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Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001
| Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 2:48 pm
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).
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 3:38 pm
Sounds cool!!! Anyone hear anything from the Joe Schmo ppl??? I thought I read they had something in the wks for Jan 06
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Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:28 am
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.
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