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File:PokerAfterDark.jpg From left: dealer John Waltermeyer, Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Sheikhan, Annie Duke. | |
Presented by | Shana Hiatt (S1-2) Marianela Pereyra (S3) Leeann Tweeden (S4) |
Narrated by | Ali Nejad |
Country of origin | ![]() |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 180 |
Production | |
Producers | Poker Productions (Eric Drache and Mori Eskandani)[1] |
Production location | Las Vegas |
Running time | 1 hour (with commercials; about 42 minutes without) |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 1, 2007 – present |
Poker After Dark is an hour-long poker television program airing six nights a week[2]
The show made its debut on January 1, 2007.[1] For its first two seasons, both of which first aired in 2007, the show was presented by Shana Hiatt[3]. The host for season 3 was Marianela Pereyra, and Leeann Tweeden took over starting with season 4[4]. All seasons have contained voice-over commentary by Oliver "Ali" Nejad.
In the United States, Poker After Dark is part of NBC's late night programming lineup. In Canada it airs afternoons and late nights on Rogers Sportsnet. In Germany, it airs weekdays at 5:30 p.m. on DSF. German commentary is provided by Michael Körner.[5]
Summary
The series is structured as a week-long No Limit Texas hold 'em mini-tournament for six top poker professionals. Each week, the players vie for a $120,000 winner-takes-all prize pool, with each paying a $20,000 buy-in.[6] By the end of Friday's show, a winner is determined. Saturday's show is a "director's cut" that includes excerpts from the action from the previous five days, interspersed with talking heads commentary from the participants, and in the first two seasons included bloopers by Hiatt. The Poker After Dark format features an "intimate look at one table as it develops over the week."[1] Blinds start at $50/$100 and slowly escalate. Nejad's commentary is limited, allowing viewers to hear more of the table talk among the players, all of whom are miked.[1]
Beginning with season 4, the producers began to experiment with different formats, including 2 weeks of cash game play, and a week consisting of a double-elimination Heads Up battle between the first 4 winners of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship[7].
Schedule
Although start times vary according to preferences of local affiliates, Poker After Dark usually airs weekdays at 2:05 a.m. ET (1:05 CT) on most stations following Last Call with Carson Daly[8]. The "director's cut" weekly summary airs on Saturdays, typically following Saturday Night Live[8].
Poker After Dark airs on all NBC affiliates, except for preemptions from WNYT-TV Albany, New York, KPRC-TV Houston, WDIV-TV Detroit, KXAN-TV Austin, Texas, KSL-TV Salt Lake City, WMC-TV Memphis, WBBH-TV Fort Myers, KDLT-TV Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and WNWO-TV Toledo, Ohio.[citation needed]
Reception
In the U.S., the show had some early ratings success: during season one's second week, it attracted on average a larger audience among adults 18-34 than The Late Late Show did the same week, even though the latter is broadcast 90 minutes earlier.[9]
Sponsorship
Full Tilt Poker regularly advertises on NBC during Poker After Dark broadcasts.
Full Tilt Poker also held a promotional tournament in 2007, offering a seat on the show as the grand prize. Winner Ken Light appeared on the first week of Season 3, picking his own opponents.[3]
Episode guide
Season 1 (2007)
Season 2 (2007)
Season 2 was taped in May 2007 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas.[8]
Week | Episodes | Original Airdates[10] | Title[8] | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 |
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1 | 1-6 | Jun 11-16 | Golden Men | Jamie Gold | Joe Hachem | Greg Raymer | Huck Seed | Doyle Brunson | Johnny Chan |
2 | 7-12 | Jun 18-23 | International | Gus Hansen | David Benyamine | Patrik Antonius | Daniel Negreanu | Marco Traniello | Brad Booth |
3 | 13-18 | Jun 25-30 | Queens and Kings | Gabe Kaplan | Howard Lederer | Ali Nejad | Vanessa Rousso | Annie Duke | Kristy Gazes |
4 | 19-24 | Sep 10-15 | World Series Legends | Doyle Brunson | Layne Flack | Phil Hellmuth | Chris Ferguson | Erik Seidel | T.J. Cloutier |
5 | 25-30 | Sep 17-22 | WPT All-Stars | Erick Lindgren | Howard Lederer | Daniel Negreanu | Michael Mizrachi | Gus Hansen | Tuan Le |
6 | 31-36 | Sep 24-29 | Live To Hurt | Antonio Esfandiari | Shawn Sheikhan | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Phil Laak | Daniel Negreanu |
7 | 37-42 | Oct 1-6 | Poker Prowess | Phil Laak | David Williams | Annie Duke | Andy Bloch | John Juanda | Clonie Gowen |
8 | 43-48 | Oct 8-13 | Mega Match | David Benyamine | Allen Cunningham | Jennifer Harman | Phil Ivey | Barry Greenstein | Eli Elezra |
9 | 49-54 | Nov 5-10 | Of Mouth and Men | Alan "Boston" Dvorkis | Antonio Esfandiari | Mike Sexton | Mike Matusow | Jamie Gold | Paul Wasicka |
10 | 55-60 | Nov 12-17 | Signature Week | Howard Lederer | Phil Ivey | Chris Ferguson | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Harman | Gus Hansen |
- Week 8 (Mega Match) required a $50,000 buy-in rather than the usual $20,000, resulting in a $300,000 first prize.
- Week 10 (Signature Week) was so named because the participants were those featured in the show's 2007 opening credits.
Season 3 (2008)
Season 3 was taped in October 2007 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas.[8]
Week | Episodes | Original Airdates | Title[11] | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 |
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1 | 1-6 | Dec 31-Jan 5 | Dream Table | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Harman | Mike Matusow | Scotty Nguyen | Ken Light |
2 | 7-12 | Jan 7-12 | 19th Hole | Gavin Smith | David Oppenheim | Erick Lindgren | Phil Ivey | Doyle Brunson | Daniel Negreanu |
3 | 13-18 | Jan 14-19 | Hecklers | Gavin Smith | Sam Grizzle | Jean-Robert Bellande | Mike Matusow | Shawn Sheikhan | Phil Hellmuth |
4 | 19-24 | Feb 11-16 | World Champions | Chris Ferguson | Johnny Chan | Berry Johnston | Jamie Gold | Phil Hellmuth | Huck Seed |
5 | 25-30 | Feb 18-23 | Cowboys | Doyle Brunson | Chris Ferguson | Chau Giang | Andy Bloch | Hoyt Corkins | Gabe Kaplan |
6 | 31-36 | Feb 25-Mar 1 | International | Patrik Antonius | Johnny Chan | Roland De Wolfe | Daniel Negreanu | Gus Hansen | John Juanda |
7 | 37-42 | Mar 24-29 | Jam Up | David Williams | Howard Lederer | Mike Matusow | Barry Greenstein | Antonio Esfandiari | Eli Elezra |
8 | 43-48 | Mar 31-Apr 5 | Gus and the Ladies | Gus Hansen | Vanessa Rousso | J. J. Liu | Clonie Gowen | Beth Shak | Erica Schoenberg |
9 | 49-54 | May 12-17 | Love at First Raise | Jennifer Harman | David Benyamine | Jennifer Tilly | Marco Traniello | Erica Schoenberg | Phil Laak |
10 | 55-60 | May 19-24 | Commentators | Mark Gregorich | Chad Brown | Ali Nejad | Robert Williamson III | Phil Gordon | Howard Lederer |
- Week 1 (Dream Table) was a special table featuring the the winner of a Full Tilt Poker sponsored contest (Ken Light) and the five professionals he chose to play against.
- Week 9 (Love at First Raise) featured 3 pairs of players who were couples at the time of filming: Jennifer Harman & Marco Traniello, David Benyamine & Erica Schoenberg, and Jennifer Tilly & Phil Laak.
Season 4 (2008)
Season 4 was taped in April 2008 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas.[7] Season 4 episode titles and presumed seating order were taken from NBC's website.[11]
Week | Episodes | Original Airdates | Title[11] | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 |
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1 | 1-6 | Jul 14-19 | Cash Game #1 | Tom Dwan | Phil Hellmuth | Mike Baxter | Allen Cunningham | Guy Laliberte | Dave Peat "Viffer" |
2 | 7-12 | Jul 21-26 | Nets Vs. Vets | Brian Townsend | Doyle Brunson | Tom Dwan | Johnny Chan | Huck Seed | Andrew Robl |
3 | 13-18 | Jul 28-Aug 3 | Heads Up Challenge | Phil Hellmuth | Ted Forrest | Paul Wasicka | Chris Ferguson | ||
4 | 19-24 | Sep 22-Sep 27 | Mission Impossible | Mike Matusow | Phil Laak | Phil Hellmuth | David Williams | Clonie Gowen | Gavin Smith |
5 | 25-30 | Sep 28-Oct 4 | Dream II | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Mike Sexton | Jennifer Harman | Gavin Smith | Paul Featherstone |
6 | 31-36 | Oct 6-Oct 11 | Mayfair Club | Jay Heimowitz | Howard Lederer | Mickey Appleman | Dan Harrington | Steve Zolotow | Mike Shichtman |
7 | 37-42 | Oct 13-Oct 19 | Cash Game #2 | Patrik Antonius | Dee Tiller | Howard Lederer | Doyle Brunson | Gabe Kaplan | Eli Elezra |
8 | 43-48 | Nov 10-Nov 15 | Close but no Cigar | Andy Black | Lee Watkinson | Dewey Tomko | David Williams | Allen Cunningham | Mike Matusow |
9 | 49-54 | Nov 17-Nov 22 | Speak Your Mind | Todd Brunson | Phil Hellmuth | Phil Gordon | Gabe Kaplan | Cory Zeidman | David Grey |
10 | 55-60 | Nov 24-Nov 30 | Brilliant Minds | Brandon Adams | Chris Ferguson | Andy Bloch | Bill Chen | Jimmy Warren | David Sklansky |
- Dream II is the second tournament consisting of the winner of a Full Tilt Poker sponsored contest (Paul Featherstone) and the five professionals he chose to play against.
- Heads Up Battle is a double elimination heads-up format featuring the first 4 winners of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and required a $50,000 buy-in resulting in a winner-take-all $200,000 prize.[7]
- The two weeks of cash games will be a $200/400 NL cash game instead of a winner take all tournament.[7]
Results and Notes
Does not include results of episodes that have not yet aired, even if that information is available online.
Season 1 (2007)
Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-Up | Winner |
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1 | Poker Brat Attack | Phil Hellmuth | Steve Zolotow | Shawn Sheikhan | Annie Duke | Huck Seed | Gus Hansen |
2 | Play Anything | Jerry Buss | Doyle Brunson | Gabe Kaplan | Mike Matusow | David Grey | Daniel Negreanu |
3 | WSOP Champions | Carlos Mortensen | Jamie Gold | Doyle Brunson | Chris Ferguson | Chris Moneymaker | Johnny Chan |
4 | Earphones Please | Sam Farha | Phil Hellmuth | Andy Bloch | Tony G | Mike Matusow | Phil Ivey |
5 | Phil Phil | Doyle Brunson | Erik Seidel | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Harman | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Laak |
6 | Talking Heads | Chad Brown | Michael Konik | Mike Sexton | Gabe Kaplan | Phil Gordon | Howard Lederer |
7 | Against All Odds | Sam Farha | Ted Forrest | Clonie Gowen | Gus Hansen | Tony G | Chris Ferguson |
8 | Killer Table | Erick Lindgren | Phil Gordon | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Ivey | Patrik Antonius | Jennifer Harman |
9 | Loose Lips | Barry Greenstein | Mike Matusow | David Benyamine | Shawn Sheikhan | Allen Cunningham | John Juanda |
10 | Ladies' Week | Vanessa Rousso | Evelyn Ng | Dee Luong | Cyndy Violette | Jennifer Harman | Clonie Gowen |
- In the first episode of Season 1, the players continued to talk and make noise while Phil Hellmuth was trying to decide whether to go all-in against Annie Duke. Hellmuth held decorum caused Hellmuth to lash out at Shawn Sheikhan, call over the show's executive producer, and leave the table. Hellmuth also threatened not to participate in future Poker After Dark tournaments unless the show implemented a rule that encouraged people to stop talking when a player is making an important decision. Immediately after the incident, producers put in place a rule which states that if a player wishes to have silence at the table when faced with a tough decision, the player need only inform the dealer, who will then notify the other players of the request. Failure to comply will result in a "time-out" period of one lap of the button for the offending player(s), with blinds forfeited during this time.[12] , while Duke had . The lack of
Season 2 (2007)
Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-Up | Winner |
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1 | Golden Men | Greg Raymer | Jamie Gold | Huck Seed | Doyle Brunson | Johnny Chan | Joe Hachem |
2 | International | Gus Hansen | Daniel Negreanu | Marco Traniello | David Benyamine | Brad Booth | Patrik Antonius |
3 | Queens and Kings | Ali Nejad | Annie Duke | Vanessa Rousso | Howard Lederer | Kristy Gazes | Gabe Kaplan |
4 | World Series Legends | Chris Ferguson | Layne Flack | Erik Seidel | T.J. Cloutier | Phil Hellmuth | Doyle Brunson |
5 | WPT All-Stars | Michael Mizrachi | Erick Lindgren | Daniel Negreanu | Gus Hansen | Tuan Le | Howard Lederer |
6 | Live To Hurt | Mike Matusow | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Laak | Shawn Sheikhan |
7 | Poker Prowess | Phil Laak | Andy Bloch | David Williams | Annie Duke | John Juanda | Clonie Gowen |
8 | Mega Match | David Benyamine | Jennifer Harman | Barry Greenstein | Phil Ivey | Eli Elezra | Allen Cunningham |
9 | Of Mouth and Men | Mike Matusow | Alan Dvorkis | Antonio Esfandiari | Paul Wasicka | Jamie Gold | Mike Sexton |
10 | Signature Week | Jennifer Harman | Gus Hansen | Chris Ferguson | Phil Hellmuth | Howard Lederer | Phil Ivey |
- In "International" week, Gus Hansen was knocked out after 6 hands, and heads-up play started after 53 hands, both record lows for the show.[13]
Season 3 (2008)
Week | Title[11] | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-Up | Winner |
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1 | Dream Table | Mike Matusow | Daniel Negreanu | Scotty Nguyen | Ken Light | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth |
2 | 19th Hole | David Oppenheim | Erick Lindgren | Daniel Negreanu | Doyle Brunson | Phil Ivey | Gavin Smith |
3 | Hecklers | Mike Matusow | Sam Grizzle | Gavin Smith | Jean-Robert Bellande | Shawn Sheikhan | Phil Hellmuth |
4 | World Champions | Huck Seed | Chris Ferguson | Berry Johnston | Jamie Gold | Phil Hellmuth | Johnny Chan |
5 | Cowboys | Hoyt Corkins | Doyle Brunson | Chau Giang | Chris Ferguson | Andy Bloch | Gabe Kaplan |
6 | International | Daniel Negreanu | John Juanda | Gus Hansen | Roland de Wolfe | Patrik Antonius | Johnny Chan |
7 | Jam Up | Barry Greenstein | Mike Matusow | Eli Elezra | Howard Lederer | Antonio Esfandiari | David Williams |
8 | Gus & Ladies | J.J. Liu | Gus Hansen | Erica Schoenberg | Beth Shak | Clonie Gowen | Vanessa Rousso |
9 | Love at First Raise | Erica Shoenberg | Phil Laak | Jennifer Harman | Jennifer Tilly | Marco Traniello | David Benyamine |
10 | Commentators | Howard Lederer | Phil Gordon | Robert Williamson III | Chad Brown | Ali Nejad | Mark Gregorich |
- "Dream Table" week featured a Poker After Dark first: Phil Hellmuth won by taking an all-in bet from both Ken Light and Jen Harman on the last hand, resulting in the first match to end with no heads-up play.
- "Hecklers Week" featured a controversial situation which necessitated the producer having to come to the table. Phil Hellmuth attempted to bluff the river with no pair in a hand against Jean-Robert Bellande, and Bellande called. Hellmuth then said "you got it" and held onto his cards, waiting for Bellande to show the winner. Bellande felt he did not have to show his hand, while Hellmuth thought "olden day etiquette" indicated that he should. The tournament was stopped for 5 minutes while all players voiced their opinions and eventually the producer came over and then Hellmuth showed his hand, necessitating that Bellande show his to claim the pot.[14]
- "Jam Up" week featured a rule that allowed any player knocked out over the first six hands (once around the table) to rebuy. On the first hand, Eli Elezra was knocked out when his AK didn't crack Howard Lederer's AA when they both got all their chips in pre-flop. Eli was allowed to rebuy for another $20,000, which brought the total chips in play to $140,000, and the first place prize to $140,000[13].
Season 4 (2008)
Stats
Does not include results of episodes that have not yet aired, even if that information is available online.
Most winsThe following players have won more than once.
Never wonThe following players have appeared more than twice, but have yet to win.
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Most appearancesThe following players have been invited to play on Poker After Dark more than twice.
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References and footnotes
- ^ a b c d NBC Announces New Poker After Dark series, from the NBC Universal Media Village website
- ^ NBC launches poker show from United Press International
- ^ a b Poker After Dark kicks off season with Dream Match
- ^ Cardplayer article on Season 4
- ^ Poker Exklusiv on the DSF website
- ^ Although the standard buy-in on Poker After Dark is $20,000, the buy-in for the Mega Match (which first aired the week of October 8, 2007) was $50,000.
- ^ a b c d Season 4 preview from Poker News
- ^ a b c d e Poker After Dark returns for second season[dead link] from the NBC Sports website
- ^ Poker After Dark Draws Ratings, a January 2007 Bodog Online poker blog entry
- ^ pokerafterdark.com past matches from the NBC Sports website
- ^ a b c d 2008 Poker After Dark schedule from the NBC Sports website
- ^ Poker After Dark Week 1 Recap from the NBC Sports website
- ^ a b Nejad's commentary
- ^ Poker After Dark Hecklers Recap from the PAD website
External links
- Poker After Dark Official Homepage
- Poker home page from NBC Sports, which includes Poker After Dark