with Full Tilt Poker pro Eli Elezra up $182,000. The big loser after the first week of play was Olivier Busquet, who was down $81,000 after five sessions. The action continues all… Read more »
