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Poker.co.uk - Poker News Archive
Monday 7th January 2008 Late Night Poker Returns to British TV tonight
Finally, the show which started it all is back on the air, with the return of Late Night Poker to the British airwaves this evening at 11.50pm.
Tonight’s episode is a special one-off celebrity tournament, with coverage of the main tournament, sponsored by PartyPoker.com, beginning on 15th January. Players who will take to the felt are comedian Dave Gorman, actor John Thomson, Green Wing's Stephen Mangan, TV personality Cleo Rocos, Howard Marks and presenter Hardeep Singh Kohli.
Late Night Poker has had some of the best European players on the show before, including the likes of Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, Padraig Parkinson and Simon Trumper, and the tradition continues. Making their debuts will be Andy Black, David Colclough, Annette Obrestad, Jen Mason, Marcel Luske, Rolande de Wolfe, Praz Bansi, Julian Thew, Marcel Luske, Maria Demetriou, Roy Brindley, Paul Jackson, Liam Flood, Marc Goodwin, Jon Kalmar, Ian Frazer, Robert Williamson III and many more.
Late Night Poker producers have decided to take the show back to its original format of showing hole cards at certain times to build suspense.
“The convention for every poker show these days is to show all the player's cards as soon as they enter a pot,' explained producer Rob Thomas. 'When Late Night Poker started the style was very different. Player's cards were revealed at appropriate moments during the hand to create more drama as the hand progressed. Twice in each show we will see the hand from one player's perspective. We'll only see their particular hole cards which gives the viewer a different perspective as the hand develops.”
“TV poker is about creating drama and tension and in these instances the commentators will have great fun guessing what the opponent might be holding. There's also the excitement of the 'reveal' moment at the end of the hand. We believe this will enhance the viewer's enjoyment”, concluded Thomas.
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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