New episodes of Poker After Dark begin tonight on NBC!

NBC’s Poker After Dark kicks off four consecutive weeks of original programming late night beginning on September 7 with a cash game that is sure to delight. The game will run for two consecutive weeks, and will feature many of the biggest names in the game today. Taking part in this highly anticipated game are Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Patrik Antonius, Howard “The Professor” Lederer, Eli Elezra, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Phil Ivey. The minimum buy-in for this game is $100,000, and the game will begin with blinds at $200/$400 along with a $100 ante.

The match will begin airing on NBC late night Monday at 2:05 a.m., September 7, 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, September 12, 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 and analyses. The game will resume the following week in the same time slots. Check your local listings for the exact times in your area. Viewers can also watch the game at www.nbcsports/msnbc.com/poker.

Pretty sick schedule:

Sept 7 - 12 & Sept 14 - 19
Top Guns Cash Game
Tom Dwan, Patrick Antonius , Howard Lederer , Eli Elizra , Ilari Sahamies , Phil Ivey

Sep 21-Sep 26
Magnificent Six
Phil Hellmuth Chris Ferguson Howard Lederer Phil Ivey Doyle Brunson Daniel Negreanu

Sep 28-Oct 3
USA vs. Italy
Howard Lederer Marco Traniello Dario Minieri Erick Lindgren Max Pescatori Chris Ferguson

Dec 7-Dec 12 and Dec 14-Dec 19
Railbird Heaven Cash Game
Patrik Antonius Daniel Negreanu Gus Hansen Phil Ivey Tom Dwan Phil Hellmuth

Thanks for the news - still no Shana

wow. that is indeed a sick ass lineup.

Looking forward to the Dwan and Helmuth match up.

That NBC heads-up match up was the funniest poker situation i've ever seen.
lmao just thinking about it.

Exciting news :top:

been looking forward to this for weeks

is this going to count in the durr challenge with tom dwan and patrick antonius?

The DVR is of course already set to record all new episodes. Can't wait it's gonna be a good run of TV.

Glad to see there are some new episodes. Getting tired of watching re-runs. lol

i dont get why lederer is in the first lineup. such a tight n boring player. put SAMMY FARHA in for god's sake!!

I watched it tonight, though I thought it was a re-run. Nothing real special other than Lederer and Antonius all-in and splitting, each with pocket rockets. I guess the big discussion of the night was what to get to eat. They were contemplating splitting a pizza but then Dwan wanted the person to check if the sushi place was open yet...etc. lol

I quite enjoyed it, but the sidebets were annoying me. If its 27 then that is enjoyable to watch, but people betting on the coulor of the flop isn't interesting and just distracts from the poker imo.

MaxiRodriguez said:

I quite enjoyed it, but the sidebets were annoying me. If its 27 then that is enjoyable to watch, but people betting on the coulor of the flop isn't interesting and just distracts from the poker imo.

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Thats why they stopped them doing it on High Stakes Poker, it might make them some $$'s but its not TV friendly.

One question - how the hell do they still not know how to play the 72 game, everytime its on telly, someone doesnt know (Lederer this time) - who doesnt know that game by now

Cool...I've been wondering where it was! Is that EST? Thanks for the info!

i saw the first two episodes of poker after dark this week and they are really good. Im glad that they put up new episodes of poker after dark and isnt this cash game suppose to go on for two whole weeks?

NBA2K9ROCKETS said:

i saw the first two episodes of poker after dark this week and they are really good. Im glad that they put up new episodes of poker after dark and isnt this cash game suppose to go on for two whole weeks?

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Yep, 2 weeks and a director's cut each Saturday where they go over key hands.

fell asleep and couldnt watch it last night but tonight ill be watching, already had my caffeine. ready for some solid poker with the best in the world.

I watched a couple of the shows this week and did think it was a rerun. I to was annoyed with the side bets.

I must say I was trying to figure out who Sahamies was.

poker after dark

Yeah this cash game promises to be one of the best outside of High Stakes Poker. What a lineup...

yeah i agree howard lederer is annoying to watch he is way too tight and i think i could beat him honestly he plays too orthodox and never really mixes up his game. I enjoy how phil ivey plays, tom dwan, not really patrick antonius, I do like eli eleza but he does play a little too lose, and sahamies i dont really get to see him play live but i do see him play online he's quite good as far as i know. I learn a lot about him on the new episode of poker after dark like how patrick antonius introduce sahamies to poker at a bar. Sahamies use to work at bars, gas stations, etc luckily he met patrick now he's winning millions.

Should be great. I set my DVR to record all of these .

I think I prefer the cash games over the winner take all. The game play seems more real. But, I do like to watch it no matter what they are playing. Just my thoughts.
C'ya'll

If only my market showed it. Leave it to me to be in a market where the NBC affiliate would rather show talk show reruns than poker. It's almost enough to make a person want to move. One of the best things about using my parents' timeshare is that it's in a market where the NBC affiliate carries Poker After Dark.

DINGO8MYBABY said:

If only my market showed it. Leave it to me to be in a market where the NBC affiliate would rather show talk show reruns than poker. It's almost enough to make a person want to move. One of the best things about using my parents' timeshare is that it's in a market where the NBC affiliate carries Poker After Dark.

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You can watch it online at: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23011821
The episodes go up almost immediately after they air.

Exit141RTe1 said:

I must say I was trying to figure out who Sahamies was.

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http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/24973/ilari-sahamies.htm

First seen on High Stakes Poker series 5 :top:

Just watched the first episode. Had some moments of supreme quality!

Right off the bat, Dwan straddles, supernit Howard Lederer raises and gets repopped by Dwan and makes this face that just says, "this little f. is picking on me and I know it but I'm not gonna do anything about it."

I also liked Ivey shooting down the 7-2 because it wasn't enough. Dwan's face was priceless (per usual).

Can't wait for episode 2.