In this category, you can find stories about poker in the media. Whether its poker on TV, a review of an old poker movie, or TV stars who play poker, this is the place to find out about TV poker.
For the third consecutive season, the resident hostess on World Poker Tour broadcasts will not have her contract renewed. Layla Kayleigh, who was hired on at the start of Season VI, will not return for Season VII duties. Kayleigh joins... more
NBC's popular late-night poker series, 'Poker After Dark,' has excelled at late in creating unique themes and interesting matchups in the series' weekly six-player sit-'n'-go tourneys. The latest twist in the 'Poker After Dark' theme... more
Fresh off the April 18th wrap of filming for the upcoming season's episodes, the popular program "Poker After Dark" has released the highlights for the fourth season of the series, which will consist of ten new episodes... more
A South Carolina raid conducted under that state's antiquated gambling statutes resulted in the arrests of 27 players, most at a Hanahan, SC home, including a deputy prosecutor who subsequently submitted his resignation in the wake... more
When any big movement happens in pop culture, you can expect movies that base their story on or around this movement. Producers and studios see a trend, and they often look to cash in on this trend at the box office. The 'Grunge' music... more
The World Poker Tour brings in its sixth season with a move to a new network and a new hostess to show viewers inside. WPT Enterprises, Inc. and its new broadcast partner, Game Show Network, have released the 2008 WPT television schedule... more
Emblaze Productions and Full Tilt Poker recently announced a three year deal to produce seasons two-four of the popular European television series Million Dollar Cash Game. The show pits several of the world's top poker pros... more
Poker players often have to convince others that lessons learned at the poker table can translate into useful life skills. One member of the academia doesn't need to be convinced, and he's pushing his colleagues... more
One of the more popular poker shows on TV is returning with new episodes, and a serious twist. GSN's High Stakes Poker will roll its new season out starting at 9pm on August 27th.... more
On Wednesday the PartyPoker.com-sponsored show 'The Poker Den: The Big Game' began its eight-week run on Channel Five in the U.K. The show's format resembles that of American shows like 'Cash Poker' and 'High Stakes Poker,' although with... more
Hollywood loves making movies about the latest craze. When break dancing was big in the early 1980s, we got "Breakin'" (1984) and "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" (1984). When the internet came to prominence... more
Two of the hot young guns of the poker world, Phil 'Unabomber' Laak and Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari, are set to put it on the line in 'I Bet You,' a new series on the renamed and relaunched MOJO network. MOJO is the new name of hi-defin more
Not only is the popular program 'High Stakes Poker' closing in on an exciting conclusion to its third season, the show has already confirmed that a fourth season will soon begin filming... more
For the last nine months, over 200 players worked their way through the Mansion 'Poker Dome', all in search of the $1,000,000 first prize. The final table is now set, and last night PokerNews.com columnist Dennis Waterman won the final seat... more
It's poker with a twist. "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker," the promotional poker programming effort from Bodog, is returning for its second season. This time, however, the program is trying something new... more
The VH1 Classic Rock And Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament will air on the cable station VH1 Classic at 10PM (Eastern Time) on March 14th, bringing not only the skill and challenges of the game of poker... more
Phil Hellmuth headlines a 12-player ensemble converging on Kent, England for the late February filming of "Premier League Poker." The series will be produced by Matchroom Poker at Kent's Maidstone Studios... more
The Pro-Am Poker Equalizer, which has been seemingly one of the harder poker programs to find on the television dial, began airing its final few broadcasts over the weekend on ESPN.... more
After two highly successful seasons on GSN (formerly the Game Show Network), people may have been wondering what could make the highly popular poker program 'High Stakes Poker' better than its first two years... more
NBC and Caesar's Palace are teaming up for the third edition of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, to be held in early March. A ratings hit since its inception, the bracket-elimination tourney pits 64 top players... more