Poker After Dark
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | Poker After Dark |
| Original title | Poker After Dark |
| Country of production | United States |
| Year (s) | since 2007 |
| genre | Poker format |
| First broadcast | January 1, 2007 (USA) |
Poker After Dark is a television format of the US television station NBC . The No Limit Texas Hold'em variant is played in the Sit and Go format in 4 seasons and a total of 240 episodes .
The entry fee is US $ 20,000 , so six participants play for a prize pool of US $ 120,000. An exception was episodes 43 to 48, in which, under the motto "Mega Match", the buy-in was 50,000 US dollars, which meant that it was a prize money of 300,000 US dollars.
sponsor
The show is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker , a major online casino. There is also the option to qualify for a seat at the table on Full Tilt Poker.
statistics
Sit and Go were played 40 times in total . Three players - Phil Hellmuth , Clonie Gowen and Johnny Chan - won the tournament three times. The following players have won more than once:
| player | Victories | Appearances | Other results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Chan | 3 | 5 | 2nd, 5th |
| Clonie Gowen | 3 | 5 | 4th, 2nd |
| Phil Hellmuth | 3 | 11 | 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 3rd |
| Howard Lederer | 2 | 4th | 2nd, 3rd |
| Gabe Kaplan | 2 | 4th | 3rd, 4th |
| Phil Ivey | 2 | 4th | 3rd, 3rd |
Mike Matusow celebrated his first victory in 2009 when he took part 11.
Web links
- Poker After Dark in the Internet Movie Database (English)