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The Sky Poker Cash Game!
You will notice that in the Sky TV guide there is this...
You can see a 'teaser' video for it on our facebook page.
Watch this space for more details and get your series link setup!
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It runs for six weeks and has some familar faces you will recognise.
There's also a few new ones for you, including some famous sports stars!
Is it in the high defs on the HD channel?
[QUOTE]Finally some televised cash poker, been in short supply since Black Friday. Great commentary line-up with an added kicker, means that Tikay and Orford are free to play.......
Posted by SJspanky1
Not guilty! I was the water-carrier, chaperone & odd-job man for the Series. Great fun it was, too.
The first Episode features, amongst others......
Wayne Mardle
Norman Whiteside
Neil Channing
Sam Razavi
Rastafish
Rob Yong.
2 Sports Celebs each appear in two of the 6 Shows.
Other Sports Celebs who featured in Shows 3, 4, 5 & 6 include Jimmy White OBE, Matt Le Tissier, Mick Fitzgerald, & James Haskell. James, incidentally, is in the squad for this Saturday's 6 Nations opener v Scotland.
For a flavour of the Series, I wrote this article about the first episode, which will be circulated to media organisations shortly.
There will be an article each week, featuring the different players.
Keep an eye on the Sky Poker Twitter Account over the weekend, as there may be some prizes on offer if you answer a Show-related question.
"....Sky Poker - Poker with a smile!
Starting on Tuesday February 5th, a new series of 6 x 1 hour Shows start on Sky Sports, & this is poker with a difference.
It is a Cash Game, but no hoodies or miserable minnies, this is poker with a smile.
Each episode features a brace of Sports Celebrities, most of them very familiar to Sky Sports viewers, together with a mixture of Poker Pros & amateur players playing poker how it should be played.
The first show includes….
Wayne Mardle, darts legend, Mr “Hawaii 501” himself, & a mean poker player, who has a 7th place finish in the prestigious GUKPT for over £14,000 to his credit.
More recently he commentated on Sky Sports fantastic coverage every night of the 2013 PDC World Darts Championships.
Norman Whiteside, who was the youngest player ever to play in the World Cup, to score in a League Cup & FA Cup Final, & score a senior goal for Manchester United.
He went on to play two World Cups, appear 38 times for Northern Ireland, & over 200 times for Manchester United.
These days, Norman still does Hospitality for Manchester United, and is a qualified podiatrist, as befits someone who was always good with his feet.
Neil Channing, arguably THE most well-known & popular UK Poker Tournament player. Neil has cashed for over $3,000,000 on the Pro Poker circuit, including over $1,250,000 for winning the Irish Open, & $400,000 for 2nd in a WSOP event last summer.
Neil is also an enthusiastic Sports Bettor, & is hoping that the San Francisco 49ers take down this weekend’s Superbowl.
After the shows were filmed, Neil went straight from the Studio to Gatwick catch a 747 to Australia, where he cashed twice for north of $33,000. What a life!
Sam Razavi probably had more Tournament Poker success in more countries in 2012 than any other player. He cashed no less than 39 times across the globe, including 8 WSOP cashes, & in places as far afield as the Philippines, Egypt, China, Mauritius, Australia, Panama, Italy, Cambodia, New Zealand, India, not forgetting the good old British Isles.
Sam has accumulated over $1,000,000 in Live Cashes, and is a regular guest on Sky Poker, Channel 861.
Colburn Tomlin, one of the most popular amateur poker players on the UK Poker Circuit, who rejoices in the nickname of “Rastafish”.
Rastafish is LOUD, but it’s all in fun, & he has an impressive record of Tournament Wins totalling over $300,000.
His son, Gavin, is a professional footballer with Southend United, where he has netted 12 times already this season.
Completing the Episode One starting line up is Rob Yong. Rob has lifetime cashes in excess of $300,000, & is a poker entrepreneur.
He is a wealthy & very successful businessman with a passion for poker.
He used to have Poker “Home Games” – as we all did back in the day! - & enjoyed them so much he decided to open his own Poker Club in Nottingham.
It took three years & over £1,000,000 to obtain a full Gaming Licence, & build the Club, but it has thrived ever since & is by common consent one of the best poker Venues in Europe, if not the world.
So, quite a line up in the First Show.
It will be transmitted at 10pm on Tuesday (Feb 5th) on Sky Sports 3, & will be repeated the next day.
All 6 Episodes will be series-linked.
News of the other 5 episodes will appear on this page before transmission.
Highlight of Episode One?
Plenty of car crash hands, & let’s not give the game away, but when Wayne Mardle decides to try & take down a big pot, can you guess how much he bet?........
Sky, Poker with a smile. Just a bit."
Some of the Channel 861 Poker Analysts also feature in various episodes........