tekn0wledg 0 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Saw this article on pokernews.info today: Yet another TV Poker showNovember 25, 2004By Elkan AllanWPPAIs there no end to poker programs on TV? Latest to be announced - by the US Game Show Network - is "Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship", starting on Tuesday, December 7 at 9:00 p.m ET/PT, and sponsored by Pizza Hut.And who, you may ask, are the WPPA? It stands for the World Poker Players Association which includes Chris Moneymaker, Carlos Mortensen and Kathy Liebert among its members.Like the Travel Channel's "World Poker Tour," Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown" and ESPN's "World Series of Poker," "Poker Royale" is a multi-part (six in this case) series, featuring a knock-out tournament. With 22 cameras covering the action at the featured table, viewers will have a bird's eye view of how each player thinks. It will be taped at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, just west of the Las Vegas Strip.GSN is also running a sweepstakes that could result in the tournament's winner and a viewer splitting $10 million.During the final episode of the series, the tournament winner will be dealt five cards. If the hand is a full house or better, the winner and a viewer chosen randomly from the sweepstakes entrants will split $10 million.The show may not be too keen to reveal what the odds are against being dealt a full house or better in five cards. So we will tell you. It's 590 to 1. So if you hold the winning ticket, don't hold your breath. Link to post Share on other sites
Wilderness 0 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Thanks for the heads up, more poker on TV is good for me! Link to post Share on other sites
Tritz 0 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I agree 100% .............I get a little salty when i cannot find a tournament to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
Wilderness 0 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Oh, and about the 590-1 odds of getting a full house or better ... well, that's a hell of a lot better than your odds of winning the lottery.Of course I'm an idiot and missed the show on tuesday but hopefully I'll catch the rest of the series. Link to post Share on other sites
BattleRoyale 0 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Those odds dont sound great, but........tell me where else I can get those odds on $5 Mill :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
Slayre 0 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 just curious.. are those the odds for a FH, 5 cards right in a row? or with 2 or more players? or does it mattre? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest XXEddie Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 OK.....so the odds of a boat or better is 590 to one......there not gonna give you great odds when 5 MILLION is on the line....there not stupid Link to post Share on other sites
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