Poker on TV
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 »
This week, Poker News Daily’s exclusive news show “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes one’s of the game’s hottest young guns, UB.com pro Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner discusses his rapid ascent in the game and how he continues to keep his edge. UB.com sponsors “The Showdown,” so support… Read more »
On Sunday night, the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event premiered on ESPN2. The show, which began at 10:00pm ET and ran head-to-head with the last half of the Grammy Awards on CBS, spanned two hours and featured commentary from Norman Chad and Lon McEachern. After a review of past champions of… Read more »
This week, a partial list of entrants in the 2011 National Heads-Up Poker Championship was released. The unique single-elimination tournament, which emanates from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, is set for March 3rd to 6th and will feature 64 of the game’s brightest minds. Last year, former UB.com pro Annie Duke defeated good friend Erik… Read more »
On Tuesday night, a special episode of “60 Minutes on CNBC” dubbed “Gambling’s Aces” aired. The hour-long installment consisted of three past features that “60 Minutes” has shown about internet gambling, including the 2008 story about the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker scandals. Steve Kroft’s exposé on the world of unregulated online poker kicked off… Read more »
With the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) now a mere three months away, the poker community is gearing up for the slate of 58 bracelet events. A brand new $25,000 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up contest is on deck as Event #2 in order to fire up our readers, “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes… Read more »
There was close to $1 million on the table when the $150,000 Cash Game week of NBC’s “Poker After Dark” kicked off on Monday night. The blinds held steady at $300/$600 with an ante of $500 paid out of the big blind. Six players took to the felts for the show, which airs at 2:05am… Read more »
No, this isn’t some sort of early April Fools Day joke. Season 7 of the popular GSN cash game series “High Stakes Poker” will feature former “Saturday Night Live” star Norm MacDonald as its host. The new cycle will premiere on Saturday, February 26th at 8:00pm ET and be shown in 3D. It will re-air… Read more »
A brand new week of NBC’s “Poker After Dark” premieres on Monday. In fact, the new cycle, a $150,000 Cash Game, is so big that it will span two weeks. The blinds will be $300/$600 with an ante of $100 and the game features a rock solid lineup of pros. Two players will make their… Read more »
This week, “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes one of the top up-and-coming females in the poker world, Lauren Kling. She’s fresh off a runner-up finish to Kristin Bihr in a $1,000 Ladies Event held during the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) for $18,000 and has been a force to be reckoned with online. UB.com… Read more »
This week, “The Showdown” with Jon Friedberg welcomes recent Full Tilt Poker $1K Monday winner Shaun Deeb. The top-tier poker pro sits at #44 worldwide in the PocketFives.com Rankings and has maintained his place atop the industry for the past five years. Check out Part 1 and Part 2. Friedberg began the show by discussing… Read more »
