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.

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,...

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...

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 G...

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 Dani...

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 ...

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 h...

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 episode...

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 entert...

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 ...

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 sh...

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 ...

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 m...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 nig...

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, ...

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.

The Game Show Network has an option to pic...

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.c...

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...

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 H...

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 st...

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...

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 si...

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...

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...

Daniel Negreanu Turned Down The Chance to Be on Survivor

Back in early May, we reported that Jean-Robert Balland...

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...

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 play...