Late Night Poker
The game is Texas Hold'em poker, and the table consists of 8 professional poker players. The viewer gets to see all the action, with the player's hand shown by concealed table cameras. The winner of each show goes to the Late Night Poker final, with all the runners up trying again for the final place at the Final's table. Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000s. With its ground breaking use of 'under the table' cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first aired in 1999. Remembering ‘Late Night Poker’ Finally comes this item reflecting on the early days of televised poker. It was more than two decades ago that the UK program Late Night Poker brought hole cards and a whole lot of excitement about poker to a mainstream audience.
The sudden death of the former Late Night Poker producer, Rob Gardner, left many involved in the UK poker scene reeling. Now the programme is set to return once again later this year as many pay tribute to Rob.
Late Night Poker is often referred to as the place where it all began for many UK poker players. Certainly many of todays most famous names cut their teeth at the smoky Channel 4 studios in the late nineties and early into the new millennium.
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The show is returning once again this year and things look set to be bigger and better than ever before. The total prize pool for 2007 is $335,000 with $125,000 going to the eventual winner. There will be 49 players paying a $5000 buy-in with seven heats featuring seven players, followed by a semi final and a final. Along with the old faces a number of poker's hot young guns will take part as well as a limited number of online qualifiers.
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Online qualification for Late Night Poker is available at PartyPoker. Every Monday night at 20:25 GMT (15:25 ET) PartyPoker gives players the chance to become a TV poker star in the show. The buy-in is $300 + $20 with one in 25 players winning a $7,500 package to Cardiff that includes a stay at a five star hotel and $800 spending money. If the direct buy-in is a little rich for your tastes then try the super satellites which start from just $1.
The well regarded Presentable will be filming Late Night Poker and Vicky Coren will be providing commentary. Regular viewers will recognise Thomas Kremser as the tournament director.
Announcing the very welcome return of Late Night Poker has been overshadowed by the news that Rob Gardner, who produced the coverage of the very first tournament, has recently tragically passed away.
A PartyPoker spokesman said: 'The emphasis on the old faces is even more poignant with the recent news that the coverage's original producer Rob Gardner has tragically passed away at the age of just 36. Rob's contribution to the rise of televised poker and getting Late Night Poker on our screens was massive and his pioneering work leaves a huge legacy. He will be sorely missed, not only by those that know him but by the poker industry as a whole.'
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