Celebrity Poker Showdown
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Celebrity Poker Showdown is an American celebrity game show that aired on the cable network Bravo from 2003 to 2006. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, with eight tournaments during its five-season run.
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Celebrity Poker Showdown | |
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Genre | Game show |
Starring | Dave Foley (2004–06) Phil Gordon (2003–05) Phil Hellmuth (2006) Kevin Pollak (2003) Robert Thompson (2003–06) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5[1] |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Marcia Mulé Bryan Scott Joshua Malina Andrew Hill Newman |
Production locations | The Palms Casino, Paradise, Nevada (2003–2005) Harrah's, New Orleans (2006) |
Running time | 120 minutes Six episodes were 1 hour |
Original release | |
Network | Bravo |
Release | December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02) – July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) |
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.[2]