Poker After Dark | |
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Presented by | Shana Hiatt (S1-2) Marianela Pereyra (S3) Leeann Tweeden (S4-7) Drea Renee (S8) Veronica Brill (S12-13) |
Narrated by | Ali Nejad |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 13 |
No. of episodes | 611 episodes 94 live streams (134 weeks consisting of 68 tournaments and 117 cash games) [1] |
Production | |
Producers | |
Production location | Las Vegas |
Running time | 1 hour (with commercials; about 42 minutes without); 6 hours when on PokerGO (with player breaks; about 5 hours, 20 minutes without) |
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Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 1, 2007 – December 3, 2011 |
Network | NBCSN |
Release | August 14, 2017 – October 4, 2021 |
Poker After Dark is an hour-long poker television program that originally aired on NBC, [3] premiering on January 1, 2007. [2] The series was canceled on December 3, 2011, following the "Black Friday" criminal case, which involved major sponsor Full Tilt Poker as one of the defendants. [4] The show rebooted on August 14, 2017, with appearances from Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari. Poker After Dark episodes are now filmed exclusively at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino, and distributed on video streaming service PokerGO.
For its first two seasons, both of which originally aired in 2007, the show was presented by Shana Hiatt. [5] The host for season 3 was Marianela Pereyra, and Leeann Tweeden took over starting with season 4. [6] When the series returned on PokerGO in 2017, Drea Renee took over as lead presenter. Veronica Brill was introduced as the sideline reporter during season 12. [7]
All seasons have contained voice-over commentary by Oliver "Ali" Nejad.
The Poker After Dark format featured an "intimate look at one table as it develops over the week." [2] Blinds start at $100/$200 and slowly escalate. Commentator Ali Nejad's commentary is limited, allowing viewers to hear much of the table talk among the players, all of whom are mic'ed. [2] (The table talk occasionally reveals that the "week-long" series is taped in one long session.)
The series was originally structured as a series of week-long No Limit Texas hold 'em mini-tournaments for six top poker professionals. Each week the players vied for a $120,000 winner-takes-all prize pool, with each paying a $20,000 buy-in. [Note 1] By the end of the fifth show, a winner is determined. The sixth show was a "director's cut" that includes excerpts from the action from the previous five days, interspersed with talking heads commentary from the participants. Beginning with Season 4, the producers began to experiment with different formats, including no-limit cash games, and a double-elimination Heads Up battle between the first 4 winners of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. [8] Also, Seasons 3, 4 and 5 had a "Dream Table," pitting an amateur against five pros.
Poker After Dark aired six times a week, at 2:05 a.m. ET (1:05 CT) Tuesday through Saturday, and then at 1:00 a.m. ET (12:00 CT) on Sundays, though times vary according to the preferences of the affiliates. [9] The early Sunday show is a "director's cut" weekly summary of the previous week's shows.
Several NBC affiliates, most notably those owned by Post-Newsweek Stations, Barrington Broadcasting, some Raycom Media stations, WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, and the LDS Church-owned KSL-TV in Salt Lake City refused to air the show due to management or locality objections against programs featuring gambling (the Post-Newsweek stations also refused to carry Face the Ace in August 2009), while other stations did not carry it due to existing syndication contracts precluding it from airing the series or to retain control of their overnight schedules. It was not aired entirely in the state of Texas due to the state's strict gambling laws.
NBC abruptly stopped airing Poker After Dark on September 23, 2011, [10] a few days after Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, issued a statement alleging production underwriter Full Tilt Poker had perpetrated a Ponzi scheme on its customers. Replacing the show was a rebroadcast of the Hoda Kotb/Kathie Lee Gifford-hosted fourth hour of Today , and on the weekends, a second episode of In Wine Country from San Francisco Bay Area NBC station KNTV. NBC Sports has since removed their poker section entirely from their webpage, and previous episodes have been removed from Hulu. Although NBC did not issue a definitive statement regarding the schedule change or the future of the show, NBC Sports Senior Director of Communications Adam Freifeld has stated that NBC will "continue to evaluate our poker programming." [11]
Since 2017, Poker After Dark has aired live each month exclusively on PokerGO. Full replays and highlight recaps are also available on demand for each episode.
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In Canada Poker After Dark aired afternoons and late nights on Rogers Sportsnet and, since fall 2009 on the French network V.[ citation needed ]
In France Poker After Dark airs at night on RTL9. In Germany, it airs on SPORT1, with commentary provided by Michael Körner. [12] In Ireland, Poker After Dark airs on Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1 [13] on most weeknights with little change from the US version. In The Netherlands, it airs on Veronica; episodes feature the original English commentary with Dutch subtitles.[ citation needed ] In Sweden, Poker After Dark airs on afternoons and nights on TV4 Sport [ citation needed ] and on TV 10 weekday nights at 01:30.[ citation needed ] In Denmark, it airs at night on TV3+.[ citation needed ] In Italy, Poker After Dark airs at night on POKERItalia24. In Poland, Poker After Dark airs during evenings on Sportklub and Sport Klub+; commentary is provided by Paweł Majewski and Marcin Grzywacz.[ citation needed ]. In Russia, the show airs on 7TV at 11:30 pm every day until the Febral, and now shows on REN-TV at 3:00 pm.
Season 1 was taped at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Season 2 was taped in May 2007 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. [14]
Season 3 was taped in October 2007 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. [14]
Season 4 was taped in April 2008 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. [8] Season 4 episode titles and presumed seating order taken from NBC's Web site. [16]
Week | Episodes | Original airdates | Title [16] | 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 Laliberté | David Peat |
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 29-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 |
Most of Season 5 was taped December 19–21, 2008 at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. The season's first three weeks include episodes originally announced as Season 4 episodes and were taped at South Point. [17] [18]
Season 6 was taped in October 2009 at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas and is scheduled to have 13 weeks of episodes. [19]
Season 7 took place from the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and was scheduled for 13 weeks of new episodes. [20] The program was pulled from the schedule during this season after episode 48, and as a consequence weeks 9-13 never aired on NBC but are available on PokerGO.
Season 8 took place from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino. Unlike the previous seven seasons, Season 8 would follow a new format of broadcasting live streams of each day of play, along with providing daily recaps of the action exclusively on PokerGO.
Season 9 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino. Each day of play was live streamed exclusively on PokerGO and would be available on demand, along with daily recaps of the action.
Week | Day | Scheduled Airtimes | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 | Seat 8 |
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1 | 1 | January 3 | Femme Fatale | Kitty Kuo | Melanie Weisner | J.J. Liu | Sofia Lovgren | Tracy Nguyen | Kristen Bicknell | Kathy Liebert | |
2 | January 4 | Femme Fatale | Kathy Liebert | Sofia Lovgren | Tracy Nguyen | Kristen Bicknell | Melanie Weisner | J.J. Liu | |||
2 | 1 | January 16 | The Prestige | Randall Emmett | Devon Chon Watt | Bob Sura | Darol Rodrock | Bill Perkins | Antonio Esfandiari | Robert Sanchez | Bob Nouri |
2 | January 17 | The Prestige | Devon Chon Watt | Bill Perkins | Darol Rodrock | Bob Nouri / Edwin Ting | Bob Sura | Robert Sanchez | Antonio Esfandiari | ||
3 | 1 | January 25 | Reality Check | Evan Sofer | Bob Bright | James Bord | Sean Dempsey | John Morgan | Nick Schulman | Maria Ho | Jean-Robert Bellande |
2 | January 26 | Reality Check | Frank Kassela | Nick Schulman | Jean-Robert Bellande | Bob Bright | Sean Dempsey | Maria Ho | |||
4 | 1 | February 15 | Dead Money | Garrett Adelstein | Sean Dempsey | Bob Bright | Jean-Robert Bellande | Matt Berkey | Stanley Choi | ||
2 | February 16 | Dead Money | Stanley Choi | Matt Berkey | Garrett Adelstein | Billy O'Neil | Bob Bright | Jean-Robert Bellande | Sean Dempsey | ||
5 | 1 | February 21 | Talk the Talk | Jared Jaffee | Danielle Andersen | Antonio Esfandiari | Maurice Hawkins | Mickey Craft | Randall Emmett | Mike Dentale | |
2 | February 22 | Talk the Talk | Maurice Hawkins | Mickey Craft | Mike Dentale | Danielle Andersen | Jared Jaffee | Antonio Esfandiari | Justin Young | ||
6 | 1 | March 6 | Racks of Lamb | Keith Lehr | Matt Kirk | Ben Lamb | Jesse Sylvia | Chris MacFarland | Len Ashby | ||
2 | March 7 | Racks of Lamb | Len Ashby | Gus Hansen | Sam Soverel | Ben Lamb | Brian Rast | Matt Kirk | Chris MacFarland | ||
7 | 1 | March 14 | Moving Violations | Bo Brownstein | Antonio Esfandiari | Jennifer Tilly | Don Cheadle | Nick Vertucci | John Morgan | Robert Sanchez | Randall Emmett |
2 | March 15 | Moving Violations | Don Cheadle | Jennifer Tilly | Randall Emmett | Nick Vertucci | Robert Sanchez | Antonio Esfandiari | John Morgan | ||
8 | 1 | March 20 | Whine and Cheese | Robert Kuhn | Jeremy Ausmus | Tom Marchese | Tracy Nguyen | Dan O'Brien | Justin Young | Hank Yang | Bob Bright |
2 | March 21 | Whine and Cheese | Jeremy Ausmus | Robert Kuhn | Bob Bright | Daniel Negreanu | Justin Young | Tom Marchese | Dan O'Brien / Hank Yang | Phil Hellmuth | |
9 | 1 | May 15 | Open House | Daniel Negreanu | Brandon Adams | Maria Ho | Larry Greenberg | Eli Elezra | Jeremy Kaufman | Alan Richardson | |
2 | May 16 | Open House | Mike Matusow | Tom Marchese | Don Nguyen | Phil Hellmuth | Bill Perkins | Antonio Esfandiari | Matt Berkey | Dan Shak | |
10 | 1 | August 1 | Solve for Hollywood | Jacky Wang | Randall Emmett | Garrett Adelstein | Dave Peters | Don Nguyen | Matt Berkey | Farah Galfond | |
2 | August 2 | Solve for Hollywood | Matt Berkey | Tracy Nguyen | Garrett Adelstein | Dave Peters | Jacky Wang | Farah Galfond | |||
11 | 1 | August 14 | Rise and Grind | Alan Richardson | Michael Mizrachi | Justin Young | John Cynn | Vitalyi Rizhkov | Farah Galfond | Bob Bright | |
2 | August 15 | Rise and Grind | Ronny Beda | Alan Richardson | Farah Galfond | Bob Bright | Vitalyi Rizhkov | Maria Ho | Michael Mizrachi / Chris Johnson | John Cynn | |
12 | 1 | August 21 | Masters of the Main | Scott Vener | Kelly Minkin | Tony Miles | Mickey Craft | Scott Blumstein | John Cynn | Randall Emmett | Ben Lamb |
2 | August 22 | Masters of the Main | Scott Vener / Bob Bright | John Cynn | Ben Lamb | Mickey Craft / Jay Farber | Jeremy Ausmus | Kelly Minkin | Randall Emmett / Jared Jaffee | Scott Blumstein / Jacky Wang | |
13 | 1 | August 28 | Under the Gun | Daniel Weinand | Robert Sanchez | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Tilly | Eli Elezra | Jean-Robert Bellande | Randall Emmett | |
2 | August 29 | Under the Gun | Norm Macdonald / Alan Richardson | Jean-Robert Bellande | Daniel Weinand | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Eli Elezra | Randall Emmett / Jeremy Ausmus | Robert Sanchez | |
14 | 1 | September 25 | Big Three | Jonathan Depa | Isaac Haxton | Justin Ligeri | Brandon Adams | Ryan Tosoc | Ben Lamb | ||
2 | September | Big Three | Jonathan Depa | Ryan Tosoc | Isaac Haxton | Brandon Adams | Justin Young | Ben Lamb | Sam Soverel | ||
15 | 1 | October 9 | Power Play | Nick Schulman | John Morgan | Daniel Negreanu | Jean-Robert Bellande | Bill Klein | Bob Bright | Justin Young | |
2 | October 10 | Power Play | Jeremy Ausmus | Justin Young | John Morgan | Nick Schulman | Bob Bright | Bill Klein | Daniel Negreanu | ||
16 | 1 | October 23 | Godfather | Scott Seiver | Brian Rast | Billy O'Neil | Bryn Kenney | Doyle Brunson | Jared Bleznick | Gus Hansen | |
2 | October 24 | Godfather | Daniel Cates | Billy O'Neil | Jared Bleznick | Doyle Brunson | Gus Hansen | Brian Rast | Scott Seiver | ||
17 | 1 | November 5 | 888poker Week | Eli Elezra | Chris Moorman | Peter Martin | Jennifer Tilly | Kelly Minkin | Bill Klein | Maria Ho | |
2 | November 6 | 888poker Week | Chris Moorman | Eli Elezra | Jennifer Tilly | Bill Klein | Maria Ho | Kelly Minkin | Otto Richard | ||
18 | 1 | November 13 | Magic Moments | Nick Varano | Bo Brownstein | Roger Sippl | Antonio Esfandiari | Jennifer Tilly | Liron Ben Shimon | ||
2 | November 14 | Magic Moments | Antonio Esfandiari | Liron Ben Shimon | Jennifer Tilly | Roger Sippl | Nick Varano | Bo Brownstein | |||
19 | 1 | November 26 | Dolly's Game | Farzad Bonyadi | Frank Kassela | Daniel Alaei | Shawn Sheikhan | Billy Baxter | Majid Yahyaei | Doyle Brunson | |
20 | 1 | November 27 | Norm Plays Poker | Sean Dempsey | Norm Macdonald | Nick Schulman | Frank Kassela | Eli Elezra | Alan Richardson | Keith Lehr | |
21 | 1 | December 3 | Pro Bono | Sam Soverel | Danny Aharoni | Justin Bonomo | Anthony Alberto | Ben Lamb | Jonathan Depa | ||
2 | December 4 | Pro Bono | Anthony Alberto | Ben Lamb | Jonathan Depa | Justin Bonomo | Danny Aharoni | Keith Lehr | Sam Soverel |
Season 10 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino. Each day of play was live-streamed exclusively on PokerGO and would be available on-demand, along with daily recaps of the action.
Week | Day | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 | Seat 8 |
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1 | 1 | January 22 | $25K Elevator | Sean Winter | Adrian Attenborough | Justin Young | Anthony Alberto | Ralph Wong | Matt Berkey | Chris Hunichen | |
2 | January 23 | $25K Elevator | Justin Young | Sean Winter | Anthony Alberto | Adrian Attenborough | Ralph Wong | Matt Berkey | |||
2 | 1 | March 25 | Femme Fatale II | Danielle Andersen | Kitty Kuo | Farah Galfond | Elica Lemann | Kym Lim | Denise Pratt | ||
2 | March 26 | Femme Fatale II | Maria Ho | Denise Pratt | Kym Lim | Elica Lemann | Danielle Andersen | Farah Galfond | Lily Kiletto | Kitty Kuo | |
3 | 1 | April 8 | Run It Once | George James | Dylan Linde | Kevin Rabichow | Dave Eldridge | Joey Ingram | Seth Davies | ||
2 | April 9 | Run It Once | Phil Galfond | Kevin Rabichow | George James | Elica Lemann | Randall Emmett | Dylan Linde | Joey Ingram | ||
4 | 1 | April 25 | Golden Nights | Alex Haro | Jamie Gold | Farah Galfond | Randall Emmett | Frank Kassela | Drew Donen | Anthony Alberto | |
2 | April 26 | Golden Nights | Jamie Gold | Frank Kassela | Farah Galfond | Alex Haro | Daniel Negreanu | Randall Emmett | Drew Donen | Paul Martino | |
5 | 1 | May 21 | 888poker Week II | Randall Emmett | Mark Heintz | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Dominik Nitsche | Chris Moorman | Ali Imsirovic | |
2 | May 22 | 888poker Week II | Randall Emmett | Eli Elezra | Jennifer Tilly | Ali Imsirovic | Phil Hellmuth | Dominik Nitsche | Chris Moorman | ||
6 | 1 | July 22 | Main Event Hangover | Hossein Ensan | Vivian Saliba | Jamie Kerstetter | Brandon Cantu | Dario Sammartino | Matt Berkey | Mike Matusow | |
2 | July 23 | Main Event Hangover | Matt Berkey | Randall Emmett | Mike Matusow | Anthony Marquez | Sam Soverel | Brandon Cantu | Hossein Ensan | Vivian Saliba | |
7 | 1 | August 6 | Open Seat | Jeff Platt | Trevor Savage | Barry Woods | Mike Matusow | Justin Young | Brandon Cantu | Brandon Schaefer | |
2 | August 7 | Open Seat | Brandon Schaefer | Brandon Cantu | Trevor Savage | Barry Woods | Mike Matusow | Jeff Platt | Justin Young | ||
8 | 1 | August 20 | GOAT Week | Paul Pierce | Mike Sexton | Rob Yong | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Randall Emmett | Alan Keating | |
2 | August 21 | GOAT Week | Tom Dwan | Paul Pierce / Brandon Cantu | Alan Keating | Jennifer Tilly | Rob Yong | Phil Hellmuth | Randall Emmett | ||
9 | 1 | September 24 | Hellmuth's Home Game | David Sacks | Jason Calacanis | Chamath Palihapitiya | Phil Hellmuth | Draymond Green / Brandon Cantu | Maria Ho | Rick Thompson | |
2 | September 25 | Hellmuth's Home Game | Rick Thompson | Maria Ho | Brandon Cantu | Jason Calacanis | Phil Hellmuth | Chamath Palihapitiya | David Sacks | ||
10 | 1 | October 8 | Run It Up Week | Ricky Guan | Jamie Kerstetter | Marle Cordeiro | Nathan Manuel | Pat Carter | Jason Somerville | Mark Mazza | |
2 | October 9 | Run It Up Week | Nathan Manuel | Pat Carter | Jamie Kerstetter | Johnny Vibes | Ricky Guan | Jason Somerville | Mark Mazza | ||
11 | 1 | October 23 | Showbound! | Norm Macdonald | Maria Ho | Wadih Kaawar | Garry Gates | Jamie Gold | Jamie Kerstetter | Chance Kornuth | |
2 | October 24 | Showbound! | Chance Kornuth | Sam Simmons | Garry Gates | Jamie Kerstetter | Clyde Lorance | Jamie Gold | Jeff Platt | ||
12 | 1 | December 3 | Whales vs. Wizards | Tom Schwartz | Kitty Kuo | Justin Young | Ali Imsirovic | Anthony Alberto | Dominik Nitsche | Randall Emmett | |
2 | December 4 | Whales vs. Wizards | Randall Emmett | Dominik Nitsche | Tom Schwartz / Dan Shak | Justin Young | Kitty Kuo | Ali Imsirovic | Tim Sharif | ||
13 | 1 | December 19 | Holidays with Hellmuth II | Jon Ferraro | Phil Hellmuth | James Bord | Jennifer Tilly | Brandon Cantu | Rob Yong | Randall Emmett |
Season 11 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino. Each day of play was live-streamed exclusively on PokerGO and would be available on-demand, along with daily recaps of the action. Season 11 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only featured two weeks of play.
Week | Day | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
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1 | 1 | January 16 | One Night in Vegas | Albert Daher | Mike Matusow | Freddy Deeb | Nick Schulman | Daniel Negreanu | Frank Stepuchin | Eli Elezra |
2 | 1 | February 26 | Lucky Charms Week | Doc Barry | David Silverman | Jennifer Tilly | Mike Shaheen | Antonio Esfandiari | Evan Mathis | |
2 | February 27 | Lucky Charms Week | Bob Bounahra | Bill Perkins | Julie Yorn | Jennifer Tilly | David Silverman | Evan Mathis | Antonio Esfandiari |
Season 12 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino. After each day of play being live-streamed on PokerGO for seasons 8 to 11, Poker After Dark returned to an episodic format released weekly for Season 12. [28] [29]
Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
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1 | 1-3 | Dec. 13, 20, 27 | Cry Me a River | Alex Ding | Scott Ball | Andrew Sasson | Damien LeForbes | Antonio Esfandiari | Ben Lamb | Justin Young |
2 | 4-7 | Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 | The Bratty Bunch | David Sacks | Jason Calacanis | Phil Hellmuth | Bill Gurley | Chamath Palihapitiya | Alan Keating | |
3 | 8-10 | Feb. 1, 8, 15 | The Fantastic Five | Lynne Ji | Matt Berkey | James Romero | Jake Daniels | Sam Soverel | ||
4 | 11-12 | Feb. 22, Mar. 1 | One Bourbon, One Shot, and No Fear | Sam Soverel | Jake Daniels | Chris Johnson | Jonathan Little | Alex Ding | Justin Young | |
5 | 13-14 | Mar. 8, 15 | Lesson Learned | Jonathan Little | James Romero | Matt Affleck | Brad Owen | Faraz Jaka | Justin Saliba | |
6 | 15-16 | Mar. 22, 29 | Not About Nick | Matt Berkey | Terry Fleischer | Nick Schulman | James Bord | Scott Ball | Jeremiah Williams | |
7 | 17-18 | Apr. 5, 12 | Blitz Week | Bill Perkins | Steve Aoki | Mally Mall | Dan Bilzerian | Chris Eubank Jr. | Lara Sebastian | David Bell |
8 | 19-21 | Apr. 19, 26, May 3 | Watch Your Step | Ilyas Abayev | Alex Ding | Ronnie Bardah | Frank Stepuchin | Marle Cordeiro | Alan Richardson | |
8 | 22-24 | May 10, 17, 24 | Watch Your Step | Landon Tice | Frank Stepuchin | Ilyas Abeyev | Marle Cordeiro | Mike Matusow | Alex Ding | Ronnie Bardah |
9 | 25-26 | May 31, June 7 | Gamblers Delight | Dan Shak | James Bord | Lynne Ji | Albert Destrade | Jake Daniels | Trevor Pope | Bryan Ercolano |
9 | 27-29 | June 14, 21, 28 | Gamblers Delight | Bryan Ercolano | Albert Destrade | Lynne Ji | Trevor Pope | Jake Daniels | Dan Shak |
Season 13 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino. Episodes were released weekly on Mondays for Season 13. [1] [32]
Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 | Seat 8 |
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1 | 1-3 | July 19, 26, Aug. 2 | The Nosebleeds | Jake Daniels | Zach Franzi | Daniel Negreanu | Matt Berkey | Dan Smith | MJ Gonzales | Scott Seiver | |
2 | 4 | Aug. 9 | Action Arden | Ben Yerushalaim | Arden Cho | Julie Yorn | Phil Hellmuth | Ryan Feldman | Steven Dang | Danielle Andersen | Jeremy Levin |
3 | 5-7 | Aug. 16, 23, 30 | Feeding Franzi | Nick Wright | Zach Franzi | Joelle Parenteau | Hish Salama | Daniel Weinand | Eli Elezra | Maria Ho | |
4 | 8-10 | Sept. 6, 13, 20 | Fight Night | Bruce Buffer | Peter Jennings | Maria Ho | Phil Hellmuth | Nick Wright | Daniel Negreanu | Jon Aguiar | |
5 | 11-12 | Sept. 27, Oct. 4 | Everything in its Wright Place | Landon Tice | Nick Wright | Phil Hellmuth | Melissa Schubert | Eli Elezra | Ema Zajmović | Alan Richardson | |
6 | 13-15 | Let Them Play | Alexandra Botez | MrBeast | Phil Hellmuth | Doyle Brunson | Clay Travis | Graham Stephan | Ted Cruz |
Results from cash game weeks, which Poker After Dark introduced in Season 4 and continued in Season 5, Season 6, and Season 7, are also omitted.
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 |
Weeks 1 and 7 were Cash Games #1 and #2, and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title [16] | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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2 | Nets Vs. Vets | Andrew Robl | Johnny Chan | Tom Dwan | Huck Seed | Doyle Brunson | Brian Townsend |
3 | Heads Up Challenge | Not Applicable | Paul Wasicka | Ted Forrest | Chris Ferguson | Phil Hellmuth | |
4 | Mission Impossible | David Williams | Gavin Smith | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Phil Laak | Clonie Gowen |
5 | Dream II | Mike Sexton | Mike Matusow | Paul Featherstone | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth | Gavin Smith |
6 | Mayfair Club | Dan Harrington | Mike Shichtman | Steve Zolotow | Mickey Appleman | Howard Lederer | Jay Heimowitz |
Seven of the 16 weeks during season 5—Weeks 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16—were cash games, and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title [16] | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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1 | Close but no Cigar | David Williams | Dewey Tomko | Allen Cunningham | Lee Watkinson | Andy Black | Mike Matusow |
2 | Speak Your Mind | Phil Hellmuth | Todd Brunson | Gabe Kaplan | David Grey | Cory Zeidman | Phil Gordon |
3 | Brilliant Minds | David Sklansky | Bill Chen | Brandon Adams | Jimmy Warren | Chris Ferguson | Andy Bloch |
5 | Dream Table III | Mike Matusow | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Laak | Arnold Thimons | Jennifer Tilly | Johnny Chan |
6 | International III | David Benyamine | John Phan | Brad Booth | Allen Cunningham | Ivan Demidov | John Juanda |
9 | Sit-n-Talk | Mike Matusow | Antonio Esfandiari | Jean-Robert Bellande | Jennifer Harman | David Grey | Vanessa Rousso |
10 | Celebrities and Mentors | Jason Alexander | Orel Hershiser | Phil Gordon | Barry Greenstein | Don Cheadle | Gavin Smith |
13 | Magnificent Six | Howard Lederer | Phil Ivey | Doyle Brunson | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth | Chris Ferguson |
14 | USA vs. Italy | Marco Traniello | Chris Ferguson | Max Pescatori | Erick Lindgren | Dario Minieri | Howard Lederer |
Six of the 13 weeks during season 6—Weeks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12—were cash games, and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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1 | Commentators III | Kara Scott | Ali Nejad | Mark Gregorich | Howard Lederer | Joe Sebok | Gabe Kaplan |
2 | Nicknames | Erick Lindgren | Annette Obrestad | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Laak |
5 | My Favorite Pro | Chris Ferguson | James Ashby | Steve Bartlett | Craig Ivey | Phil Hellmuth | Jens Voertmann |
6 | He Said, She Said | Erica Schoenberg | Jean-Robert Bellande | David Grey | Annie Duke | Mike Matusow | Karina Jett |
9 | Lonesome Shark | Erick Lindgren | Antonio Esfandiari | Brad Booth | Mike Matusow | David Williams | James Akenhead |
10 | Mixed Martial Arts | Patrik Antonius | Randy Couture | Erick Lindgren | Dan Henderson | Bruce Buffer | Howard Lederer |
13 | Charity In Mind | Howard Lederer | Chris Ferguson | Jennifer Harman | Annie Duke | Andy Bloch | Phil Gordon |
As of April 9, 2011, 2 of the 4 weeks aired from season 6 were cash games, and are omitted from the results table. Week 11 wasn't originally aired on NBC, but are now available on PokerGO.
Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-Up | Winner |
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1 | SNG $100k Freezeout | John Juanda | Erick Lindgren | Phil Galfond | Tom Dwan | Phil Ivey | Huck Seed |
4 | SNG $50k Freezeout | Doyle Brunson | Annette Obrestad | Andrew Lichtenberger | Melanie Weisner | Eric Baldwin | Tom Dwan |
11 | SNG $20k Wish List | Mike Matusow | Mike Dappen | Erica Schoenberg | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth | Chris Ferguson |
Only 3 weeks during Season 8 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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2 | Voices Carry | Jean-Robert Bellande | David Williams | William Kassouf | Mike Matusow | Nick Schulman | Matt Berkey |
2 | Voices Carry | Scott Seiver | Jason Koon | Brian Rast | Matt Berkey | Nick Schulman | Ben Lamb |
2 | Voices Carry | Eric Worre | Igor Kurganov | Greg Mueller | Jason Koon | Randall Emmett | Liv Boeree |
3 | Rumble with Jungle | Isaac Haxton | Doug Polk | Daniel Cates | Frank Kassela | Brian Rast | Jason Koon |
10 | Holidays with Hellmuth | Mike Matusow | Dan Shak | Randall Emmett | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Hellmuth | Maria Ho |
10 | Holidays with Hellmuth | Doyle Brunson | Joseph Marchese | David Penski | Maria Ho | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth |
Only 1 week during Season 9 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title | 7th Place | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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17 | 888poker | Chris Moorman | Jennifer Tilly | Kelly Minkin | Peter Martin | Bill Klein | Eli Elezra | Maria Ho |
17 | 888poker | Maria Ho | Bill Klein | Chris Moorman | Kelly Minkin | Jennifer Tilly | Otto Richard | Eli Elezra |
Only 3 weeks during Season 10 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title | 7th Place | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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5 | 888poker II | Dominik Nitsche | Jennifer Tilly | Mark Heintz | Randall Emmett | Chris Moorman | Phil Hellmuth | Ali Imsirovic |
5 | 888poker II | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Dominik Nitsche | Eli Elezra | Randall Emmett | Ali Imsirovic | Chris Moorman |
11 | Showbound! | Norm Macdonald | Garry Gates | Jamie Kerstetter | Jamie Gold | Woody Kaawar | Chance Kornuth | Maria Ho |
11 | Showbound! | Jeff Platt | Jamie Kerstetter | Jamie Gold | Clyde Lorance | Chance Kornuth | Sam Simmons | Garry Gates |
12 | Whales vs. Wizards | Randall Emmett | Ali Imsirovic | Dominik Nitsche | Anthony Alberto | Tom Schwartz | Kitty Kuo | Justin Young |
Season 11 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only featured two weeks which were both cash games.
Only 1 week during Season 12 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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5 | Lesson Learned | Brad Owen | Jonathan Little | Justin Saliba | Faraz Jaka | Matt Affleck | James Romero |
Only 1 week during Season 13 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
Week | Title | 7th Place | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
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4 | Fight Night | Maria Ho | Bruce Buffer | Daniel Negreanu | Jon Aguiar | Peter Jennings | Phil Hellmuth | Nick Wright |
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 with Craig Ferguson did the same week, even though the latter is broadcast 90 minutes earlier. [38]
Full Tilt Poker regularly advertised during Poker After Dark broadcasts, and in some countries,[ specify ] Full Tilt Poker is included in the show's title, which for a time prompted players associated with a rival site (Poker Stars) to stop appearing on the show. Full Tilt Poker held promotional tournaments that offered a seat on the show as the grand prize. The first of these winners, Ken Light, appeared in the first week of Season 3, and was said[ who? ] to have picked his own opponents, though Light later said on the show itself that he was only asked to provide a list of his favorite players and that he did not know that players from the list would join him on the show. [5]
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