Poker Books, TV and Movies

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.

• The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: Moon Over Las Vegas

  November 04, 2009,

  Only 18 players remained in contention for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event title in the penultimate episodes of ESPN’s coverage, nine of them surviving to make the final table, which will play out in Las Vegas this coming weekend and air next

   

• The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: The One in Which Ivey Mucks a Winner

  October 28, 2009,

  As we close our eyes and momentarily channel the writers of “Friends,” we here at PokerNews would like to officially dub last night’s episode of ESPN’s World Series of Poker Main Event coverage “The One in Which Phil Ivey Mucks a Winner.”...

   

• Five Minutes with ESPN.com's Inside Deal Host Andrew Feldman

  October 28, 2009,

  ESPN.com's "Inside Deal" has become a fan favorite since its debut and poker fans are wondering about the fate of the show. To get the inside scoop, we caught up with ESPN.com's poker editor Andrew Feldman to talk about the show's...

   

• PokerNews Playlist: Volume #13

  October 25, 2009,

  For both serious and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind. For those who don't want to play in a meditative state, music can be the perfect middle ground between total silence and the distraction of television. Don't...

   

• Battle of the Poker Game Shows: Full Tilt's Face The Ace vs. the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge

  October 22, 2009,

  The introduction of poker-themed game shows is exciting for those of us in the poker industry because it introduces the game to an entirely new audience, and in turn, one hopes, brings a flock of new players to the player pool. Full Tilt's “Face...

   

• 2 Months, 2 Million: Leaving Las Vegas

  October 22, 2009,

  As a rare thunderstorm raged over the Las Vegas valley, Emil Patel licked his lips in anticipation as a delectable "fish" sat down at his heads-up $25/50 no-limit hold'em table. Just as Patel started to hit his stride, winning five buy-ins in half...

   

• The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: Meet Darvin Moon

  October 21, 2009,

  This week, ESPN viewers saw the World Series of Poker Main Event field shrink from seven tables to only three. A number of final table contenders began to emerge including a bracelet-winning magician, a hedge fund manager, and a logger from Western...

   

• The World Series of Poker Returns to ESPN Tonight

  October 20, 2009,

  The World Series of Poker Main Event returns to the air on ESPN Tuesday as the field of 64 try their luck in hopes of making the November Nine. Headlined by Full Tilt Pro and seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey, Tuesday's coverage takes...

   

• The Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Challenge Rolls On

  October 20, 2009,

  The second episode of the Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Challenge aired on Sunday, continuing the program's streak as the highest-rated poker program of 2009. Sunday's episode featured the latest contestant, Sergeant First Class Deny Luna. A 20-year...

   

• PokerNews Playlist: Volume #12

  October 18, 2009,

  For both serious and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind. For those who don't want to play in a meditative state, music can be the perfect middle ground between total silence and the distraction of television. Don't...

   

• 2 Months, 2 Million: The High-Stakes Home Game

  October 15, 2009,

  With only a week left in Las Vegas, Jay Rosenkrantz, Emil Patel, Brian Roberts and Dani Stern were still nearly $1.5 million short of their goal. Though at this point reaching $2 million was a long shot at best for our fearless foursome, they...

   

• The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: A November Nine Reunion

  October 14, 2009,

  As play marched on during Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event, the gang at ESPN had to be slapping high-fives as a dream lineup materialized at the featured table. Two former Main Event winners including the defending champion. A double...

   

• ESPN Coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event Returns Tuesday

  October 13, 2009,

  Poker returns to the small screen Tuesday when ESPN gives viewers another highly anticipated episode of the World Series Main Event. Plenty of big name players are left as the field narrows to 100. Big-name players ready for the first hour include...

   

• Negreanu Shines on the Pokerstars.Net Million Dollar Challenge Debut

  October 12, 2009,

  The first installment of the Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Challenge aired Sunday after football on Fox, and like the NFL action, there were plenty of winning plays and brutal beats as Father John Trapp did his best to earn a seat at the show's...

   

• PokerNews Playlist: Volume #11

  October 11, 2009,

  For both serious and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind. For those who don't want to play in a meditative state, music can be the perfect middle ground between total silence and the distraction of television. Don't...

   

• Betfred Now On PokerNews!

  October 09, 2009,

  Betfred Poker is now on PokerNews and we're celebrating by kicking off an incredible $5,000 PokerNews Cash Freeroll Series running until the end of the year!

   

• PokerStars.Net Million Dollar Challenge Airs Sunday as a Priest Tries to Win $1 Million

  October 09, 2009,

  This weekend will see the first competitor take the stage for the Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Poker Challenge as South Carolina priest Father Andrew Trapp tries his best to win the $1 million first place prize. A 28-year-old priest from South...

   

• 2 Months, 2 Million: Lockdown!

  October 08, 2009,

  A positively giddy Brian Roberts led his three roommates into Tourneau, where he picked out the $5,000 watch he won in last week's challenge. Always looking for an excuse to gamble, Jay Rosenkrantz, Emil Patel and Dani Stern decided to play credit...

   

• The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: Prahlad Friedman Returns to Rapping, Peter Eastgate and Joe Hachem Chase Down History

  October 07, 2009,

  Day 5 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event saw 230 players return to the fray including three women, two brothers, and the defending champion. Peter Eastgate, however, wasn’t the only world champ left in the field, with 2005 winner Joe...

   

• Pokernews Playlist: Volume #10

  October 04, 2009,

  For both serious and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind. For those who don't want to play in a meditative state, music can be the perfect middle ground between total silence and the distraction of television. Don't...

   

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