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PartyPoker Signs Kara Scott
It’s been an exciting few months for Kara Scott. The professional poker player and television presenter recently signed on as Gabe Kaplan’s new co-host of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” in November, and this week she became the newest member of “Team Party,” where she will represent PartyPoker.com at poker related events around the world.
Poker Stars NAPT Will Be Televised on ESPN
The North American Poker Tour will be televised on ESPN, according to a blog posted by PokerStars Team pro Daniel Negreanu yesterday.
Annette Obrestad Makes Poker After Dark Debut on “Nicknames Week”
Annette Obrestad has already conquered the online tournament scene and the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. Now that she’s 21 she has her sights set on the USA, and this week she’ll get take on five tough American pros on NBC’s Poker After Dark.
Poker After Dark Begins Airing New Season Tonight
Poker After Dark is kicking off season six late tonight at 2:05 a.m. on NBC, and this week, six poker commentators are going to get to prove their skills on the felt.
Nico Mamy Drops $200,000 Match to Mike Matusow
Frenchman Nico Mamy hit a brick wall named Mike Matusow on Saturday’s installment of the poker game show “Face the Ace.” He dropped the $200,000 match in the process on what was the final episode of the series. It aired at 2:30pm ET on NBC.
Mike Kosowski Wins PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge
Mike Kosowski, a first responder on September 11th, 2001, took down the “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge” final table, defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up and winning the $1 million grand prize.
Poker2Nite Welcomes Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton
The UB.net sponsored poker news program “Poker2Nite,” which makes its home on Fox Sports Net, welcomed Mike Sexton this week. The World Poker Tour (WPT) host is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame after being inducted one month ago.
Joe Cada Appears on PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge
On last weekend’s episode of the “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge,” 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Joe Cada appeared, but did not play. Instead, PokerStars sponsored celebrities trumped the challengers on the FOX poker franchise.
CNBC Illegal Gambling Feature to Air on Wednesday
On Wednesday night at 9:00pm ET, CNBC will air a one-hour exposé entitled, “The Big Business of Illegal Gambling.” The report from CNBC’s Melissa Francis will put the multi-billion dollar industry into focus and include a segment on internet gambling.
New Poker After Dark Cast Will Have Fans “Flipping” Out
The producers of NBC’s Poker After Dark know how to give poker fans exactly what they want. For the next two weeks the action will feature high stakes cash game play with the likes of Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey.
