The best and worst TV shows dedicated to poker

In recent years, poker has taken over the airwaves of many television channels! Whether in the United States or in Europe, the famous table game has been dedicated to many TV shows of all genres. If some of its broadcasts are particularly respected by enthusiast of the game, others border squarely on the ridiculous. Here are the best and worst TV shows dedicated to poker. If you thought you had seen everything when it comes to television programs, you are not at the end of your surprises!

High Stakes Poker

High Stakes Poker is an American poker television show that aired on the GSN cable channel from January 2006 until 2011. The program will have kept the fans of the show in suspense for almost 7 seasons. The shootings took place respectively in the land-based casinos Golden Nugget, The Palms or at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

This is the first TV show to have truly revolutionized the treatment that was reserved until then for the game on the cathode waves. Respected by poker buffs all over the world, the High Stakes Poker show is a real reference in terms of poker, even if the show is no longer broadcast. The many episodes available on Youtube still continue to get a lot of views. Big names in poker have also distinguished themselves on the show such as Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Patrick Antonius, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu or Doyle Brusen.

Poker After Dark

Like High Stakes Poker, the Poker After Dark show is also a reference for fans of the famous game! The television program has managed to bring together the biggest poker names on the planet. Launched only one year after High Stakes Poker, i.e. on January 1, 2007, the Poker show After Dark manages to be broadcast for 7 seasons until it was discontinued in 2011.

If you are nostalgic, you can also find many videos of the show on Youtube.

PokerStars Big Game

Launched in June 2010, the PokerStars Big Game show - also known as PokerStars.net Big Game or simply the Big Game -, is a television show sponsored by the online gaming site Pokerstars.net and broadcast on the Fox channel.

This show allows an internet qualifier to compete against international poker virtuosos. For this, the player is entrusted with the sum of $100,000 at the beginning of the game. The show, although popular, has only been renewed for an additional season, that is to say two seasons in total.

The House of the Bluff

Among our French friends, we enjoy poker in a trashy version! La Maison du Bluff is a show that takes up the codes of reality TV shows. Thus, viewers can enjoy poker games played by bimbos, typical characters of this kind of shows, all in luxurious villas located in different European countries.

Even if the show can boast of having seen famous players parade, it is, nevertheless, mocked by poker enthusiasts. However, the program continues, all the same, to make the best days of the channel on which it is broadcast since the show attracts more than 10 million viewers each season and has already signed up for the filming of a sixth part.