Popular “Late Night Poker” Show to Air Again in the UK
Popular “Late Night Poker” Show to Air Again in the UK
Wednesday 20th September 2006
PartyPoker.com has announced that popular poker tournament coverage show “Late Night Poker” will return to UK screens on Channel 4 at midnight on September 26.
The show will feature coverage of PartyPoker.com Late Night Poker Ace 2 and PartyPoker.com Late Night Poker Masters tournaments.
Late Night Poker Ace 2 is the search for the world’s best amateur poker player. 32 qualifiers make-up the final tournament tables from online qualifiers. Late Night Poker Masters pits the top eight amateurs from Late Night Poker Ace 2 against 24 specially invited top professionals. Amongst those taking part are The Hendon Mob, Marcel Luske, Peter Costa and Tony G.
“The gap between the abilities of the pros and amateurs is narrowing all the time,” a PartyPoker.com spokesman said. “There are some truly remarkable hands, lay downs and table banter in this series.”
The total prize pool for both Late Night Poker Ace 2 and the Masters is $410,000, with $50,000 going to the winner of Late Night Poker Ace 2 and $100,000 going to the eventual winner of the Masters.
The programme, which is hosted by Victorai Coren, will have commentary from Jesse May, Simon Trumper and Barny Boatman for both events.
PartyPoker.com has announced that popular poker tournament coverage show “Late Night Poker” will return to UK screens on Channel 4 at midnight on September 26.