Celebrity Poker Showdown
| Celebrity Poker Showdown | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Starring |
Dave Foley (2004–2006) Phil Gordon (2003–2005) Phil Hellmuth (2006) Kevin Pollak (2003) Robert Thompson (2003–2006) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Marcia Mulé Bryan Scott Joshua Malina Andrew Hill Newman |
| Location(s) |
The Palms Casino, Paradise, Nevada (2003–2005) Harrah's, New Orleans (2006) |
| Running time | 120 minutes Six episodes were 1 hour |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | December 2, 2003 – July 5, 2006 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Celebrity Poker Showdown was a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, with eight tournaments during its five-season run.
In each show, five celebrities played a no limit Texas hold 'em tournament for charity. The winners of each qualifying game won a silver commemorative poker chip and advanced to the championship game. The winner of the championship game won the grand prize for his or her charity as well as a gold commemorative poker chip. Each tournament featured 25 celebrities and consisted of six episodes, five qualifying games and one championship game.
In an interview with TV Guide, host Dave Foley said that a ninth tournament is not being produced, as Bravo did not order any new episodes.
The first seven tournaments were taped at the Palms Casino in Paradise, Nevada in front of a live studio audience. With the eighth tournament, Harrah's Entertainment became the "official casino of Celebrity Poker Showdown."
When a player was eliminated, he or she moved to the "Loser's Lounge" to watch the rest of the game. With the move to New Orleans for the eighth tournament, the Lounge was renamed for sponsor Southern Comfort as the "SoCo Lime Lounge".
The first series was hosted by actor/comedian Kevin Pollak; the episodes of that run were an hour in length, except for the Championship telecast, which was two hours in length. In 2004, the show expanded all episodes to two hours in length and Dave Foley took over hosting duties. Most episodes of his run were two hours in length, and only one episode (the Championship telecast of the fifth tournament) was an hour in length. Professional poker player Phil Gordon provided the color commentary for the first seven tournaments. Phil Hellmuth took over the commentary spot in the eighth tournament.
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