The Game of Poker is not just for The World’s Best Poker Players Anymore
Writing by admin on Thursday, 11 of September , 2008 at 2:37 pm
Texas Holdem’ in the past was a game available only in Sin City casinos or from electronic poker machines, but now it is more popular than ever in Las Vegas, Nevada thanks to the TV and the internet.
The well-known Venetian, is now banking on this popularity with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its showroom in the Venetian Hotel and Casino, beginning in October.
This new idea will unite comedy and game show elements to entertain its live audience. The audience will also be able to join in the popular game of Texas Holdem’ alongside the some famous poker stars. There will be prizes for the audience including a chance to win 1$ million.
In “The Real Deal!” the audience will play with players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Around 10 of the World’s most famous poker players have already signed up for the show. The audience will be able to play along with the 90 minute game thanks to handheld, wireless, touch screen devices located on each seat.
“People who visit Las Vegas want to play different types of poker games,” Negreanu says, “but obviously they can’t play in a top poker tournament with the players such as Doyle or Phil Hellmuth. But, in this show, they actually can.” At the start of the show, six audience members will be chosen to sit at the poker table on stage with two pro poker players. Each audience member is then involved in the action by being dealt a unique set of poker cards on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.
The show’s creators say that you don’t have to be a professional poker player to join in the poker tv show. There are other ways to increase your point total, that doesn’t involve poker necessarily. Betting on the suit of the next poker card or trying to guess which state a particular audience member is from, are just some of the ways to come out a champion in poker in this game.
The show’s creators are also placing bets on the personalities of the professional players to create some great moments. People like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time World Series of Poker winner, definitely knows how to work the crowd and is a sure bet for some great TV moments in this new poker game show .
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