Poker After Dark, WPT make season debuts

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Two television poker shows are set to make their return to the small screen.
NBC’s Poker After Dark starts up again at 2:05 a.m. Eastern with a new episode featuring six pros competing in a tournament for $140,000, all of which goes to the winner.
The players on the episode include Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer and Mike Matusow.
According to cardplayer.com:
Lederer is the only player at the table who has snagged a previous PAD title, with two wins under his belt. Matusow has the most PAD experience from competing in seven matches, but has come up short each time. Follow the action as the first episode of Jam-Up Week starts on Tuesday at 2:05 a.m. on NBC and continues in the same timeslot through Saturday. On Sunday, a special “Director’s Cut” episode recaps the week’s action at 1 a.m. Click here for more Poker on TV listings.
Also tonight, the World Poker Tour makes its first appearance on the Game Show Network, starting at 9 p.m. Eastern. Tonight’s episode is the Mirage Poker Showdown, one of 23 episodes scheduled to be aired.




