Late Night Poker Returns to British TV tonight
Monday, 7 January 2008
Finally, the show which started it all is back on the air, with the
return of Late Night Poker to the British airwaves this evening at
11.50pm.
Tonight’s episode is a special one-off celebrity tournament,
with coverage of the main tournament, s
Finally, the show which started it all is back on the air, with the
return of Late Night Poker to the British airwaves this evening at
11.50pm.
Tonight’s episode is a special one-off celebrity tournament,
with coverage of the main tournament, sponsored by PartyPoker.com,
beginning on 15th January. Players who will take to the felt are
comedian Dave Gorman, actor John Thomson, Green Wing's Stephen
Mangan, TV personality Cleo Rocos, Howard Marks and presenter
Hardeep Singh Kohli.
Late Night Poker has had some of the best European players on
the show before, including the likes of Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott,
Padraig Parkinson and Simon Trumper, and the tradition continues.
Making their debuts will be Andy Black, David Colclough, Annette
Obrestad, Jen Mason, Marcel Luske, Rolande de Wolfe, Praz Bansi,
Julian Thew, Marcel Luske, Maria Demetriou, Roy Brindley, Paul
Jackson, Liam Flood, Marc Goodwin, Jon Kalmar, Ian Frazer, Robert
Williamson III and many more.
Late Night Poker producers have decided to take the show back to
its original format of showing hole cards at certain times to build
suspense.
“The convention for every poker show these days is to show all
the player's cards as soon as they enter a pot,' explained producer
Rob Thomas. 'When Late Night Poker started the style was very
different. Player's cards were revealed at appropriate moments
during the hand to create more drama as the hand progressed. Twice
in each show we will see the hand from one player's perspective.
We'll only see their particular hole cards which gives the viewer a
different perspective as the hand develops.”
“TV poker is about creating drama and tension and in these
instances the commentators will have great fun guessing what the
opponent might be holding. There's also the excitement of the
'reveal' moment at the end of the hand. We believe this will
enhance the viewer's enjoyment”, concluded Thomas.