Poker After Dark
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| Poker After Dark | |
|---|---|
 Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth and Shawn Sheikhan |
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| Genre | Poker |
| Starring | Shana Hiatt |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour (55 or 59 minutes per episode, including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | January 1, 2007 – present |
Poker After Dark is an hour-long late night poker television program on NBC, which debuted January 2007 in its NBC All Night programming lineup, airing six nights a week. [1]
Participants in this made-for-television No Limit Texas hold 'em mini-tournament include many top poker professionals. Each week, six players vie for a $120,000 pot, with each paying a $20,000 buy-in. The show is hosted by Shana Hiatt. Oliver "Ali" Nejad is the announcer.
It airs weekdays immediately after Last Call with Carson Daly at 2:05 a.m. ET (1:05 CT) on most stations, although it could vary according to local affiliates' alternate programming. The show replaces reruns of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno repeats moved up one hour. A "Director's Cut" of the previous week's shows is scheduled on Saturdays at 2:01 a.m. ET (1:01 Central) after local programming, replacing classic reruns of Saturday Night Live.
Each night of original programming features an intimate look at one table as it develops over one day, however it is edited for broadcast over the course of a week, culminating with a winner on Friday night. Saturday night's show recaps the week's events (including highlights of Hiatt's outtakes) and the week's winner and participants offering commentary. NBC also airs the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which began in 2005 as replacement programming due to the NHL lockout.
Poker After Dark airs on all NBC affiliates, except those located in Albany, Houston, Detroit, Austin, Salt Lake City and Memphis. The NBC stations in these areas air infomercials in place of Poker After Dark.
Due to the show's ratings success [2], NBC has been able to sell more advertising on the rebroadcasts, as well as garner more sponsors for future episodes. The show's main original sponsor was Full Tilt Poker. [3]
Contents |
[edit] Episode Guide
[edit] Season 1 (2007)
| Week | Episodes | Original Airdates | Rebroadcast Dates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-6 | Jan 1-6 | Feb 5-10 / Apr 30-May 5 | Poker Brat Attack | Gus Hansen | Phil Hellmuth | Shawn Sheikhan | Annie Duke | Steve Zolotow | Huck Seed |
| 2 | 7-12 | Jan 8-13 | Feb 26-Mar 3 / May 7-12 | Play Anything | Mike Matusow | Gabe Kaplan | David Grey | Doyle Brunson | Jerry Buss | Daniel Negreanu |
| 3 | 13- 18 | Jan 15-20 | Mar 5-10 / May 21-26 | WSOP Champions | Chris Moneymaker | Jamie Gold | Johnny Chan | Chris Ferguson | Doyle Brunson | Carlos Mortensen |
| 4 | 19-24 | Jan 22-27 | Mar 19-24 / May 28-Jun 2 | Earphones Please | Sam Farha | Tony G | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Phil Ivey | Andy Bloch |
| 5 | 25-30 | Jan 29-Feb 3 | Mar 26-31 | Phil Phil | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Harman | Phil Laak | Erik Seidel | Antonio Esfandiari | Doyle Brunson |
| 6 | 31-36 | Feb 12-17 | Apr 2-7 | Talking Heads | Michael Konik | Phil Gordon | Howard Lederer | Chad Brown | Gabe Kaplan | Mike Sexton |
| 7 | 37-42 | Feb 19-24 | Apr 9-14 | Against All Odds | Chris Ferguson | Clonie Gowen | Sam Farha | Gus Hansen | Ted Forrest | Tony G |
| 8 | 43-48 | Mar 12-17 | Apr 23-28 | Killer Table | Phil Ivey | Erick Lindgren | Jennifer Tilly | Patrik Antonius | Jennifer Harman | Phil Gordon |
| 9 | 49-54 | Apr 16-21 | Jun 4-9 | Loose Lips | Mike Matusow | Allen Cunningham | David Benyamine | Barry Greenstein | Shawn Sheikhan | John Juanda |
| 10 | 55-60 | May 14-19 | Jul 2-7 | Ladies' Week | Clonie Gowen | Evelyn Ng | Dee Luong | Vanessa Rousso | Jennifer Harman | Cyndy Violette |
| 11 | 61-66 | Jun 11-16 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 12 | 67-72 | Jun 18-23 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 13 | 73-78 | Jun 25-30 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
[edit] Results
[edit] Season 1 (2007)
| Week | Title | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poker Brat Attack | Gus Hansen | Huck Seed | Annie Duke | Shawn Sheikhan | Steve Zolotow | Phil Hellmuth |
| 2 | Play Anything | Daniel Negreanu | David Grey | Mike Matusow | Gabe Kaplan | Doyle Brunson | Jerry Buss |
| 3 | WSOP Champions | Johnny Chan | Chris Moneymaker | Chris Ferguson | Doyle Brunson | Jamie Gold | Carlos Mortensen |
| 4 | Earphones Please | Phil Ivey | Mike Matusow | Tony G | Andy Bloch | Phil Hellmuth | Sam Farha |
| 5 | Phil Phil | Phil Laak | Antonio Esfandiari | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth | Erik Seidel | Doyle Brunson |
| 6 | Talking Heads | Howard Lederer | Phil Gordon | Gabe Kaplan | Mike Sexton | Michael Konik | Chad Brown |
| 7 | Against All Odds | Chris Ferguson | Tony G | Gus Hansen | Clonie Gowen | Ted Forrest | Sam Farha |
| 8 | Killer Table | Jennifer Harman | Patrik Antonius | Phil Ivey | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Gordon | Erick Lindgren |
| 9 | Loose Lips | ||||||
| 10 | Ladies' Week | ||||||
| 11 | TBD | ||||||
| 12 | TBD | ||||||
| 13 | TBD |
[edit] Trivia
In the third episode of Season 1, the table refused to stop talking, laughing at, and teasing Phil while he was deciding to call Annie's bet for all his chips, causing him to lash out at Shawn and leave the table. Hellmuth held A♥ 10♦, while Duke had K♠ K♥ in the hand. He also threatened not to play in any more of these tournaments unless the rules of decorum were enforced so that people would stop talking during a hard decision, and would be punished as they would be in official tournaments. Immediately after the incident, producers put in place a rule which states that if a player wishes to have silence at the table when faced with a tough decision, the player need only inform the dealer, who will then notify the other players of the request. Failure to comply will result in a "time-out" period of one lap of the button for the offending player(s), with blinds forfeited during this time. [4]
