Poker on TV
This section will cover all of the different poker shows that are currently being aired on television, including High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark and the World Poker Tour.
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GSN Officially Pulls "High Stakes Poker" From Schedule
It's the end of an era - according to Buzzerblog (link below), "High Stakes Poker" will be officially yanked from GSN as of January 2nd, 2012.
"High Stakes Poker" made its debut on January 16th, 2...
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Report: NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship a No Go for 2012
According to Wicked Chops Poker (link below), NBC will not be airing the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2012.
Many popular poker TV shows have been canned or indefinitely put on hiatus as ...
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New "The Big Game" Episode Featuring Jared Huggins Now Online
"The Big Game" Season 2, Week 3, Episode 1 has now been posted on Pokerstars.tv, and it features Jared "RelaxedPrecision" Huggins as the "Loose Cannon".
1 1/2 years ago, Huggins was broke, sick, h...
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Season Two of "The Big Game" Set To Premiere on June 27th
Shortly after "Black Friday" took place, Fox announced that they would be pulling "The Big Game" from their television schedule.
What would happen to the popular TV show that featured the likes of...
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Poker on TV: What Stays, What Goes?
Over the past few days, there has been a great deal of chatter regarding the fate of TV shows such as "High Stakes Poker", "Poker After Dark" and even the World Series of Poker on ESPN.
Here is th...
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Is "High Stakes Poker" Fading into Oblivion?
For years, "High Stakes Poker" was easily the best poker show on television. I don't think that you will find too many people who disagree with that statement.
The show produced many memorable mome...
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High Stakes Poker 7 Commercial Hits Youtube
Earlier today, GSN released the first promo video for the seventh season of High Stakes Poker via their GSNVideos account on Youtube.com.
The commercial features players such as Antonio Esfandiari...
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No Love: Jared Huggins a No-Go For "The Big Game"
Jared "RelaxedPrecision" Huggins revealed earlier today on Two Plus Two (link below) that he wasn't chosen to appear as a "Loose Cannon" on the next season of Pokerstars' "The Big Game".
Huggins...
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High Stakes Poker Season 7 Set To Debut on February 26th
According to POKER PROductions, the seventh season of "High Stakes Poker" is set to make its debut on February 26th.
POKER PROductions is the company that produces shows such as "High Stakes Poker...
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World Poker Tour Season 9 Air Dates Released
Earlier today, Matt Savage (via his Twitter account) released the air dates for the ninth season of the World Poker Tour.
Here are the air dates:
2/13/11 901A Bellagio Cup VI part 1
2/20/11 9...
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High Stakes Poker Season 7 Lineup Taking Shape
There has been a great deal of speculation as to which players would be participating in the seventh season of "High Stakes Poker", which is filming at the Bellagio from Wednesday (today) through Frid...
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World Series of Poker Final Table Ratings Continue To Drop
Has the novelty of the "November Nine" worn off?
According to Zap2it.com, ESPN's broadcast of the World Series of Poker main event final table last week averaged a little over 1.56 million viewers,...
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Pot Limit Omaha Coming to “Poker After Dark”?
In a recent blog posting titled “Poker After Dark”, Team Cardrunners member Brian Hastings revealed that he will be taking part in a taping of “Poker After Dark” later this week.
Hastings revealed...
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Taping of High Stakes Poker Season 7 Pushed Back to December
Received an email from the Public Relations Manager at GSN earlier today that I thought I would pass along:
"Hi there!
I wanted to give you a heads-up that GSN's 7th Season of "High Stakes Poker...
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Jared "Inhale Slow" Huggins Posts His "Pokerstars - The Big Game" Audition Tape
The drive to land Jared "Inhale Slow" Huggins on "The Big Game" has taken the next step forward, as Jared released his audition video yesterday.
The online poker community has rallied around Huggi...
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Poker on TV: Two New Cash Game Weeks Coming Up on "Poker After Dark"
Those people who have been thirsting for more cash game action on "Poker After Dark" will get their wish over the next two weeks, as 10 new cash game episodes are scheduled to air between now and next...
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Two New Weeks of Cash Game Action Coming Up on "Poker After Dark"
With the World Series of Poker currently taking place, there is plenty to follow in the poker world right now.
This article is a reminder that there are two brand new weeks of cash game action com...
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High Stakes Poker Season 6, Episode 12 Recap
The line-up for this week's episode of "High Stakes Poker" included the following players:
Eli Elezra, Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Galfond, Bertrand Grospellier, Doyle Brunson, Mike Matusow and...
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"Isildur1" A No-Go, "durrrr" Continues to Roll and "Jesus" Gets Into Movies
1. "Isildur1" a no-go for PartyPoker.com Big Game IV.
According to Tony G, "Isildur1" will not be participating in the PartyPoker.com Big Game IV, which gets under way on Sunday.
Tony G was th...
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High Stakes Poker Season 6, Episode 8 Recap
The line-up to begin the eighth episode of "High Stakes Poker" Season 6 was:
Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, Lex Veldhuis, Andrew Robl, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu and Dennis Phillips
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"Isildur1" To Play in Party Poker Big Game IV
According to Tony G himself, "Isildur1" has agreed to participate in the PartyPoker.com "Big Game IV" which is set to take place from April 11-13th at Les Ambassadeurs in London.
In late March, To...
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High Stakes Poker Season 6, Episode 7 Recap
Daniel Negreanu was the main focus of last night's installment of High Stakes Poker Season 6, but this wasn't one of his finest episodes.
Things started off poorly for Negreanu, as he was unable t...
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"High Stakes Poker" Ratings Up Significantly Over Last Year
GSN circulated a press release earlier today that trumpeted the fact that ratings for the current season of "High Stakes Poker" are significantly higher than HSP Season 5.
Comparing the first six ...
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High Stakes Poker Season 6, Episode 3 Recap
The third episode of "High Stakes Poker" Season 6 aired on GSN earlier tonight.
The starting line-up for this week's episode was: Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Eli Elezra, Dari...
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EPT Copenhagen Down to 24, Weak Ratings for HSP Season Six Premiere?
1. EPT Copenhagen Down to 24.
24 of the original 423 entrants currently remain in the EPT Copenhagen main event heading into Day 4 on Saturday.
Roberto Romanello will enter Day 4 with a comfor...
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2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Details
The sixth edition of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship will take place from March 4-7 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
There will be a total of $1.5 million in prize money, with $500k going...
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Ivey Reportedly Loses Big Super Bowl Bet, A New "durrrr" Blog Entry and More
There are a few things that we know about Phil Ivey, such as:
1. He is a really good poker player.
2. He is unbelievably rich.
3. He really likes to gamble, and gamble big.
In June of 2008,...
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High Stakes Poker Season 6 Set To Get Underway on February 14th
The best poker show on television (in my opinion) is set to get underway in less than a month on GSN.
The first episode of the sixth season of High Stakes Poker will air on February 14th at 8 pm. ...
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WSOP Main Event Final Table Ratings Down From Last Year
So much for the "Phil Ivey effect".
Pokernewsdaily.com (link below) is reporting that the ratings for the 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table were off slightly from last year.
Th...
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Phil Hellmuth Storms Off "Poker After Dark" Set
According to Dennis Phillips' Twitter page, Phil Hellmuth "stormed off" the set of "Poker After Dark" last night.
Phillips was apparently "sitting down to eat" when he was asked to fill in for Hell...
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A.J. Benza on New High Stakes Poker Co-Host: "I Heard It's Going to Be Kara Scott"
A.J. Benza, former co-host of "High Stakes Poker" on GSN, recently appeared on the "Mediocre Poker Radio" show (link below) to shed some more light on the current situation at HSP.
Benza, early on...
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Mike Sexton To Be Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame, Vanessa Rousso Won't Be Co-Hosting HSP
According to LVRJ.com (link below), Mike Sexton will be the lone 2009 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in November.
Sexton was the only person out of a nine-name ballot that received enough vo...
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A.J. Benza Out as Co-Host of "High Stakes Poker"
When "High Stakes Poker" returns for its sixth season in February of 2010, there will be one major change - A.J. Benza will no longer be a part of the show.
According to his most recent blog entry...
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It's "Magnificent Six" Week on Poker After Dark
"Poker After Dark" will follow up their highly successful "Top Guns" two week cash game with the "Magnificent Six" week.
The participants in the "Magnificent Six" week are:
Phil Ivey
Chris Fer...
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Phil Ivey Finishes as Big Winner in "Top Guns" Cash Game on Poker After Dark
The final episode of the two week long "Top Guns" cash game on "Poker After Dark" has now aired, and Phil Ivey has emerged as the big winner.
Tom Dwan appeared as though he was going to end up as ...
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Tom "durrrr" Dwan Continues To Lead "Top Guns" Cash Game
The first seven episodes of the "Top Guns" cash game on "Poker After Dark" have now aired (eight if you include the first "Director's Cut", and Tom "durrrr" Dwan continues to lead in terms of overall ...
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Tom "durrrr" Dwan Finishes as Big Winner In First Week of "Top Guns" Cash Game on Poker After Dark
The first week of the "Top Guns" cash game on "Poker After Dark" has now drawn to a close, and Tom "durrrr" Dwan has emerged as the big winner (so far).
Tom Dwan has been able to win $300k+ in the...
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Tom "durrrr" Dwan Strikes First in "Top Guns" Cash Game on Poker After Dark
The two-week long "Top Guns" cash game on "Poker After Dark" got underway earlier tonight, with Tom "durrrr" Dwan having the strongest showing on Day 1.
The line-up for the cash game was impressiv...
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Don't Miss The Next Two Weeks of "Poker After Dark"
A two week cash game begins on "Poker After Dark" this Monday that will feature some of the very best players in the world.
The minimum buy-in will be $100,000, and the blinds will begin at $200/$...
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"Face the Ace" Bombing In Ratings Race
According to a recently released report on "TV by the Numbers" (link below), "Face the Ace" is a "ratings disgrace".
"Face the Ace" is a "poker-themed reality television series" on NBC in which ama...
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High Stakes Poker Season 5, Episode 11 Recap
The 11th episode of the 5th season of "High Stakes Poker" aired earlier tonight.
There was a new line-up of players for this week's episode. The lineup consisted of: Eli Elezra, Doyle Brunson, Mike...
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High Stakes Poker Season 5, Episode 10 Recap
The tenth episode of the fifth season of "High Stakes Poker" aired on GSN last night.
The lineup was the same as last week: Tom Dwan, Howard Lederer, Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Nick Cassavetes, P...
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High Stakes Poker Season 5, Episode 9 Leaks
Thanks for the heads-up about this from a couple of the readers of this site.
The ninth episode of "High Stakes Poker" has leaked to the Internet a few days early - apparently GSN accidently upload...
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High Stakes Poker Season 5, Episode 6 Recap
The sixth episode of the fifth season of High Stakes Poker featured a monster pot between Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Barry Greenstein, as well as the continued run of poor luck for Daniel Negreanu on the s...
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Recap of High Stakes Poker Season 5, Episode 5
The fifth episode of the fifth season of "High Stakes Poker" was highlighted by Daniel Negreanu losing yet another monster pot.
The line-up for this episode was the same as the previous four episod...
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Daniel Negreanu Has Lost To Quads Three Times on High Stakes Poker
As most people are likely aware, Daniel Negreanu has been involved in some of the biggest pots in the history of "High Stakes Poker".
What people may not know is that Negreanu has now lost to Quads...
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High Stakes Poker Season 5, Episode 3 Recap
David Benyamine was the big winner on the third episode of the fifth season of "High Stakes Poker", while Daniel Negreanu ended up as the biggest loser.
On the first two episodes of Season 5, Tom "...
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Poker After Dark Season Five Details Released
The fifth season of Poker After Dark will be taking to the airwaves in 2009. Based on the preliminary details that have been released, this should be a very interesting (and entertaining) season.
F...
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60 Minutes Story on Absolute Poker/Ultimatebet "Superuser" Scandals to Run This Sunday
The oft-delayed 60 Minutes piece about the Absolute Poker / Ultimatebet "superuser" scandals will finally run this Sunday on CBS.
The story, which is a collaboration between 60 Minutes and the Wash...
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Tiffany Michelle Thoughts
After watching Tiffany Michelle's "performance" at the World Series of Poker this past week, I couldn't help but wonder: has anyone ever thrown away so much goodwill over such a short period of time i...
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Scotty Nguyen's Greatest Televised Moments
Plenty of scorn has been heaped on Scotty Nguyen following his now infamous $50k HORSE final table appearance that aired on ESPN last week. The outcry from the poker community was loud enough that Ngu...
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Scotty Nguyen on ESPN, Hoyt Corkins, the WPT and More
Apologies for the lack of posts in the past week or two - I've been on vacation. This is a pretty slow time in the poker world, so I thought that it was a good chance to recharge my batteries and come...
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Ten of Phil Hellmuth's Biggest Blowups
Phil Hellmuth is easily the most polarizing figure in poker today. Either people really like him (mainly due to his incredible tournament success which includes 11 World Series of Poker bracelets and ...
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High Stakes Poker To Return for Fifth Season
There have been rumors circulating over the past few days regarding the fifth season of "High Stakes Poker" on GSN.
Someone claiming to be Michael Zeisser (Senior Vice President of Liberty...
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Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Phil Hellmuth to Appear on "Poker After Dark" This Week
The fourth season of "Poker After Dark" is set to debut on Monday night. Instead of the traditional freeze-out format, the season premiere will feature a high-stakes $200/$400 cash game with a minimum...
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Some of the Top Moments from "High Stakes Poker"
For many poker fans, "High Stakes Poker" was their favorite poker show. The show featured some of the best players in the world playing in a high-stakes cash game. On any given night, you could have a...
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Deadline for GSN To Pick Up Seventh Season of World Poker Tour Passes; WPT Opens Discussions With Other Networks
After receiving a one-time extension to decide whether or not they wanted to pick up the seventh season of the World Poker Tour, GSN decided not to pick up their exclusive option, letting the new June...
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Rizen To UB, World Poker Tour Deadline, WSOP and More
We've been away for the past couple of days, so we thought that we would recap some of the more interesting stories that surfaced while we were away.
1. Riz...
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Fate of Poker on the Game Show Network Still Undecided
Will there be poker on the Game Show Network next year? The answer to that question is still unknown.
The Game Show Network has an option to pick up the seventh sea...
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No More "High Stakes Poker"?
Pokerati.com (link below) posted an article a couple of days ago, surmising that the days of "High Stakes Poker" on GSN are over.
The Pokerati.com article features ...
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It's Time to Stop Making Poker Movies
It's easy to see why studios keep pumping out poker movies.
They look at the popularity of poker (especially in the United States) and figure that the theaters will b...
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Heads-Up Challenges Are All The Rage These Days | Hellmuth vs Dwan | Antonius vs Brunson | "Team Antonius + Ziigmund" vs "Team LarsLuzak + KObyTAPOUT"
In case you haven't been following the poker world that closely over the past month or so, there are three heads-up challenges that may or may not go down.
First you have Phil Hellmuth Jr. vs Tom "...
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60 Minutes to Do Major Story on Online Poker?
According to Nat Arem's blog, 60 Minutes (the television show) is in the process of preparing a story about online poker. More specifically, it sounds as though the focus of the story will be the Abso...
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Quarterfinals of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Championship Now Set
There are eight players currently remaining in the 2008 National Heads-Up Championship at Caesar's Palace. Action will pick up on Sunday, when the remaining eight players battle it out for the Heads-U...
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Some Interesting First Round Match-Ups Set for the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship
The drawing party took place tonight for the 2008 National Heads-Up Championship which begins on Friday. The party took place at the Pure nightclub inside of Caesars Palace, the site of the Championsh...
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2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Details Announced
Some of the details are now starting to emerge about the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will be broadcast on NBC.
The tournament will follow the same format as the first three yea...
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Who Should Get a Shot on High Stakes Poker?
High Stakes Poker has a roster of poker players that they like to use every season. As long as they want to play, players such as Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson and Gus Hansen will always have a seat ...
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Daniel Negreanu Turned Down The Chance to Be on Survivor
Back in early May, we reported that Jean-Robert Ballande was likely to appe...
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Jamie Gold the Big Loser in Season Four of High Stakes Poker?
Consider this a rumor only at this time, but my well-placed sources have told me that Jamie Gold, the winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker, was the big loser over the first few days of taping for ...
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Daniel Negreanu / Gus Hansen HSP Hand
Hand goes like this:
Gus Hansen raises to 2100 with 5/5. Negreanu re-raises to $5000 with 6/6. They are the only two players to see the flop.
Flop comes 9 6 5, with both players hitting a set. B...
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