Advanced Forum Search -- Advanced Casino Search

New Poker After Dark Series Debuts January 2
Message was posted: 07:17 Dec 27th, 2006

User: pokerbaby14 Rank: Moderator Casino Gold: 53493CG Contributor rating: 118840 Status: Offline Check out the latest television talk at Media Village

Poker news source: CardPlayer Magazine - http://www.cardplayer.com New Poker After Dark Series Debuts January 2 NBC Brings Back Shana Hiatt - Brings Together Poker's Elite Shana Hiatt on the Set of Poker After DarkNBC invites viewers into the exclusive Las Vegas poker scene with its new late night show, Poker After Dark, debuting Jan. 2 at 2:05 a.m. ET/PT. One week of hour-long programs hosted by former World Poker Tour hostess and one of Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 of 2005” Shana Hiatt will air nightly, Monday – Saturday. The shows will feature six of poker’s most elite players vying for a winner-take-all $120,000 first place prize. Set in the back room of various casinos on the Vegas strip, Poker After Dark gives viewers an intimate look inside a poker game usually reserved for the eyes of professional players. The show features world poker pros Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, Jennifer Harman and Gus Hansen. Each program allows viewers a glimpse at how seasoned pros apply their strategy against one another. Friday’s showMiller and Escandani on the Set of Poker After Dark will determine the winner, and on Saturday night “The director's Cut" will recap the events with commentary. "There's a vibrant late night audience looking for original programming," said West Coast NBC Universal Television President Marc Graboff. "We felt this inside look at the professional poker scene is perfect for late night viewers seeking a unique and original broadcast." Poker After Dark is produced in conjunction with Poker Productions, the only television production company owned and operated by top professional poker players. Producers Mori Eskandani and Eric Drache have both played a key role in producing poker shows for major networks and cable television, including NBC's Heads Up Championship, GSN's High Stakes Poker, Fox Sports Net and NBC's Poker Superstars and CBS' Intercontinental Poker Championship.