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.

• Status of the PokerDome in Question

  March 28, 2006,

  When it was announced a few months ago, the poker world raised an eyebrow at the proposed PokerDome in Las Vegas. The enclosed poker table, which would allow an audience to watch...

   

• Phil Hellmuth tapped as next co-host for 'Celebrity Poker Showdown'

  March 23, 2006,

  While it has been blasted by many purists as a blasphemy of true poker, the Bravo Network's 'Celebrity Poker Showdown' has been extremely successful and helpful as well to the charities that the players support.

   

• 'Poker Bustouts': The OTHER Side Of The Poker Equation

  February 28, 2006,

  As both the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour and other television productions have brought the glamour and prestige of the poker world...

   

• 'Freeze Out': Poker Comes To Indie Films, Part Two

  February 16, 2006,

  The new independent film 'Freeze Out' is currently running at Cinequest (cinequestonline.org) and is garnering high praise from viewers from around the world....

   

• 'Freeze Out': Poker Comes To Indie Films, Part One

  February 09, 2006,

  Poker has rarely been a part of the cinematic experience. Some may look at "The Cincinnati Kid" as one of the best poker movies ever but, since the seminal 1998 film "Rounders" was released, poker has rarely stepped outside of the casinos or television s

   

• WPT Inks More International Broadcast Deals

  February 02, 2006,

  World Poker Tour Enterprises executives have been busy at this year's National Association of Television Program Executives convention, which wrapped up last week at the Mandalay Bay...

   

• Professional Poker Tour Finds A Home

  January 31, 2006,

  After much debate in the poker, business and legal worlds, World Poker Tour Enterprises and the Travel Channel have finally come to an agreement regarding the broadcast home of the Professional Poker Tour....

   

• New TV Programs Look Beyond Tournament Poker

  January 26, 2006,

  Tournament poker has long dominated the television landscape in America. While ratings have been strong for the multitude of broadcasts there are...

   

• World Poker Tour Adds New Chief Operating Officer

  January 23, 2006,

  The World Poker Tour, in a move that may indicate a further drive into the consciousness of the poker world, has hired Peter Hughes as the new Chief Operating Officer...

   

• World Golf League and Mandalay Team Up via Poker

  January 17, 2006,

  Certain sports have a lot of similarities between them, but few meet the complimenting nature of poker and golf. Both require stamina and great athletic skill...o.k., maybe not....

   

• Who Will be the King of Vegas?

  January 03, 2006,

  For those that have perhaps grown tired of the tournament poker format of specialty programming, SpikeTV has come up with what could potentially be a fresh look on gambling on television....

   

• Legends of Poker: Jennifer Harman-Traniello

  January 03, 2006,

  Nearly thirty years ago Doyle Brunson proclaimed to the world (in How I made over $1 Million Dollars Playing Poker) that poker, plain and simple, was a game of people....

   

• UK TV Giant Five to Partner with PartyPoker.com

  January 02, 2006,

  U.K. television giant Five has taken a big step in securing top-flight poker action with its recent deal with PartyPoker.com. According to a recent BrandRepublic article...

   

• 'Hold 'Em Radio' Brings Poker To Internet Listeners

  December 28, 2005,

  Poker is prevalent when you look at the television listings but, lacking for a few one-hour programs, radio has been left out of the mix.....

   

• The Poker Dome is Coming

  December 21, 2005,

  One day I heard a friend reference the current state of televised poker as being in a "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" stage, I suggested that he was being a bit dramatic...

   

• 'World Challenge' - TV poker gets creative

  December 16, 2005,

  Sure, it appeared to be just another televised poker tournament. 16 tables were strewn around the room, and there was some very serious muscle in the house....

   

• Change Of Pace For GSN With 'High Stakes Poker'

  December 15, 2005,

  The Game Show Network has been one of the better stops for specialty television poker tournaments throughout 2005. The 'Poker Royale' series has featured many of the biggest names in the poker world...

   

• 2005 US Poker TV Ratings: a Year-End Roundup, Part II

  December 10, 2005,

  Television networks in the US are continuing their plans with poker programming in 2006....

   

• 2005 US Poker TV Ratings: a Year-End Roundup, Part I

  December 09, 2005,

  Television ratings for poker broadcasts in the United States have generally declined in 2005 compared to 2004, though the ratings in 2005 remained higher than the ratings...

   

• Southern California Poker Tour Producer Files for Bankruptcy

  December 02, 2005,

  Southern California Poker Tour (SCPT) Executive Producer Barry Dodd has filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code...

   

Prev Next  

123456789101112