Poker After Dark: New Cash Game Airs on 10/13

NBC brings viewers another $200/$400 no-limit hold’em cash game with a minimum buy-in of $100,000

For those who enjoyed NBC’s Poker After Dark first ever cash game earlier this season, this week’s show should put a smile on their faces as six players with reputations for their cash game prowess face off in a $200/$400 no-limit hold’em game with hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line. The first cash game was extremely well received by the viewing community, and this week’s action will see five familiar faces and one new one looking to increase their bankrolls at the expense of one another. Those competing are well-known pros Patrik Antonius, Howard Lederer, Doyle Brunson, Gabe Kaplan, Eli Elezra, and amateur player Dee Tiller.

All of the professional players, of course, are very experienced at playing poker for these stakes, and most have played against one another many times. The wildcard in the mix is Tiller, the self-proclaimed “Ten Pound Bass” who is a successful businessman from Texas but is no stranger to high stakes games, despite having played poker recreationally for only the past six years. He also brings a witty and down-home personality to the table that viewers are sure to enjoy.

Antonius is this week’s youngest player and is known for playing in the highest stakes cash games, especially online, where he has established a reputation as one of the best short-handed cash game players in the world. Elezra has played in the “Big Game” at Bellagio for many years, while Brunson, Lederer, and Kaplan have decades of experience between them playing at this level or even higher, and have amassed considerable wealth over the years by doing so.
The game will start with $200/$400 blinds and viewers can expect lots of straddles. Look for the players to agree to add an ante early in the session to increase the size of the pots. Players could buy in for a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $250,000, and any rebuys had to be at least $50,000. And as is customary on PAD, all of the players’ hole cards will be shown, even if they are mucked preflop, so that viewers can see what cards players don’t play as well as the ones they do.

Brief profiles on all six players appear below. The game will begin airing on NBC late night Monday at 2:05 a.m., October 13, and will continue for five consecutive nights in the same time slot. A special program called the “Director’s Cut” will air late night Saturday, October 18, at 1:00 a.m., right after Saturday Night Live. This show will feature Leeann Tweeden with a behind-the-scenes look at the week with highlights and insightful player interviews. Viewers can also watch the game at www.nbcsports/msnbc.com/poker.

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