Online poker room to televise Saturday Showdown on Sky Channel 848 and YouTube
Thursday 8th May 2008
Three-dimensional online poker room PKR.com has announced that the final table of both its recent $20,000 Saturday Showdown will be broadcast on television.
The Alderney-licensed site stated that 417 players entered its second-largest weekly event with a first prize of $5,733. British player ‘DRFever’ took home the title after defeating Tournament Player of the Week nominee ‘Sourshark’ in a heads-up battle. The second place finisher took home $3,440 but has also finished third in the site’s April 24 competition and triumphed at its $4,000 Guaranteed tournament on April 26.
The battle will now be shown edited on Sky’s channel 848 and Hollywood Channel 157 complete with hole cards and commentary this Saturday. It is also available on PKR.com’s YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/PKRTV.
