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.

• Rivers Defeats Duke in 'Celebrity Apprentice' Finale

  May 11, 2009,

  After eleven weeks of contentious reality television, comedian Joan Rivers was chosen on Sunday night...

   

• NBC’s New ‘Face the Ace’ Poker Show Debuts in August

  April 30, 2009,

  Adding to its roster of poker-themed shows, NBC has announced plans to air a new poker game show called 'Face the Ace'. Hosted by actor Steve Schirripa...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: Herbert O. Yardley’s ‘The Education of a Poker Player’

  April 28, 2009,

  There was a time, prior to the era ushered in by books like 'Super/System', 'Caro’s Book of Poker Tells', and 'The Theory of Poker'...

   

• Matchroom Sports Launches ‘The Poker Show’ on April 26

  April 23, 2009,

  Leading UK televised-poker outlet Matchroom Sports has announced the upcoming debut of a new live, online poker radio show...

   

• Poker Book Review: Jack Newton’s ‘Confessions of a Crossroad Gambler’

  April 21, 2009,

  As a way of introducing his new autobiography, 'Confessions of a Crossroad Gambler', 'Gentleman' Jack Newton shares a quote...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: 'California Split'

  April 14, 2009,

  A recurring topic among poker players concerns the relative lack of good feature films depicting poker. Even consensus picks for 'best poker films like 'The Cincinnati Kid' or 'Rounders' are often criticized by poker...

   

• Poker Book Review: Bill Boston's 'Omaha High-Low for Low-Limit Players'

  April 07, 2009,

  'More than any other type of poker, Omaha high-low is driven by hand value.' Such is the position advanced by Bill Boston in 'Omaha High-Low for Low-Limit Players'. Focusing on lower-stakes games ($2/4 to $5/10)...

   

• Poker Book Review: Roy Brindley's 'Life's a Gamble'

  March 24, 2009,

  'Poker has been my redemption,' declares Roy Brindley in the opening chapter of his new autobiography 'Life's a Gamble: The High Stakes and Low Life of a Poker Professional.' Following years of compulsive, self-destructive...

   

• Dream Table III Begins Tonight on 'Poker After Dark'

  March 23, 2009,

  For the third time, an amateur player will get his shot at beating a lineup of famous poker pros on NBC's "Poker After Dark". Arnold Thimons won his way onto the show's Dream Table III through a freeroll, earning the right...

   

• Poker Book Review: Alan Schoonmaker's 'Poker Winners Are Different'

  March 10, 2009,

  'Many experts estimate that -- because of the rake, tips, and other expenses -- 85-90 percent of all cardroom and online players are long-term losers.' So one reads on the first page of 'Poker Winners Are Different'...

   

• Poker Book Review: Phil Shaw's 'Secrets of Sit'n'gos'

  February 24, 2009,

  London-based online poker player and instructor Phil Shaw has made a name for himself over the last several years as a formidable online competitor, appearing on several sites under variations of his 'Jackal' moniker...

   

• Poker Book Review: Rolf Slotboom's 'Secrets of Professional Poker, Vol. 1'

  February 10, 2009,

  'I have always found it more important to come up with new and meaningful additions to poker literature rather than simply rehash old stuff written by others.' Thus begins Rolf Slotboom's newest title, 'Secrets...

   

• Poker Book Review: Matthew Hilger's 'Internet Texas Hold'em' (Expanded Edition)

  January 27, 2009,

  Among the first poker titles to arrive in the new year is a new edition of 'Internet Texas Hold'em' by professional player and author Matthew Hilger. Originally published in 2003, this newly revised and expanded...

   

• 'Poker After Dark' Starts Fifth Season with WSOP Final Tablists

  December 26, 2008,

  'Poker After Dark' launches its fifth season on Monday night with a matchup they are calling 'Close But No Cigar.' It will feature six players who have all made a WSOP Championship final table in their careers, but came up...

   

• Highest Stakes Yet – 'High Stakes Poker' Announces Lineup, Filming Plans

  December 11, 2008,

  'High Stakes Poker,' the smash-hit poker game show on the Game Show Network, has just announced the lineup for the show's upcoming fifth season. The upcoming Season Five will be filmed at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino...

   

• World Poker Tour, Full Tilt Reach TV Sponsorship Pact

  November 06, 2008,

  World Poker Tour parent company WPT Enterprises, Inc. and FullTiltPoker.net have announced a television sponsorship deal that brings together the two prominent poker entities. Under the deal, announced today, Full Tilt receives title...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: CBS and the World Series of Poker

  October 21, 2008,

  We are just three weeks away from seeing the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. By the time ESPN concludes its 'plausibly live' presentation of that final table on Tuesday, November 11, a grand total...

   

• Cash-game Format Returns to 'Poker After Dark'

  October 13, 2008,

  This week's edition of NBC's popular late-night series, "Poker After Dark," returns to the cash-game format tried only once before in the series' extensive run to date. While the show is traditionally televised as a week-long...

   

• Poker and Pop Culture: Critical Reception of 'The Cincinnati Kid'

  October 07, 2008,

  Debates about the best-ever poker movie nearly always resolve into discussions of the relative merits of a few favorites, with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) usually figuring as one of a small group of candidates for top honor. The relative

   

• Opinion: Marketing the November Nine

  September 29, 2008,

  Although it may have seemed a long time ago since the last hand of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event was almost two months until the nine remaining players...

   

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