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World Series of Poker is the biggest event in the poker game and also the biggest event in the poker on TV. At this place, one can find all varieties of poker games such as 7-card stud, Omaha, Texas Hold’em etc. The main draw in the Main event is the eye catchy program as most of the viewers are glued to their sets just to clear the curiosity as who would take home the multi-million dollar prize. The WSOP show on ESPN broadcasts WSOP main event live and so it tops the charts of poker TV channels. This channel is catered not only to the players but non-players also as it is aired on TV.
One would not like to miss the challenging action taking place in the biggest event and chances of watching them in the audience seat is at times tough. But the World Poker tour program on Travel Channel puts the viewers to the same arena through its live telecast of the event. This program that was aired in 2003 did not take long time to be rated as the highest viewed program. This WPT program on Travel channel airs shows that follow World Poker Tour tournament events at casinos around the country.
From the entertaining and informative comments of the commentators to the engrossing action of the final table, nothing is skipped in the live broadcast of this show. The World Poker Tour is a weekly televised series of poker tournaments having more than 50 million poker players in the United States and more than 100 million world wide. Due to this show, Poker quickly became the most widely enjoyed
pastime. World Poker Tour is considered to be different from other telecasts because it films only the most prestigious tournaments and airs them during a regularly scheduled season. With the new technology, the viewers can view the hole cards, the commentary and the live audience in the show gives the viewer the feel of the game.
Celebrity Poker Showdown can also be counted on as one of the popular poker television shows. It has a good number of audiences glued to the TV sets to see their
favorite celebrity poker players playing the game. In this show, every episode features five celebrities competing against each other for a piece of the prize pool in a game of No Limit Texas Hold’em poker. Each week a new group of stars will take to the table to challenge their peers. The winner of each week’s game will go on to compete in the championship episode. The viewers will be able to have the track of cards; the players are holding and also will be able to hear from the eliminated players who will be watching the remainder of their respective matches from the Loser’s Lounge. Topping this is the humour and commentary of the hosts to keep up the spirits of the game.
Poker Royale is considered to be the first tournament ever organized by the World Poker Player Association (WPPA). It is an event that seats many top poker players and amateurs alike. This event is organized by the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The catch shows like World Series of Black jack and Poker Royale is being aired on the channel for all the poker players and non-players too.
The Poker royale show consists of series played between three pros and three players. In the series finale, three biggest game point leaders take the top seats and compete for the $50,000 Grand Prize. There are different forms of shows in this poker royale such as young blood, battle of the ages, the WPPA championship and many others with varied schedule timings.
Fox Sports channel has launched a wonderful idea of promoting the poker game through the tournament called Poker Superstars. This tournament consists of 16 top players in the world who will be competing for cash prize. The Poker Superstars II is the second sequel that is quite similar to the first one. |
