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Earlier Wednesday, ESPN and the WSOP held their pre-November Nine conference call. WSOP on ESPN hosts Lon McEachern and Norman Chad were on hand to preview the final table as well as Poker PROductions producer Dan Gati and Doug White, the ESPN Senior Director of Programming and Acquisitions.
Who will win emerge from the November Nine »
Some of you will notice something a little different by players at the featured tables of the 2011 WSOP Main Event. Players that are sponsored by sites that either serve the United States or are currently under indictments, such as PokerStars and Full Tilt, are not wearing their patches at the featured table.
Daniel will not »
The WSOP announced on Wednesday an expanded TV schedule that will now offer viewers the chance to experience the WSOP in a way that has never been done in the past. Now, players will have the ability to watch the action on Days 3 through 8 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event in nearly real-time »
Phil Hellmuth is one of the most sought after poker free agents at present and if rumors are true, he may have found a home with ESPN. Hellmuth is rumored to join the WSOP broadcast team for the 2011 World Series of Poker.
Will Phil be joining Lon and Norm at this year's WSOP?
Matt Savage was »
It looks like the November Nine concept is here to stay. Although ratings fell slightly over last year’s, ESPN was not all that surprised with the outcome of ratings. According to Doug White, ESPN’s senior director of programming and acquisition:
“Look, the attention that Phil was getting — E:60, the cover of ESPN The »
The ratings are in for the Tuesday WSOP Main Event final table on ESPN. The episode attracted 2.1 Million viewers for a 1.8 rating. Last year’s WSOP Main drew a 1.9 rating. What this means is that last year 1.9 Million households tuned into the Main Event. This year, only 1.8 »
Recently, AJ Benza was released from his contract providing commentary on High Stakes Poker. He stated in his blog that the main reason behind this was because a female host was going to be used in his place. I personally find this unfortunate because of the fact that the one thing that set »
ESPN has renewed its contract with Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker to broadcast the WSOP on the station through 2018. Originally, the WSOP’s contract was to expire at the end of 2010, but the new deal will extend the contract by eight years.
An official announcement has not been made by Harrah’s Entertainment, »
Harrah’s held their pre-WSOP conference call yesterday where they fielded question from the media and told them of some of the upcoming events and changes at the World Series of Poker. Some of these changes are great, while other actually have me a little pissed off right now.
Of course, most everyone knows about the »
Harrah’s Entertainment held its annual pre-WSOP conference call yesterday with members of the media to field questions from the media regarding the WSOP and to provide any new news regarding the event.
Never one to miss a promotion opportunity, Jeffrey Pollack hyped the upcoming event stating, “Whether you are a first-timer or seasoned pro, this is »
