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.

• Lakes Entertainment To Sell Off WPT?

  November 29, 2005,

  As we entered into the Thanksgiving holiday Lakes Entertainment, who owns approximately two-thirds of World Poker Tour Enterprise stock, issued one of those good news/bad news type statements on its financial dealings.

   

• FSN Live Poker Broadcast A Smashing Success

  November 28, 2005,

  As everyone settled back after gorging themselves on Thanksgiving in America, poker took center stage on Fox Sports Network. Gathering together seven of the best players in the world...

   

• Live Poker Back Again On Fox Sports Network

  November 23, 2005,

  They were the first network to ever televise a poker tournament live and, come Thanksgiving, Fox Sports Network will do it again...

   

• The Problem With '60 Minutes'

  November 22, 2005,

  When I was a child, there were two things my Grandfather (a Southern Baptist minister) would not miss, without exception - The nightly news with Walter Cronkite, and 60 Minutes - every Sunday at 7pm.

   

• Internet Gaming Portrayed Well On '60 Minutes'

  November 22, 2005,

  The long-running American television news program, CBS's "60 Minutes", ran a story on November 20th regarding the growth of the online gaming and poker industry....

   

• Golden Nugget Becoming the TV Poker Venue

  November 01, 2005,

  The legendary Golden Nugget is once again one of the hottest spots in Las Vegas, as it prepares to play host to two of top poker television shows in the upcoming months.

   

• GSN to air High Stakes Poker

  October 26, 2005,

  With the slew of poker shows beginning to fill the airwaves here in the States, the competition is fierce for viewers and advertising dollars....

   

• NBC Poker event moves to Caesars

  October 24, 2005,

  Last year, NBC made major waves with its broadcast of "The National Heads-Up Poker Championship." The one-on-one tournament featured a college basketball-like, single elimination format...

   

• New Poker Program Coming To The Air

  October 15, 2005,

  With all of the success of tournament poker programs on television today, one thing that has been lacking is programming that looks beyond the felt, so to speak.

   

• Poker TV Review - Full Tilt: Learn From the Pros.

  October 14, 2005,

  As I have mentioned a number of times in my column, or various stories I've written here, despite the sheer amount of poker on U.S. television these days, I believe there is room for a lot more....

   

• Players Network Coming To Cable

  October 13, 2005,

  Cable television has been a distinct part of the rebirth of interest in the game of poker. From the Travel Channel's broadcasts of the World Poker Tour to ESPN's airings of the World Series of Poker...

   

• Cameron Diaz Has Fallen For Poker

  October 13, 2005,

  Everyone knows that poker is the latest "Hollywood" celebrity fad. What people don't realize is that these star converts to the game are falling in love with the game...

   

• Bravo Brings Poker Action to Life

  October 12, 2005,

  Bravo is making big moves to further captivate this year's Celebrity Poker Showdown audience. For the first time, BravoTV.com will launch the 'Celebrity Poker Showdown Online Tournament,'..

   

• Drama Continues For PPT

  September 30, 2005,

  The Professional Poker Tour is the "all-star" poker event that many want to see on television. Much like when the best in professional golf meet up for their "invitational" tournaments at several points during a golf year...

   

• GSN's Poker Royale: Woods Gang vs. Unabombers

  September 23, 2005,

  The Game Show Network's 'Poker Royale' series has been, by most accounts, a very entertaining series. While several of the shows have featured professionals taking on each other...

   

• Full Tilt Poker Launches FSN Poker Show

  September 08, 2005,

  Team Full Tilt is everywhere. They have dominated final tables, taken the poker advertising community by storm with humorous ads, and have drawn attention to the game...

   

• The WPPA - What Happened?

  August 26, 2005,

  With the advent of the World Poker Tour and the success of the World Series of Poker, there have been many ideas about expanding the world of tournament poker.

   

• ESPN: Where did they get these guys?

  August 26, 2005,

  Ever wonder where in the world ESPN found its dynamic announcing poker duo Norman Chad and Lon McEachern?

   

• Find Your Televised Poker Action

  August 25, 2005,

  Poker is everywhere these days thanks to the help of numerous TV friendly tournaments. NBC, ESPN, the Travel Channel and several other networks in the United States alone...

   

• Guy Ritchie Is Back To Poker

  August 23, 2005,

  You could say that poker is in the blood of Guy Ritchie, director of the underground movie Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...

   

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