Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 7:35 pm
Well since poker is so hot right now, it was only a matter of time before they did one of these.. Show will air 10PM EST with repeats during the week...I think they have a 2 ep premiere. Tournament Blackjack is a little different than poker, as you have to play both against the house and the other players...They play a certain number of hands in the tournament, with a button passed around like the dealer button in poker, so the person first to bet and act changes after every hand. Highest total after the number of hands are played wins. They have 25 players in this tournament. From what I hear, 5 play each episode. Winner goes to the final, 2nd place finishers each week have a 2nd chance to get into the final in ep 6, and the final table is 6 players. $250,000 prize pool; $100,000 to the winner. They taped this at Mohegan Sun Casino in Conneticut.....and there's a reality show vet here. Melana from the first Average Joe series is one of the hosts (they have a play by play man and a blackjack expert as well) There's going to be a playalong aspect to the show on the network website GSN.com (the site will change a little on Monday...this is part of the networks rebranding)
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