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Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge Returns Sunday on Fox

by Kristy Arnett |  Published: Nov 20, '09

… show in U.S. history, with more than four million viewers tuning in, easily beating out the World Series of Poker final table on ESPN, and after a short hiatus, the show will continue its first season with a new episode this Sunday, right after FOX’s NFL …

ESPN Remains Pleased with November Nine Poker Concept

by Stephen A. Murphy |  Published: Nov 19, '09

… the final table. Doug White, ESPN’s senior director of programming … 1,228,008), according to ESPN. “I was happy that we … main-event broadcast, wondering how ESPN was possibly going to fit … than we had last year.” ESPN’s senior director of communications …

New Poker Show Poker2Nite Premieres on FSN Tonight

by Kristy Arnett |  Published: Nov 18, '09

… radio show. The premiere will feature special guest Lon McEachern, one of the voices of World Series of Poker coverage on ESPN. Each episode of Poker2Nite will discuss the latest happenings in poker. Card Player TV caught up with Sebok earlier today to …

2009 WSOP Final Table Ratings Slightly Down from 2008

by Stephen A. Murphy |  Published: Nov 12, '09

… than the 2008 finale. The conclusion of the 2009 WSOP on ESPN on Tuesday garnered a 1.8 household rating, down slightly from … in history. While the finale ratings may be disappointing to ESPN and those in the industry who expected the appearance of Ivey …

WSOP Main Event Episode Crowns Winner Tonight on ESPN

by Kristy Arnett |  Published: Nov 10, '09

Every Tuesday night since Aug. 18, viewers have been tuning in to ESPN to watch the World Series of Poker main event field dwindle from 6,494 to just nine, and tonight at 9 p.m. ET, the world will see the newest world champion crowned. The stage was set …

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Final Table Takedown -- Prahlad Friedman

by Craig Tapscott |  Published: Nov 13, '09

… think so. CT: How do you use their perception of your image as an advantage? PF: My image is due mostly to the ESPN coverage of my heads-up match in a Circuit event against Chris Ferguson, because they showed a bluff or two. People tend to remember …

The 2009 Main Event

by Todd Brunson |  Published: Oct 30, '09

… two small diamonds and a jack, and everyone checked to me. I bet the pot, and Juha quickly moved in his remaining chips. The ESPN camera crew rushed over like vultures, as they always do when they smell blood. So, I announced to them that I had to call …

Media Frenzy: Poker’s Three-Ring Circus

by Jennifer Mason |  Published: Oct 01, '09

… gamble paid off, for we’re currently in that gap period now and the final nine players, guaranteed $1 million plus, are waiting for ESPN’s TV coverage to catch up to where they are in real life.  Even when the game is low-stakes, Sky Poker, for example …

Meet the November Nine

by Rebecca McAdam |  Published: Oct 01, '09

… main event, a task that no big-name pro has done since poker exploded in 2003 thanks to Chris Moneymaker and added ESPN coverage. With that accomplishment, he would further cement his legacy as one of the best ever to play the game. Despite entering …

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. — Part I

by Todd Brunson |  Published: Oct 02, '09

… it turned out that they delayed starting the thing for more than an hour, hoping to pick up more players. You see, ESPN, in their ultimate wisdom, decided not to televise the second-most prestigious poker tournament in the world, and it was killing the …

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