Good New Year Poker Viewing For Americans

Published: Thursday, December 21, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

GOOD NEW YEAR POKER VIEWING FOR AMERICANS

"Poker After Dark" action poker TV debuts on January 2

American poker fans can look forward to some entertaining and perhaps educational television on their pastime of choice early in the new year, when NBC debuts "Poker After Dark."

The show is an exclusive visit to the Las Vegas poker scene that debuts on January 2 at 2:05 a.m. ET/PT. The nightly hour-long show, hosted by Shana Hiatt, one of poker's most recognisable faces, will air Monday through Saturday and features six poker professionals vying for a winner-take-all $120 000 first place prize.

Hosted by former World Poker Tour host Hiatt, each night of original programming will feature an intimate look at one table as it develops over the week, culminating with a winner on Friday night. Saturday night's show - the "director's cut" - will recap the week's events with Hiatt and that week's winner offering commentary and insight into their winning strategy.

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 the professional poker players themselves. The show will feature the world's top pros, all miked during the weekly battles for the $120 000 pot and including Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, Jennifer Harman and Gus Hansen.

"There's a vibrant late night audience looking for original programming," said Marc Graboff, President, NBC Universal Television, West Coast. "We felt this inside look at the professional poker scene is perfect for late night television and those viewers seeking an unique and original broadcast."