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King of Vegas-Spike TV January 17th

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Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 2:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
this is different....it's a gambling reality show. It's not completely poker, though that is going to be a part of it. The players have to do well in a lot of different games you may find in a casino (blackjack, roulette, etc.).. There's a million dollar prize to the winner, which I believe is a first for a cable show...


not much info yet, but you'll have a bunch of chances to see the episodes...

from the futon critic:

KING OF VEGAS

* Series premieres Tuesday, January 17 (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); encores Tuesday, January 17 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT), Thursday, January 19 (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Saturday, January 21 (4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT), Saturday, January 21 (3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT), Sunday, January 22 (1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT), Sunday, January 22 (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Thursday, January 26 (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) and (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT), and Sunday, January 29 (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT),

New episodes regularly telecast Tuesdays (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); encores Saturdays (3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT) and Sundays (1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT).

Spike TV ups the ante in the popular televised gaming genre with this new original series featuring world-class gamblers vying in a number of intense competitions such as poker, blackjack, horse-racing and roulette to win a $1 million Grand Prize and the title of "World's Greatest Gambler." The series takes place at Bally's Las Vegas. Hosted by sports personality Max Kellerman (ESPN's Around the Horn, FSNs iMax).

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Sounds cool!!! Anyone hear anything from the Joe Schmo ppl??? I thought I read they had something in the wks for Jan 06

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
so did anyone catch this last night? It's a pretty decent show, and the format is pretty good:

-for ep 1, 6 players played one game (Blackjack), 6 played another (Carribean Stud). Top three in each game were safe from elimination.

-Remaining 6 played a 3rd game (Roulette), top 2 were safe.

-Remaining four played poker...first two to double their staring stake were safe.

-Remaining 2 played poker heads-up...loser is out (and the show is winner-take-all)

So everyone at first has three chances to stay in the game..and the first qualification games will rotate between a set of different table games. (most of which are pretty well known to casino players-they have horse racing as sort of a wild card...but the more glaring omission is probably no Let it Ride or Three Card Poker-tho GSN is doing a 2 week special involving a 3CP tournament later in in the spring, so that might be why)


There's a lot of trash talking, so you'll have people you'll like or you'll hate...the games are a little cluttered, but as we have fewer players, it should be easier to follow.