Can
Ben Affleck outbluff David Schwimmer?
Will Coolio draw out on Don Cheadle?
Can the cast of 'The West Wing' negotiate the Politics of the
Poker Table?
Shannon Elizabeth with . . . ' The Nuts '?
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About
the Celebrity Poker Showdown
Celebrity
Poker Showdown will feature five celebrities competing against each
other for a piece of the $250,000 prize pool in a game of No Limit
Texas Hold'em poker for the charity of their choice. Each week a
new crop of stars will take to the table to challenge their peers.
The winners from the first five games will go on to compete in the
championship in sixth episode finale.
Each
week a new crop of stars will take to the table to challenge their
peers. The winner from each week’s game will go on to compete
in the championship final sixth episode. Viewers will
have the inside track on the hands the different players are holding
via hidden cameras. They will also be able to hear from the eliminated
players, who will watch the remainder of their respective matches
from the ‘Loser’s Lounge,’ The show is
hosted by comedian/actor Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men, The Usual
Suspects) joined by expert poker commentator Phil Gordon. Gordon
is a world class poker player who has won nearly $1,000,000 in poker
tournaments in the last two years including a 4th place finish in
the 2001 World Series of Poker and a first place finish in the World
Poker Tour: Aruba (professional division) in 2002. While there will
be twenty-five players in total, stars taking part in “Celebrity
Poker Showdown” include "CSI: Miami's" Emily Procter,
rapper/actor Coolio, "The West Wing's" Martin Sheen, Allison
Janney, Bradley Whitford, John Spencer and Richard Schiff, actress/comedian
Sarah Silverman, actor/comedian Jack Black, "The Simpsons'"
Hank Azaria and Nicole Sullivan of "King of Queens," with
others to be announced shortly.
Celebrity
Poker Showdown Scheduled Airtimes
Celebrity
Poker Showdown 1 – Premieres Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, David Schwimmer, Emily Proctor, Willie
Garson
Celebrity
Poker Showdown 2 – Premieres Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Timothy
Busfield
Celebrity
Poker Showdown 3 – Premieres Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Hank Azaria, Michael Ian Black, Peter Facinelli, Nicole Sullivan,
Mo Gaffney
Celebrity
Poker Showdown 4 – Premieres Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Paul Rudd, Ron Livingston, Sarah Silverman, Shannon Elizabeth, Coolio
Celebrity
Poker Showdown 5 – Premieres Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Mimi Rogers, David Cross, Tom Green, Carrie Fisher, Scott Stapp
Championship
Game – Premieres Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Texas Hold'em like the stars play on Celebrity Poker Showdown
"Great
celebrity poker games have taken place privately for years and this
series offers viewers a rare opportunity to witness a new side of
their favorite celebrity," said Gaspin. This show maintains
Bravo's goal of offering a popular concept from a unique point of
view, adding to Bravo’s growing original programming slate."
"'Celebrity
Poker Showdown' is a hip and hilarious hour of television,"
said Joshua Malina, executive producer and star of “The West
Wing." "We're going to take Hollywood's finest and sit
them down at a poker table in order to find out if they can bluff
as well as they can act." The
series was filmed October 16-19th before a live audience at the
Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, each episode of “Celebrity
Poker Showdown” will feature five celebrities competing
against each other for a piece of the $250,000 prize pool in a game
of No Limit Texas Hold’em poker for the charity of their choice.
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Texas Hold'em like the stars play on Celebrity Poker Showdown
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