Posts Tagged ‘Celebrity Poker Showdown’

Texas hold ‘em

Posted by Nicolae on July 3rd, 2008 under Poker, Texas hold 'em, games
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Texas hold ‘em (also hold’em, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. It is also the most popular poker variant played in most casinos in the United States. Its no-limit betting form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), as seen on [...]

Television shows set in Las Vegas

Posted by Nicolae on June 30th, 2008 under Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada Guide
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2004

American Casino
Discovery Channel
The Travel Channel
reality television program switched to TTC in June 2005

1977
1977
Blansky’s Beauties
ABC
Cancelled after only 13 episodes

Brent Webb’s Magic at The Desert Inn

2004
2006
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Bravo
Texas hold ‘em tournament

2005

Caesars 24/7
A&E
reality television program 3 shows

2001

Criss Angel Mindfreak
A&E

1993
1994
Caesar’s Challenge
NBC

The Casino

2004

The Casino
Fox network
reality television program

Clive James Live in Las Vegas, Nevada

Clive James

Cops
FOX Network
several episodes

1986
1988
Crime [...]

Poker television programs

Posted by Nicolae on June 24th, 2008 under Gambling Media, Poker, Poker Guide
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Poker television programs have been extremely popular in the last several years, especially in North America and Europe. This has especially become the case since the invention of the “pocket cam” in 1997 (and its first use in the United States in 2002), wherein viewers at home can see what each player [...]