Poker After Dark: The Much Awaited Show

Poker After Dark is a leading show that is aired on six days of the week. It is aired in the early hours of the morning and falls into the nighttime slot of programs. This show telecasts live matches that go on between professionals from the poker world. Initially started in the year 2007 this show has come a long way with four seasons under its belt and a fifth one running. Poker as you may say is a game that is based on the odds and your luck that is decided by the cards stacked in front of you. You need to be ready to outwit your opponents and maneuver the game in a position from where only you can win. It is not easy and you need to take note of all the possibilities before playing your hand. If you are the person who is interested in this type of a setup Poker After Dark is the show that you should watch. The show was initially hosted by Shana Hiatt but due to a couple of problems the host has been changed a couple of times and the current host is none other than Leean Tweeden and Ali Nejad who is the voice over commentary.

The congregation of a number of professional players at a single table is set to throw your mind out of balance. It is on this stage that you can see for real the problems and the game play of these individuals. These players range from Phil Hellmuth to Andy Bloch to Shawn Sheikhan and a host of others who you can see in action on this show. A few lady players have also made inroads into this predominant male bastion, with the most successful of these female poker stars being Clonie Gowen, winning multiple Poker After Dark tournaments!.

Poker After Dark is advertised and backed up by Full Tilt Poker. This is basically a sister organization. It organizes tournaments in which the grand prize is invariably a seat at Poker After Dark. Recently poker player Ken Light was recruited into the roost of these professional players after he won a match regulated by Full Tilt poker.

Poker After Dark is basically a No Limit Texas Hold'em Up version of poker. It is monitored by a number of sister tournaments. It is not only meant for professionals and even the lay person can take part. There are two ways of getting a seat to this tournament. Either you buy in by paying 10,000 Full Tilt Poker points or you can try your luck by winning some of the smaller tournaments affiliated with Poker After Dark. The basic thought you need to get right is that you have to win each and every tournament you enter to make it to the top. This show basically hosts poker matches that last throughout the week with a time slot of about an hour. The winning prize depends upon the buy in stake per player. Currently the prize amounts to about $300,000. ‘Poker After Dark' boasts of having the most unique and vibrant show dedicated to the game of poker.