Poker is not just for Professionals Anymore
Texas Holdem’ used to be available only in casino hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada or from electronic poker machines, but now it is more in style than ever in Las Vegas, Nevada thanks to the TV.
The popular Venetian Resort, is now banking on this popularity with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its showroom located in the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino, debuting in October.
The new game show will join comedy and game show elements to entertain its live audience. The audience will also be able to join in the famous Texas-Holdem’ alongside the some famous poker stars. The show has many prizes for the audience including a chance to win 1$ million.
In “The Real Deal!” the audience will play with players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Around 10 of the World’s most famous poker players have already signed up for the game show. The audience will be able to play along with the 90 minute game thanks to handheld, wireless, touch screen devices located on each seat.
“People who visit Vegas casinos want to play different types of poker games,” Negreanu says, “but obviously they can’t play in a big game with the likes of Doyle or Phil Hellmuth. But, in this show, they actually can.” When the show begins, six audience members will be chosen to sit at the poker table on stage with two pros. Each audience member is then involved in the action by being dealt a unique poker hand on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.
The show’s creators say that you don’t have to be a pro poker player to play in the game. There are other ways to increase your point total, that doesn’t involve the game of poker necessarily. Betting on the suit of the next poker card or trying to guess which state a particular audience member is from, are just some of the ways to come out a champion in poker in this game.
Creators of The Real Deal are also betting on the great personalities of the pro poker stars to create some interesting moments. People like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, definitely definitely knows how to entertain the audience and will create some moments to remember in this TV poker game show .
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