| Poker After Dark | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Shana Hiatt (S1-2) Marianela Pereyra (S3) Leeann Tweeden (S4-7) Drea Renee (S8) Veronica Brill (S12-13) |
| Narrated by | Ali Nejad |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 611 episodes 94 live streams (134 weeks consisting of 68 tournaments and 117 cash games)[1] |
| Production | |
| Producers | Poker Productions (Eric Drache and Mori Eskandani)[2] |
| Production location | Las Vegas |
| Running time | 1 hour (with commercials; about 42 minutes without); 6 hours when on PokerGO (with player breaks; about 5 hours, 20 minutes without) |
| Production companies | Poker Productions Echo Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC (2007–2011), NBCSN (2012–2021) |
| Release | January 1, 2007 – October 4, 2021 |
Poker After Dark is an hour-long poker television program that originally aired on NBC,[3] premiering on January 1, 2007.[2] The series was canceled on December 3, 2011, following the "Black Friday" criminal case, which involved major sponsor Full Tilt Poker as one of the defendants.[4] The show rebooted on August 14, 2017, with appearances from Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari. Poker After Dark episodes are now filmed exclusively at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino, and distributed on video streaming service PokerGO.
For its first two seasons, both of which originally aired in 2007, the show was presented by Shana Hiatt.[5] The host for season 3 was Marianela Pereyra, and Leeann Tweeden took over starting with season 4.[6] When the series returned on PokerGO in 2017, Drea Renee took over as lead presenter. Veronica Brill was introduced as the sideline reporter during season 12.[7]
All seasons have contained voice-over commentary by Oliver "Ali" Nejad.
Summary
The Poker After Dark format featured an "intimate look at one table as it develops over the week."[2] Blinds start at $100/$200 and slowly escalate. Commentator Ali Nejad's commentary is limited, allowing viewers to hear much of the table talk among the players, all of whom are mic'ed.[2] (The table talk occasionally reveals that the "week-long" series is taped in one long session.)
The series was originally structured as a series of week-long No Limit Texas hold 'em mini-tournaments for six top poker professionals. Each week the players vied for a $120,000 winner-takes-all prize pool, with each paying a $20,000 buy-in.[Note 1] By the end of the fifth show, a winner is determined. The sixth show was a "director's cut" that includes excerpts from the action from the previous five days, interspersed with talking heads commentary from the participants. Beginning with Season 4, the producers began to experiment with different formats, including no-limit cash games, and a double-elimination Heads Up battle between the first 4 winners of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship.[8] Also, Seasons 3, 4 and 5 had a "Dream Table," pitting an amateur against five pros.
Broadcast
Poker After Dark aired six times a week, at 2:05 a.m. ET (1:05 CT) Tuesday through Saturday, and then at 1:00 a.m. ET (12:00 CT) on Sundays, though times vary according to the preferences of the affiliates.[9] The early Sunday show is a "director's cut" weekly summary of the previous week's shows.
Several NBC affiliates, most notably those owned by Post-Newsweek Stations, Barrington Broadcasting, some Raycom Media stations, WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, and the LDS Church-owned KSL-TV in Salt Lake City refused to air the show due to management or locality objections against programs featuring gambling (the Post-Newsweek stations also refused to carry Face the Ace in August 2009), while other stations did not carry it due to existing syndication contracts precluding it from airing the series or to retain control of their overnight schedules. It was not aired entirely in the state of Texas due to the state's strict gambling laws.
NBC abruptly stopped airing Poker After Dark on September 23, 2011,[10] a few days after Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, issued a statement alleging production underwriter Full Tilt Poker had perpetrated a Ponzi scheme on its customers. Replacing the show was a rebroadcast of the Hoda Kotb/Kathie Lee Gifford-hosted fourth hour of Today, and on the weekends, a second episode of In Wine Country from San Francisco Bay Area NBC station KNTV. NBC Sports has since removed their poker section entirely from their webpage, and previous episodes have been removed from Hulu. Although NBC did not issue a definitive statement regarding the schedule change or the future of the show, NBC Sports Senior Director of Communications Adam Freifeld has stated that NBC will "continue to evaluate our poker programming."[11]
Since 2017, Poker After Dark has aired live each month exclusively on PokerGO. Full replays and highlight recaps are also available on demand for each episode.
International
In Canada Poker After Dark aired afternoons and late nights on Rogers Sportsnet and, since fall 2009 on the French network V.
In France Poker After Dark airs at night on RTL9. In Germany, it airs on SPORT1, with commentary provided by Michael Körner.[12] In Ireland, Poker After Dark airs on Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1[13] on most weeknights with little change from the US version. In The Netherlands, it airs on Veronica; episodes feature the original English commentary with Dutch subtitles. In Sweden, Poker After Dark airs on afternoons and nights on TV4 Sport and on TV 10 weekday nights at 01:30. In Denmark, it airs at night on TV3+. In Italy, Poker After Dark airs at night on POKERItalia24. In Poland, Poker After Dark airs during evenings on Sportklub and Sport Klub+; commentary is provided by Paweł Majewski and Marcin Grzywacz.. In Russia, the show airs on 7TV at 11:30 pm every day until the Febral, and now shows on REN-TV at 3:00 pm.
Episodes
Season 1 (2007)
Season 1 was taped at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Jennifer Harman was the only player to reach the final two players more than once.
- Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, and Jennifer Harman appeared in the most weeks for the season with three appearances each.
Season 2 (2007)
Season 2 was taped in May 2007 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas.[14]
- Week 8 (Mega Match) required a $50,000 buy-in rather than the usual $20,000, resulting in a $300,000 first prize.
- Week 10 (Show Open) was so named because the participants were those featured in the show's 2007 opening credits.
- Howard Lederer was the only player to reach the final two players more than once.
- Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Gus Hansen, and Howard Lederer appeared in the most weeks for the season with three appearances each.
Season 3 (2008)
Season 3 was taped in October 2007 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas.[14]
- Week 1 (Dream Table) featured the winner of a Full Tilt Poker sponsored contest (Ken Light) and was billed as the five professionals Light chose to play against, though Light said in an interview during one of the week's episodes that he was only asked to list his favorite players,[5] and did not know that the list would be used to form the table.
- Week 9 (Love at First Raise) featured three pairs of players who were couples at the time of filming: Jennifer Harman & Marco Traniello, David Benyamine & Erica Schoenberg, and Jennifer Tilly & Phil Laak.
- Phil Hellmuth reached the final two players three times, and Johnny Chan reached the final two players two times.
- Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan each won two sit-n-goes.
- Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Mike Matusow appeared in the most weeks for the season with three appearances each.
Season 4 (2008)
Season 4 was taped in April 2008 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas.[8] Season 4 episode titles and presumed seating order taken from NBC's Web site.[16]
| Week | Episodes | Original airdates | Title[16] | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-6 | Jul 14-19 | Cash Game #1 | Tom Dwan | Phil Hellmuth | Mike Baxter | Allen Cunningham | Guy Laliberté | David Peat |
| 2 | 7-12 | Jul 21-26 | Nets Vs. Vets | Brian Townsend | Doyle Brunson | Tom Dwan | Johnny Chan | Huck Seed | Andrew Robl |
| 3 | 13-18 | Jul 28-Aug 3 | Heads Up Challenge | Phil Hellmuth | Ted Forrest | Paul Wasicka | Chris Ferguson | ||
| 4 | 19-24 | Sep 22-Sep 27 | Mission Impossible | Mike Matusow | Phil Laak | Phil Hellmuth | David Williams | Clonie Gowen | Gavin Smith |
| 5 | 25-30 | Sep 29-Oct 4 | Dream II | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Mike Sexton | Jennifer Harman | Gavin Smith | Paul Featherstone |
| 6 | 31-36 | Oct 6-Oct 11 | Mayfair Club | Jay Heimowitz | Howard Lederer | Mickey Appleman | Dan Harrington | Steve Zolotow | Mike Shichtman |
| 7 | 37-42 | Oct 13-Oct 19 | Cash Game #2 | Patrik Antonius | Dee Tiller | Howard Lederer | Doyle Brunson | Gabe Kaplan | Eli Elezra |
- Season 4 was the first time cash games were filmed.
- The two weeks of cash games were a $200/400 no-limit game instead of a winner take all tournament. During most of the second cash game, the players agreed to $100 antes and the occasional $800 straddle.
- Week 3 (Heads-Up Challenge) was a double elimination heads-up format featuring the first four winners of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and required a $50,000 buy-in resulting in a winner-take-all $200,000 prize.[8]
- Week 4 (Mission Impossible) was named in reference to Mike Matusow, who entered the game winless in three-plus seasons of the show, while each of his opponents had won at least once.
- Week 5 (Dream II) was the second tournament consisting of the winner of a Full Tilt Poker sponsored contest (Paul Featherstone) and the five professionals he chose to play against.
- Phil Hellmuth appeared in the most weeks for the season with five appearances, while Mike Matusow appeared in three weeks.
Season 5 (2009)
Most of Season 5 was taped December 19–21, 2008 at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. The season's first three weeks include episodes originally announced as Season 4 episodes and were taped at South Point.[17][18]
- Season 5 would see the first relocation of Poker After Dark as it moved from South Point Casino to the Golden Nugget Las Vegas.
- Season 5 was the first season with more cash game weeks then sit-n-go weeks.
- Close but no Cigar Week consisted of players who at the time of taping had played at a WSOP Main Event final table but did not win.
- Mike Matusow is the only pro to participate in all three Dream Table games.
- The two weeks of Hellmuth Bash games were the first time the same six players appeared over 10 consecutive episodes of play.
- Celebrities and Mentors week was completed in four episodes. The director's cut was aired as the fifth episode, and a "Best Of" look back at Seasons 1-5 was aired at the usual time for the director's cut.
- Eli Elezra has only played in cash games or during weeks when the final prize was larger than the normal $120,000. Until this season, he always occupied Seat 6 when appearing.
- Magnificent Six featured five of the six players shown in this season's opening credits.
- Gus Hansen's participation in the Railbird Heaven Cash Game was his first appearance since Season 3.
- Tom Dwan appeared in the most weeks for the season with six appearances, while Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey appeared in five weeks each.
Season 6 (2010)
Season 6 was taped in October 2009 at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas and is scheduled to have 13 weeks of episodes.[19]
- New graphics debuted with Season 6, including a notation of which player has the button. Previous seasons sometimes used a non-standard "first to act" graphic. Percentages to win the hand are shown more frequently than in past seasons, especially pre-flop, and a trailing player's outs are shown during all-in situations.
- Week 12 (Cash Game 150k, Part 2) - Phil Laak fills in for Alan Meltzer after Alan leaves mid-session.
- Phil Hellmuth appeared in the most weeks for the season with six appearances, while Mike Matusow appeared in five weeks.
Season 7 (2011)
Season 7 took place from the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and was scheduled for 13 weeks of new episodes.[20] The program was pulled from the schedule during this season after episode 48, and as a consequence weeks 9-13 never aired on NBC but are available on PokerGO.
- Season 7 would see the second relocation of Poker After Dark as it moved from the Golden Nugget Las Vegas to Aria Resort & Casino.
- Previous to Season 7, the biggest buy-in sit-n-go was the $50,000 buy-in Week 8 (Mega Match) won by Allen Cunningham. In Season 7 there was both a $50,000 buy-in and a $100,000 buy-in sit-n-go won by Tom Dwan and Huck Seed respectively.
- Tom Dwan appeared in the most weeks for the season with six appearances, while Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey appeared in five weeks each.
Season 8 (2017)
Season 8 took place from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino. Unlike the previous seven seasons, Season 8 would follow a new format of broadcasting live streams of each day of play, along with providing daily recaps of the action exclusively on PokerGO.
| Week | Day | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | August 14 | The Return of Tom Dwan | Jean-Robert Bellande | Tom Dwan | Antonio Esfandiari | Lauren Roberts | Bill Klein | Daniel Negreanu | |
| 2 | August 15 | The Return of Tom Dwan | Tom Dwan | Andrew Robl | Doyle Brunson | Jean-Robert Bellande | Lauren Roberts | Bill Klein | ||
| 3 | August 16 | The Return of Tom Dwan | Tom Dwan | Lauren Roberts | Andrew Robl | Bill Klein | Jean-Robert Bellande | Matt Kirk | ||
| 2 | 1 | August 22 | Voices Carry | David Williams | Mike Matusow | Matt Berkey | Jean-Robert Bellande | William Kassouf | Nick Schulman | |
| 2 | August 23 | Voices Carry | Jason Koon | Brian Rast | Nick Schulman | Matt Berkey | Scott Seiver | Ben Lamb | ||
| 3 | August 24 | Voices Carry | Eric Worre | Greg Mueller | Jason Koon | Randall Emmett | Igor Kurganov | Liv Boeree | ||
| 3 | 1 | September 5 | Rumble with Jungle | Isaac Haxton | Doug Polk | Daniel Cates | Brian Rast | Frank Kassela | Jason Koon | |
| 2 | September 6 | Rumble with Jungle | Doug Polk | Jason Koon | Matt Berkey | Daniel Cates | Isaac Haxton | Brian Rast | ||
| 3 | September 7 | Rumble with Jungle | Daniel Cates | Matt Berkey | Doug Polk | Jason Koon | Isaac Haxton | Brian Rast | ||
| 4 | 1 | September 26 | PLOMG | Brandon Adams | Brian Rast | Phil Galfond | Ben Lamb | Isaac Haxton | Daniel Cates | |
| 2 | September 27 | PLOMG | Brandon Adams | Isaac Haxton | Tom Dwan | Ben Lamb | Phil Galfond | Daniel Cates | ||
| 3 | September 28 | PLOMG | Isaac Haxton | Daniel Cates | Chance Kornuth | Josh Arieh | Brandon Adams | Phil Galfond | ||
| 5 | 1 | October 10 | High Stakes Hybrid | Jason Koon | Mike Baxter | Doug Polk | Brian Rast | Lauren Roberts | Brandon Steven | Dan Shak |
| 2 | October 11 | High Stakes Hybrid | Doug Polk | Jason Koon | Mike Baxter | Dan Shak | Brian Rast | Brandon Steven | ||
| 6 | 1 | October 17 | Perks of the Trade | Brian Rast | Rick Salomon | Bill Perkins | Phil Galfond | Haralabos Voulgaris | Aaron Zang | |
| 2 | October 18 | Perks of the Trade | Haralabos Voulgaris | Brandon Adams / Matt Berkey | Daniel Cates | Rick Salomon | Aaron Zang | Bill Perkins | ||
| 3 | October 19 | Perks of the Trade | Aaron Zang | Daniel Cates | Tom Marchese | Doug Polk | Bill Perkins | |||
| 7 | 1 | November 20 | Leave it to Seiver | Chris Kruk | Jacky Wang | Garrett Adelstein | Bob Bright | Scott Seiver | Matt Berkey / Allan Hu | Ben Lamb |
| 2 | November 21 | Leave it to Seiver | Scott Seiver | Jacky Wang | Matt Berkey | Ben Lamb | Chris Kruk | Bob Bright | Garrett Adelstein | |
| 8 | 1 | November 28 | Moon Magic | Jacky Wang | Antonio Esfandiari | Justin Young | Barry Woods | Lauren Roberts | Danielle Andersen | |
| 2 | November 29 | Moon Magic | Jacky Wang | Antonio Esfandiari | Justin Young | Danielle Andersen | Lauren Roberts | Barry Woods / Len Ashby | ||
| 9 | 1 | December 12 | Games of our Lives | Bob Bright | Farah Galfond | Jacky Wang | Bill Klein | Matt Berkey | Bill Perkins | |
| 2 | December 13 | Games of our Lives | Farah Galfond | Bill Klein | Bill Perkins | Matt Berkey | Bob Bright | Jean-Robert Bellande | ||
| 10 | 1 | December 19 | Holidays with Hellmuth | Dan Shak | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Maria Ho | Antonio Esfandiari | Randall Emmett | |
| 2 | December 20 | Holidays with Hellmuth | David Sands | Avi Freedman | Phil Hellmuth | Brian Potashnik | Rick Thompson | Dan Shak | ||
| 3 | December 21 | Holidays with Hellmuth | Phil Hellmuth | Joe Marchese | Doyle Brunson | Daniel Negreanu | Maria Ho | Dave Penski |
- Season 8 followed a new format for Poker After Dark of live-streaming the action on delay on PokerGO.
- Week 10 (Holidays with Hellmuth) would have two sit-n-goes that didn't have a winner-take-all format for the first time on Poker After Dark as both first and second places were paid.
- Matt Berkey appeared in the most weeks for the season with nine appearances, while Brian Rast and Daniel Cates appeared in eight nights each.
Season 9 (2018)
Season 9 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino. Each day of play was live streamed exclusively on PokerGO and would be available on demand, along with daily recaps of the action.
| Week | Day | Scheduled Airtimes | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 | Seat 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | January 3 | Femme Fatale | Kitty Kuo | Melanie Weisner | J.J. Liu | Sofia Lovgren | Tracy Nguyen | Kristen Bicknell | Kathy Liebert | |
| 2 | January 4 | Femme Fatale | Kathy Liebert | Sofia Lovgren | Tracy Nguyen | Kristen Bicknell | Melanie Weisner | J.J. Liu | |||
| 2 | 1 | January 16 | The Prestige | Randall Emmett | Devon Chon Watt | Bob Sura | Darol Rodrock | Bill Perkins | Antonio Esfandiari | Robert Sanchez | Bob Nouri |
| 2 | January 17 | The Prestige | Devon Chon Watt | Bill Perkins | Darol Rodrock | Bob Nouri / Edwin Ting | Bob Sura | Robert Sanchez | Antonio Esfandiari | ||
| 3 | 1 | January 25 | Reality Check | Evan Sofer | Bob Bright | James Bord | Sean Dempsey | John Morgan | Nick Schulman | Maria Ho | Jean-Robert Bellande |
| 2 | January 26 | Reality Check | Frank Kassela | Nick Schulman | Jean-Robert Bellande | Bob Bright | Sean Dempsey | Maria Ho | |||
| 4 | 1 | February 15 | Dead Money | Garrett Adelstein | Sean Dempsey | Bob Bright | Jean-Robert Bellande | Matt Berkey | Stanley Choi | ||
| 2 | February 16 | Dead Money | Stanley Choi | Matt Berkey | Garrett Adelstein | Billy O'Neil | Bob Bright | Jean-Robert Bellande | Sean Dempsey | ||
| 5 | 1 | February 21 | Talk the Talk | Jared Jaffee | Danielle Andersen | Antonio Esfandiari | Maurice Hawkins | Mickey Craft | Randall Emmett | Mike Dentale | |
| 2 | February 22 | Talk the Talk | Maurice Hawkins | Mickey Craft | Mike Dentale | Danielle Andersen | Jared Jaffee | Antonio Esfandiari | Justin Young | ||
| 6 | 1 | March 6 | Racks of Lamb | Keith Lehr | Matt Kirk | Ben Lamb | Jesse Sylvia | Chris MacFarland | Len Ashby | ||
| 2 | March 7 | Racks of Lamb | Len Ashby | Gus Hansen | Sam Soverel | Ben Lamb | Brian Rast | Matt Kirk | Chris MacFarland | ||
| 7 | 1 | March 14 | Moving Violations | Bo Brownstein | Antonio Esfandiari | Jennifer Tilly | Don Cheadle | Nick Vertucci | John Morgan | Robert Sanchez | Randall Emmett |
| 2 | March 15 | Moving Violations | Don Cheadle | Jennifer Tilly | Randall Emmett | Nick Vertucci | Robert Sanchez | Antonio Esfandiari | John Morgan | ||
| 8 | 1 | March 20 | Whine and Cheese | Robert Kuhn | Jeremy Ausmus | Tom Marchese | Tracy Nguyen | Dan O'Brien | Justin Young | Hank Yang | Bob Bright |
| 2 | March 21 | Whine and Cheese | Jeremy Ausmus | Robert Kuhn | Bob Bright | Daniel Negreanu | Justin Young | Tom Marchese | Dan O'Brien / Hank Yang | Phil Hellmuth | |
| 9 | 1 | May 15 | Open House | Daniel Negreanu | Brandon Adams | Maria Ho | Larry Greenberg | Eli Elezra | Jeremy Kaufman | Alan Richardson | |
| 2 | May 16 | Open House | Mike Matusow | Tom Marchese | Don Nguyen | Phil Hellmuth | Bill Perkins | Antonio Esfandiari | Matt Berkey | Dan Shak | |
| 10 | 1 | August 1 | Solve for Hollywood | Jacky Wang | Randall Emmett | Garrett Adelstein | Dave Peters | Don Nguyen | Matt Berkey | Farah Galfond | |
| 2 | August 2 | Solve for Hollywood | Matt Berkey | Tracy Nguyen | Garrett Adelstein | Dave Peters | Jacky Wang | Farah Galfond | |||
| 11 | 1 | August 14 | Rise and Grind | Alan Richardson | Michael Mizrachi | Justin Young | John Cynn | Vitalyi Rizhkov | Farah Galfond | Bob Bright | |
| 2 | August 15 | Rise and Grind | Ronny Beda | Alan Richardson | Farah Galfond | Bob Bright | Vitalyi Rizhkov | Maria Ho | Michael Mizrachi / Chris Johnson | John Cynn | |
| 12 | 1 | August 21 | Masters of the Main | Scott Vener | Kelly Minkin | Tony Miles | Mickey Craft | Scott Blumstein | John Cynn | Randall Emmett | Ben Lamb |
| 2 | August 22 | Masters of the Main | Scott Vener / Bob Bright | John Cynn | Ben Lamb | Mickey Craft / Jay Farber | Jeremy Ausmus | Kelly Minkin | Randall Emmett / Jared Jaffee | Scott Blumstein / Jacky Wang | |
| 13 | 1 | August 28 | Under the Gun | Daniel Weinand | Robert Sanchez | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Tilly | Eli Elezra | Jean-Robert Bellande | Randall Emmett | |
| 2 | August 29 | Under the Gun | Norm Macdonald / Alan Richardson | Jean-Robert Bellande | Daniel Weinand | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Eli Elezra | Randall Emmett / Jeremy Ausmus | Robert Sanchez | |
| 14 | 1 | September 25 | Big Three | Jonathan Depa | Isaac Haxton | Justin Ligeri | Brandon Adams | Ryan Tosoc | Ben Lamb | ||
| 2 | September | Big Three | Jonathan Depa | Ryan Tosoc | Isaac Haxton | Brandon Adams | Justin Young | Ben Lamb | Sam Soverel | ||
| 15 | 1 | October 9 | Power Play | Nick Schulman | John Morgan | Daniel Negreanu | Jean-Robert Bellande | Bill Klein | Bob Bright | Justin Young | |
| 2 | October 10 | Power Play | Jeremy Ausmus | Justin Young | John Morgan | Nick Schulman | Bob Bright | Bill Klein | Daniel Negreanu | ||
| 16 | 1 | October 23 | Godfather | Scott Seiver | Brian Rast | Billy O'Neil | Bryn Kenney | Doyle Brunson | Jared Bleznick | Gus Hansen | |
| 2 | October 24 | Godfather | Daniel Cates | Billy O'Neil | Jared Bleznick | Doyle Brunson | Gus Hansen | Brian Rast | Scott Seiver | ||
| 17 | 1 | November 5 | 888poker Week | Eli Elezra | Chris Moorman | Peter Martin | Jennifer Tilly | Kelly Minkin | Bill Klein | Maria Ho | |
| 2 | November 6 | 888poker Week | Chris Moorman | Eli Elezra | Jennifer Tilly | Bill Klein | Maria Ho | Kelly Minkin | Otto Richard | ||
| 18 | 1 | November 13 | Magic Moments | Nick Varano | Bo Brownstein | Roger Sippl | Antonio Esfandiari | Jennifer Tilly | Liron Ben Shimon | ||
| 2 | November 14 | Magic Moments | Antonio Esfandiari | Liron Ben Shimon | Jennifer Tilly | Roger Sippl | Nick Varano | Bo Brownstein | |||
| 19 | 1 | November 26 | Dolly's Game | Farzad Bonyadi | Frank Kassela | Daniel Alaei | Shawn Sheikhan | Billy Baxter | Majid Yahyaei | Doyle Brunson | |
| 20 | 1 | November 27 | Norm Plays Poker | Sean Dempsey | Norm Macdonald | Nick Schulman | Frank Kassela | Eli Elezra | Alan Richardson | Keith Lehr | |
| 21 | 1 | December 3 | Pro Bono | Sam Soverel | Danny Aharoni | Justin Bonomo | Anthony Alberto | Ben Lamb | Jonathan Depa | ||
| 2 | December 4 | Pro Bono | Anthony Alberto | Ben Lamb | Jonathan Depa | Justin Bonomo | Danny Aharoni | Keith Lehr | Sam Soverel |
- Season 9 would feature the most weeks in a season of Poker After Dark with 21. The most before that was 13 weeks in Seasons 5–7.
- In September 2020, PokerGO launched Poker After Dark Studio Cuts which would see live streams cut into episodes. Power Play was one of the shows cut into Studio Cuts with each night of play split into three episodes each.[21][22]
- Week 9 (Open House) was the first time Poker After Dark would be filmed inside the PokerGO Studio.[23]
- Season 9 would be the first time a game other than No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha was played. Week 14 (Big Three) featured a three-game rotation of No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw. Week 16 (Godfather) was a H.O.R.S.E. and 2-7 Triple Draw rotation. Week 19 (Dolly's Game) was No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw. Week 21 (Pro Bono) was Short Deck.
- Week 17 (888poker Week) was a $10,000 buy-in sit-n-go. Day 1 was won by Maria Ho, and Day 2 was won by Eli Elezra.
- Bob Bright appeared on 11 shows, ahead of Antonio Esfandiari and Randall Emmett on nine each, and Ben Lamb and Jennifer Tilly on eight each.
Season 10 (2019)
Season 10 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino. Each day of play was live-streamed exclusively on PokerGO and would be available on-demand, along with daily recaps of the action.
| Week | Day | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 | Seat 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | January 22 | $25K Elevator | Sean Winter | Adrian Attenborough | Justin Young | Anthony Alberto | Ralph Wong | Matt Berkey | Chris Hunichen | |
| 2 | January 23 | $25K Elevator | Justin Young | Sean Winter | Anthony Alberto | Adrian Attenborough | Ralph Wong | Matt Berkey | |||
| 2 | 1 | March 25 | Femme Fatale II | Danielle Andersen | Kitty Kuo | Farah Galfond | Elica Lemann | Kym Lim | Denise Pratt | ||
| 2 | March 26 | Femme Fatale II | Maria Ho | Denise Pratt | Kym Lim | Elica Lemann | Danielle Andersen | Farah Galfond | Lily Kiletto | Kitty Kuo | |
| 3 | 1 | April 8 | Run It Once | George James | Dylan Linde | Kevin Rabichow | Dave Eldridge | Joey Ingram | Seth Davies | ||
| 2 | April 9 | Run It Once | Phil Galfond | Kevin Rabichow | George James | Elica Lemann | Randall Emmett | Dylan Linde | Joey Ingram | ||
| 4 | 1 | April 25 | Golden Nights | Alex Haro | Jamie Gold | Farah Galfond | Randall Emmett | Frank Kassela | Drew Donen | Anthony Alberto | |
| 2 | April 26 | Golden Nights | Jamie Gold | Frank Kassela | Farah Galfond | Alex Haro | Daniel Negreanu | Randall Emmett | Drew Donen | Paul Martino | |
| 5 | 1 | May 21 | 888poker Week II | Randall Emmett | Mark Heintz | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Dominik Nitsche | Chris Moorman | Ali Imsirovic | |
| 2 | May 22 | 888poker Week II | Randall Emmett | Eli Elezra | Jennifer Tilly | Ali Imsirovic | Phil Hellmuth | Dominik Nitsche | Chris Moorman | ||
| 6 | 1 | July 22 | Main Event Hangover | Hossein Ensan | Vivian Saliba | Jamie Kerstetter | Brandon Cantu | Dario Sammartino | Matt Berkey | Mike Matusow | |
| 2 | July 23 | Main Event Hangover | Matt Berkey | Randall Emmett | Mike Matusow | Anthony Marquez | Sam Soverel | Brandon Cantu | Hossein Ensan | Vivian Saliba | |
| 7 | 1 | August 6 | Open Seat | Jeff Platt | Trevor Savage | Barry Woods | Mike Matusow | Justin Young | Brandon Cantu | Brandon Schaefer | |
| 2 | August 7 | Open Seat | Brandon Schaefer | Brandon Cantu | Trevor Savage | Barry Woods | Mike Matusow | Jeff Platt | Justin Young | ||
| 8 | 1 | August 20 | GOAT Week | Paul Pierce | Mike Sexton | Rob Yong | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Randall Emmett | Alan Keating | |
| 2 | August 21 | GOAT Week | Tom Dwan | Paul Pierce / Brandon Cantu | Alan Keating | Jennfier Tilly | Rob Yong | Phil Hellmuth | Randall Emmett | ||
| 9 | 1 | September 24 | Hellmuth's Home Game | David Sacks | Jason Calacanis | Chamath Palihapitiya | Phil Hellmuth | Draymond Green / Brandon Cantu | Maria Ho | Rick Thompson | |
| 2 | September 25 | Hellmuth's Home Game | Rick Thompson | Maria Ho | Brandon Cantu | Jason Calacanis | Phil Hellmuth | Chamath Palihapitiya | David Sacks | ||
| 10 | 1 | October 8 | Run It Up Week | Ricky Guan | Jamie Kerstetter | Marle Cordeiro | Nathan Manuel | Pat Carter | Jason Somerville | Mark Mazza | |
| 2 | October 9 | Run It Up Week | Nathan Manuel | Pat Carter | Jamie Kerstetter | Johnny Vibes | Ricky Guan | Jason Somerville | Mark Mazza | ||
| 11 | 1 | October 23 | Showbound! | Norm Macdonald | Maria Ho | Wadih Kaawar | Garry Gates | Jamie Gold | Jamie Kerstetter | Chance Kornuth | |
| 2 | October 24 | Showbound! | Chance Kornuth | Sam Simmons | Garry Gates | Jamie Kerstetter | Clyde Lorance | Jamie Gold | Jeff Platt | ||
| 12 | 1 | December 3 | Whales vs. Wizards | Tom Schwartz | Kitty Kuo | Justin Young | Ali Imsirovic | Anthony Alberto | Dominik Nitsche | Randall Emmett | |
| 2 | December 4 | Whales vs. Wizards | Randall Emmett | Dominik Nitsche | Tom Schwartz / Dan Shak | Justin Young | Kitty Kuo | Ali Imsirovic | Tim Sharif | ||
| 13 | 1 | December 19 | Holidays with Hellmuth II | Jon Ferraro | Phil Hellmuth | James Bord | Jennifer Tilly | Brandon Cantu | Rob Yong | Randall Emmett |
- Season 10 would be the first season of Poker After Dark filmed entirely in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino.
- In September 2020, PokerGO launched Poker After Dark Studio Cuts which would see live streams cut into episodes. GOAT week was one of the shows cut into Studio Cuts with each night of play split into three episodes each.[21][24]
- Week 5 (888poker Week II) was a $10,000 buy-in sit-n-go. Day 1 was won by Ali Imsirovic, and Day 2 was won by Chris Moorman.[25]
- Week 11 (Showbound!) was a $5,000 buy-in sit-n-go. Day 1 was won by Maria Ho, and Day 2 was won by Garry Gates.[26]
- Week 12 (Whales vs. Wizards) included a $5,000 buy-in sit-n-go with one rebuy allowed. Justin Young was the winner.
- Randall Emmett appeared on 11 shows, ahead of Brandon Cantu on eight, and Phil Hellmuth on seven.
Season 11 (2020)
Season 11 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino. Each day of play was live-streamed exclusively on PokerGO and would be available on-demand, along with daily recaps of the action. Season 11 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only featured two weeks of play.
| Week | Day | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | January 16 | One Night in Vegas | Albert Daher | Mike Matusow | Freddy Deeb | Nick Schulman | Daniel Negreanu | Frank Stepuchin | Eli Elezra |
| 2 | 1 | February 26 | Lucky Charms Week | Doc Barry | David Silverman | Jennifer Tilly | Mike Shaheen | Antonio Esfandiari | Evan Mathis | |
| 2 | February 27 | Lucky Charms Week | Bob Bounahra | Bill Perkins | Julie Yorn | Jennifer Tilly | David Silverman | Evan Mathis | Antonio Esfandiari |
- In September 2020, PokerGO launched Poker After Dark Studio Cuts which would see live streams cut into episodes. One Night in Vegas was one of the shows cut into Studio Cuts with the lone night of play split into two episodes.[21][27]
- Antonio Esfandiari, David Silverman, Evan Mathis, and Jennifer Tilly each appeared on two shows each.
Season 12 (2020-21)
Season 12 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino. After each day of play being live-streamed on PokerGO for seasons 8 to 11, Poker After Dark returned to an episodic format released weekly for Season 12.[28][29]
| Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-3 | Dec. 13, 20, 27 | Cry Me a River | Alex Ding | Scott Ball | Andrew Sasson | Damien LeForbes | Antonio Esfandiari | Ben Lamb | Justin Young |
| 2 | 4-7 | Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 | The Bratty Bunch | David Sacks | Jason Calacanis | Phil Hellmuth | Bill Gurley | Chamath Palihapitiya | Alan Keating | |
| 3 | 8-10 | Feb. 1, 8, 15 | The Fantastic Five | Lynne Ji | Matt Berkey | James Romero | Jake Daniels | Sam Soverel | ||
| 4 | 11-12 | Feb. 22, Mar. 1 | One Bourbon, One Shot, and No Fear | Sam Soverel | Jake Daniels | Chris Johnson | Jonathan Little | Alex Ding | Justin Young | |
| 5 | 13-14 | Mar. 8, 15 | Lesson Learned | Jonathan Little | James Romero | Matt Affleck | Brad Owen | Faraz Jaka | Justin Saliba | |
| 6 | 15-16 | Mar. 22, 29 | Not About Nick | Matt Berkey | Terry Fleischer | Nick Schulman | James Bord | Scott Ball | Jeremiah Williams | |
| 7 | 17-18 | Apr. 5, 12 | Blitz Week | Bill Perkins | Steve Aoki | Mally Mall | Dan Bilzerian | Chris Eubank Jr. | Lara Sebastian | David Bell |
| 8 | 19-21 | Apr. 19, 26, May 3 | Watch Your Step | Ilyas Abayev | Alex Ding | Ronnie Bardah | Frank Stepuchin | Marle Cordeiro | Alan Richardson | |
| 8 | 22-24 | May 10, 17, 24 | Watch Your Step | Landon Tice | Frank Stepuchin | Ilyas Abeyev | Marle Cordeiro | Mike Matusow | Alex Ding | Ronnie Bardah |
| 9 | 25-26 | May 31, June 7 | Gamblers Delight | Dan Shak | James Bord | Lynne Ji | Albert Destrade | Jake Daniels | Trevor Pope | Bryan Ercolano |
| 9 | 27-29 | June 14, 21, 28 | Gamblers Delight | Bryan Ercolano | Albert Destrade | Lynne Ji | Trevor Pope | Jake Daniels | Dan Shak |
- Season 12 of Poker After Dark returned to an episodic format that aired on Sunday evenings for Week 1 (Cry Me a River), before switching to Monday evenings for Week 2 (The Bratty Bunch) onwards.[28][30]
- Veronica Brill was introduced as the sideline reporter for Season 12.[31]
- Week 5 (Lesson Learned) was a $5,000 buy-in sit-n-go. James Romero defeated Matt Affleck and won $30,000.
- Alex Ding and Jake Daniels both appeared in three weeks each.
Season 13 (2021)
Season 13 was filmed inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino. Episodes were released weekly on Mondays for Season 13.[1][32]
| Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Title | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 | Seat 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-3 | July 19, 26, Aug. 2 | The Nosebleeds | Jake Daniels | Zach Franzi | Daniel Negreanu | Matt Berkey | Dan Smith | MJ Gonzales | Scott Seiver | |
| 2 | 4 | Aug. 9 | Action Arden | Ben Yerushalaim | Arden Cho | Julie Yorn | Phil Hellmuth | Ryan Feldman | Steven Dang | Danielle Andersen | Jeremy Levin |
| 3 | 5-7 | Aug. 16, 23, 30 | Feeding Franzi | Nick Wright | Zach Franzi | Joelle Parenteau | Hish Salama | Daniel Weinand | Eli Elezra | Maria Ho | |
| 4 | 8-10 | Sept. 6, 13, 20 | Fight Night | Bruce Buffer | Peter Jennings | Maria Ho | Phil Hellmuth | Nick Wright | Daniel Negreanu | Jon Aguiar | |
| 5 | 11-12 | Sept. 27, Oct. 4 | Everything in its Wright Place | Landon Tice | Nick Wright | Phil Hellmuth | Melissa Schubert | Eli Elezra | Ema Zajmović | Alan Richardson | |
| 6 | 13-15 | Let Them Play | Alexandra Botez | MrBeast | Phil Hellmuth | Doyle Brunson | Clay Travis | Graham Stephan | Ted Cruz |
- Veronica Brill continued as the sideline reporter for Season 13.[1]
- Week 4 (Fight Night) was a $10,000 buy-in sit-n-go. Nick Wright defeated Phil Hellmuth and won $50,000.[33]
- Week 6 (Let Them Play) aired on GGPoker's YouTube channel.
Results and notes
Results from cash game weeks, which Poker After Dark introduced in Season 4 and continued in Season 5, Season 6, and Season 7, are also omitted.
Season 1 (2007)
| Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poker Brat Attack | Phil Hellmuth | Steve Zolotow | Shawn Sheikhan | Annie Duke | Huck Seed | Gus Hansen |
| 2 | Play Anything | Jerry Buss | Doyle Brunson | Gabe Kaplan | Mike Matusow | David Grey | Daniel Negreanu |
| 3 | WSOP Champions | Carlos Mortensen | Jamie Gold | Doyle Brunson | Chris Ferguson | Chris Moneymaker | Johnny Chan |
| 4 | Earphones Please | Sam Farha | Phil Hellmuth | Andy Bloch | Tony G | Mike Matusow | Phil Ivey |
| 5 | Phil Phil | Doyle Brunson | Erik Seidel | Phil Hellmuth | Jennifer Harman | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Laak |
| 6 | Talking Heads | Chad Brown | Michael Konik | Mike Sexton | Gabe Kaplan | Phil Gordon | Howard Lederer |
| 7 | Against All Odds | Sam Farha | Ted Forrest | Clonie Gowen | Gus Hansen | Tony G | Chris Ferguson |
| 8 | Killer Table | Erick Lindgren | Phil Gordon | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Ivey | Patrik Antonius | Jennifer Harman |
| 9 | Loose Lips | Barry Greenstein | Mike Matusow | David Benyamine | Shawn Sheikhan | Allen Cunningham | John Juanda |
| 10 | Ladies' Week | Vanessa Rousso | Evelyn Ng | Dee Luong | Cyndy Violette | Jennifer Harman | Clonie Gowen |
- In the third episode of Week 1, the players continued to talk and make noise while Phil Hellmuth was trying to decide whether to go all-in against Annie Duke. Hellmuth held , while Duke had . The lack of decorum caused Hellmuth to lash out at Shawn Sheikhan, call over the show's executive producer, and leave the table. Hellmuth also threatened not to participate in future Poker After Dark tournaments unless the show implemented a rule that encouraged people to stop talking when a player is making an important decision. Immediately after the incident, producers put in place a rule which states that if a player wishes to have silence at the table when faced with a tough decision, the player need only inform the dealer, who will then notify the other players of the request. Failure to comply will result in a "time-out" period of one lap of the button for the offending player(s), with blinds forfeited during this time.[34]
Season 2 (2007)
| Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Men | Greg Raymer | Jamie Gold | Huck Seed | Doyle Brunson | Johnny Chan | Joe Hachem |
| 2 | International | Gus Hansen | Daniel Negreanu | Marco Traniello | David Benyamine | Brad Booth | Patrik Antonius |
| 3 | Queens and Kings | Ali Nejad | Annie Duke | Vanessa Rousso | Howard Lederer | Kristy Gazes | Gabe Kaplan |
| 4 | World Series Legends | Chris Ferguson | Layne Flack | Erik Seidel | T.J. Cloutier | Phil Hellmuth | Doyle Brunson |
| 5 | WPT All-Stars | Michael Mizrachi | Erick Lindgren | Daniel Negreanu | Gus Hansen | Tuan Le | Howard Lederer |
| 6 | Live To Hurt | Mike Matusow | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Laak | Shawn Sheikhan |
| 7 | Poker Prowess | Phil Laak | Andy Bloch | David Williams | Annie Duke | John Juanda | Clonie Gowen |
| 8 | Mega Match | David Benyamine | Jennifer Harman | Barry Greenstein | Phil Ivey | Eli Elezra | Allen Cunningham |
| 9 | Of Mouth and Men | Mike Matusow | Alan Boston | Antonio Esfandiari | Paul Wasicka | Jamie Gold | Mike Sexton |
| 10 | Signature Week | Jennifer Harman | Gus Hansen | Chris Ferguson | Phil Hellmuth | Howard Lederer | Phil Ivey |
- In "International" week, Gus Hansen was knocked out after six hands, and heads-up play started after 53 hands, both record lows for the show.[35]
Season 3 (2008)
| Week | Title[16] | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream Table | Mike Matusow | Daniel Negreanu | Scotty Nguyen | Ken Light | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth |
| 2 | 19th Hole | David Oppenheim | Erick Lindgren | Daniel Negreanu | Doyle Brunson | Phil Ivey | Gavin Smith |
| 3 | Hecklers | Mike Matusow | Sam Grizzle | Gavin Smith | Jean-Robert Bellande | Shawn Sheikhan | Phil Hellmuth |
| 4 | World Champions | Huck Seed | Chris Ferguson | Berry Johnston | Jamie Gold | Phil Hellmuth | Johnny Chan |
| 5 | Cowboys | Hoyt Corkins | Doyle Brunson | Chau Giang | Chris Ferguson | Andy Bloch | Gabe Kaplan |
| 6 | International | Daniel Negreanu | John Juanda | Gus Hansen | Roland De Wolfe | Patrik Antonius | Johnny Chan |
| 7 | Jam Up | Barry Greenstein | Mike Matusow | Eli Elezra | Howard Lederer | Antonio Esfandiari | David Williams |
| 8 | Gus & Ladies | J. J. Liu | Gus Hansen | Erica Schoenberg | Beth Shak | Clonie Gowen | Vanessa Rousso |
| 9 | Love at First Raise | Erica Schoenberg | Phil Laak | Jennifer Harman | Jennifer Tilly | Marco Traniello | David Benyamine |
| 10 | Commentators | Howard Lederer | Phil Gordon | Robert Williamson III | Chad Brown | Ali Nejad | Mark Gregorich |
- "Dream Table" week featured a Poker After Dark first: Phil Hellmuth won by calling an all-in bet from both Ken Light and Jen Harman on the last hand, resulting in the first match to end with no heads-up play.
- "Hecklers Week" featured a controversial situation which necessitated the producer having to come to the table. Phil Hellmuth attempted to bluff the river with pair of aces on the board in a hand against Jean-Robert Bellande, and Bellande called. Hellmuth then said "you got it" and held onto his cards, waiting for Bellande to show the winner. Bellande felt he did not have to show his hand, while Hellmuth thought "olden day etiquette" indicated that he should. The tournament was stopped for 5 minutes while all players voiced their opinions and eventually the producer came over and then Hellmuth showed his hand, necessitating that Bellande show his to claim the pot.[36]
- "Jam Up" week featured a rule that allowed any player knocked out over the first six hands (once around the table) to rebuy. On the first hand, Eli Elezra was knocked out when his AK didn't crack Howard Lederer's AA when they both got all their chips in pre-flop. Eli was allowed to rebuy for another $20,000, which brought the total chips in play to $140,000, and the first place prize to $140,000.[35]
- The "Best Of" episode that closed Season 5 featured Elezra's knockout on the first hand of Jam Up week, but did not make clear that he was able to rebuy after busting out on the first hand per that week's rules, and insinuated he was eliminated.
Season 4 (2008)
Weeks 1 and 7 were Cash Games #1 and #2, and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title[16] | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nets Vs. Vets | Andrew Robl | Johnny Chan | Tom Dwan | Huck Seed | Doyle Brunson | Brian Townsend |
| 3 | Heads Up Challenge | Not Applicable | Paul Wasicka | Ted Forrest | Chris Ferguson | Phil Hellmuth | |
| 4 | Mission Impossible | David Williams | Gavin Smith | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Phil Laak | Clonie Gowen |
| 5 | Dream II | Mike Sexton | Mike Matusow | Paul Featherstone | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth | Gavin Smith |
| 6 | Mayfair Club | Dan Harrington | Mike Shichtman | Steve Zolotow | Mickey Appleman | Howard Lederer | Jay Heimowitz |
- The Heads Up Challenge used a double-elimination format. In the opening round, Chris Ferguson defeated Paul Wasicka and Phil Hellmuth defeated Ted Forrest. Hellmuth then defeated Ferguson to move on to the final, while Forrest's win against Wasicka eliminated Wasicka. Facing off with one loss each, Ferguson defeated Forrest to set up a Hellmuth-Ferguson final, where Hellmuth only needed to win one out of two matches while Ferguson needed to sweep both matches. Ferguson won the opener before Hellmuth won the finale. In each of Hellmuth's wins against Ferguson, he had pocket tens on the final hand.
Season 5 (2009)
Seven of the 16 weeks during season 5—Weeks 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16—were cash games, and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title[16] | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Close but no Cigar | David Williams | Dewey Tomko | Allen Cunningham | Lee Watkinson | Andy Black | Mike Matusow |
| 2 | Speak Your Mind | Phil Hellmuth | Todd Brunson | Gabe Kaplan | David Grey | Cory Zeidman | Phil Gordon |
| 3 | Brilliant Minds | David Sklansky | Bill Chen | Brandon Adams | Jimmy Warren | Chris Ferguson | Andy Bloch |
| 5 | Dream Table III | Mike Matusow | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Laak | Arnold Thimons | Jennifer Tilly | Johnny Chan |
| 6 | International III | David Benyamine | John Phan | Brad Booth | Allen Cunningham | Ivan Demidov | John Juanda |
| 9 | Sit-n-Talk | Mike Matusow | Antonio Esfandiari | Jean-Robert Bellande | Jennifer Harman | David Grey | Vanessa Rousso |
| 10 | Celebrities and Mentors | Jason Alexander | Orel Hershiser | Phil Gordon | Barry Greenstein | Don Cheadle | Gavin Smith |
| 13 | Magnificent Six | Howard Lederer | Phil Ivey | Doyle Brunson | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth | Chris Ferguson |
| 14 | USA vs. Italy | Marco Traniello | Chris Ferguson | Max Pescatori | Erick Lindgren | Dario Minieri | Howard Lederer |
- Season 5 started with three veteran Poker After Dark players securing their first PAD wins (Matusow, Gordon and Bloch).
- In Celebrities and Mentors, the mentor-celebrity relationships were Greenstein-Alexander, Smith-Hershiser and Gordon-Cheadle.
- Chris Ferguson had lost six times, including the Season 4 Heads-Up Challenge, before his Magnificent Six win became his first win since Season 1.
- Howard Lederer became the first player to place last one week, and win the next week.
Season 6 (2010)
Six of the 13 weeks during season 6—Weeks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12—were cash games, and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commentators III | Kara Scott | Ali Nejad | Mark Gregorich | Howard Lederer | Joe Sebok | Gabe Kaplan |
| 2 | Nicknames | Erick Lindgren | Annette Obrestad | Mike Matusow | Phil Hellmuth | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Laak |
| 5 | My Favorite Pro | Chris Ferguson | James Ashby | Steve Bartlett | Craig Ivey | Phil Hellmuth | Jens Voertmann |
| 6 | He Said, She Said | Erica Schoenberg | Jean-Robert Bellande | David Grey | Annie Duke | Mike Matusow | Karina Jett |
| 9 | Lonesome Shark | Erick Lindgren | Antonio Esfandiari | Brad Booth | Mike Matusow | David Williams | James Akenhead |
| 10 | Mixed Martial Arts | Patrik Antonius | Randy Couture | Erick Lindgren | Dan Henderson | Bruce Buffer | Howard Lederer |
| 13 | Charity In Mind | Howard Lederer | Chris Ferguson | Jennifer Harman | Annie Duke | Andy Bloch | Phil Gordon |
- Gabe Kaplan's win in Commentators III week marked the greatest comeback in Poker After Dark history.[37]
- Phil Laak's win in Nicknames week marked the first time a single player has won two Poker After Dark titles against the same opponent heads-up (he won both of his titles against Antonio Esfandiari, the first being in Phil Phil week from Season 1).
- The My Favorite Pro tournament marked the first time every episode of play ended in an elimination.
Season 7 (2011)
As of April 9, 2011, 2 of the 4 weeks aired from season 6 were cash games, and are omitted from the results table. Week 11 wasn't originally aired on NBC, but are now available on PokerGO.
| Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-Up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNG $100k Freezeout | John Juanda | Erick Lindgren | Phil Galfond | Tom Dwan | Phil Ivey | Huck Seed |
| 4 | SNG $50k Freezeout | Doyle Brunson | Annette Obrestad | Andrew Lichtenberger | Melanie Weisner | Eric Baldwin | Tom Dwan |
| 11 | SNG $20k Wish List | Mike Matusow | Mike Dappen | Erica Schoenberg | Jennifer Harman | Phil Hellmuth | Chris Ferguson |
- In week 4, Tom Dwan came back from below 40k in chips early to knock out both Andrew Lichtenberger and Melanie Weisner while trailing preflop both times, to finally finish the match against Eric Baldwin, again trailing preflop.
Season 8 (2017)
Only 3 weeks during Season 8 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Voices Carry | Jean-Robert Bellande | David Williams | William Kassouf | Mike Matusow | Nick Schulman | Matt Berkey |
| 2 | Voices Carry | Scott Seiver | Jason Koon | Brian Rast | Matt Berkey | Nick Schulman | Ben Lamb |
| 2 | Voices Carry | Eric Worre | Igor Kurganov | Greg Mueller | Jason Koon | Randall Emmett | Liv Boeree |
| 3 | Rumble with Jungle | Isaac Haxton | Doug Polk | Daniel Cates | Frank Kassela | Brian Rast | Jason Koon |
| 10 | Holidays with Hellmuth | Mike Matusow | Dan Shak | Randall Emmett | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Hellmuth | Maria Ho |
| 10 | Holidays with Hellmuth | Doyle Brunson | Joseph Marchese | David Penski | Maria Ho | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Hellmuth |
Season 9 (2018)
Only 1 week during Season 9 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title | 7th Place | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 888poker | Chris Moorman | Jennifer Tilly | Kelly Minkin | Peter Martin | Bill Klein | Eli Elezra | Maria Ho |
| 17 | 888poker | Maria Ho | Bill Klein | Chris Moorman | Kelly Minkin | Jennifer Tilly | Otto Richard | Eli Elezra |
Season 10 (2019)
Only 3 weeks during Season 10 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title | 7th Place | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 888poker II | Dominik Nitsche | Jennifer Tilly | Mark Heintz | Randall Emmett | Chris Moorman | Phil Hellmuth | Ali Imsirovic |
| 5 | 888poker II | Jennifer Tilly | Phil Hellmuth | Dominik Nitsche | Eli Elezra | Randall Emmett | Ali Imsirovic | Chris Moorman |
| 11 | Showbound! | Norm Macdonald | Garry Gates | Jamie Kerstetter | Jamie Gold | Woody Kaawar | Chance Kornuth | Maria Ho |
| 11 | Showbound! | Jeff Platt | Jamie Kerstetter | Jamie Gold | Clyde Lorance | Chance Kornuth | Sam Simmons | Garry Gates |
| 12 | Whales vs. Wizards | Randall Emmett | Ali Imsirovic | Dominik Nitsche | Anthony Alberto | Tom Schwartz | Kitty Kuo | Justin Young |
Season 11 (2020)
Season 11 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only featured two weeks which were both cash games.
Season 12 (2021)
Only 1 week during Season 12 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lesson Learned | Brad Owen | Jonathan Little | Justin Saliba | Faraz Jaka | Matt Affleck | James Romero |
Season 13 (2021)
Only 1 week during Season 13 featured a high stakes sit & go, other episodes featured cash games and are omitted from the results table.
| Week | Title | 7th Place | 6th Place | 5th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Runner-up | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fight Night | Maria Ho | Bruce Buffer | Daniel Negreanu | Jon Aguiar | Peter Jennings | Phil Hellmuth | Nick Wright |
Reception
In the U.S., the show had some early ratings success: during season one's second week, it attracted on average a larger audience among adults 18-34 than The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson did the same week, even though the latter is broadcast 90 minutes earlier.[38]
Sponsorship
Full Tilt Poker regularly advertised during Poker After Dark broadcasts, and in some countries, Full Tilt Poker is included in the show's title, which for a time prompted players associated with a rival site (Poker Stars) to stop appearing on the show. Full Tilt Poker held promotional tournaments that offered a seat on the show as the grand prize. The first of these winners, Ken Light, appeared in the first week of Season 3, and was said to have picked his own opponents, though Light later said on the show itself that he was only asked to provide a list of his favorite players and that he did not know that players from the list would join him on the show.[5]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Although the standard buy-in on Poker After Dark is $20,000, the buy-in for the Mega Match (which first aired the week of October 8, 2007) was $50,000.
References
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- ↑ "Find Out How Nick Wright Left Phil Hellmuth "Seething" on Latest Poker After Dark". www.pokernews.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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- 1 2 Nejad's commentary
- ↑ Poker After Dark Hecklers Recap Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine from the PAD website
- ↑ "Poker After Dark: Commentators III recap - Poker on NBC- nbcsports.MSNBC.com". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ↑ Poker After Dark Draws ratings Archived 2007-02-26 at archive.today, a January 2007 Bodog Online poker blog entry
External links
- Poker After Dark at IMDb
- Poker After Dark at NBCUniversal's Media Village
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