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Pro-Am Equalizer Broadcast Schedule Released
Scheduling Conflict Moved Original Air Date
A scheduling problem with ABC stations in the western part of the United States has caused the broadcast schedule of the Pro-Am Equalizer tournament to be reworked.
The show was supposed to be aired on Saturdays on ABC starting at the beginning of November, but the scheduling problem was large enough for ABC to look at other dates.
The show will now be aired on ABC's sister network ESPN on Sundays. The complete new broadcast schedule is listed below.
The show, which was filmed in Las Vegas in September, features six heats of six players with the winner of each heat advancing to the championship table where each will be guaranteed at least $25,000. The winner of the whole thing receives $500,000. Second place wins $150,000 and all the rest of the players to make it to the final win $25,000.
Each table is made up of four professionals and two celebrities. To make things a little fairer, the equalizer is that the celebs start with 150,000 chips, 50,000 more than the professionals.
The professionals are Erick Lindgren, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, John Juanda, Johnny Chan, Mike Matusow, Sean Sheikhan, Gus Hansen, Jamie Gold, Huck Seed, Jeff Madsen, David Benyamine, Gabe Kaplan, Gavin Smith, Andy Bloch, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Phil Laak, Jennifer Harman, Clonie Gowen, David Williams, Ted Forrest, and Allen Cunningham.
The amateur celebrities are Cheryl Hines, Jose Canseco, Nicholas Gonzalez, Yancey Arias, Shana Hiatt, Jason Alexander, Shannon Elizabeth, Don Cheadle, Cindy Margolis, Jeremy Sisto, Jennifer Tilly, and Penn Jillette.
The eight-episode show premieres Saturday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. Then, it moves to its regular day starting Sunday, Jan. 7, with two episodes at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Two more shows will be aired Jan. 21, starting at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The next episode airs at Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. The final two shows will air Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The show also will be re-aired late-night starting Feb. 7. |
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