The Game of Poker is not just for Top Poker Stars Anymore
Texas Holdem’ was a game available only in hotels in Vegas or from video poker, but now it is more widespread than ever in Vegas thanks to the TV and the internet.
The famous Venetian Casino, is now banking on this new found popularity with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its showroom located in the Venetian Resort and Casino, starting in October.
Their new show will unite comedy and game show elements to entertain its live audience. The audience will also be able to take part in the well loved game of 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 best poker players have already signed up for the 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 Sin City casinos want to play poker,” 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.” At the start of the show, 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 hand on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.
The show’s producers say that you don’t have to be a poker player to take part in the game. There are other ways to add to 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 winner in this game.
Creators of the show are also placing bets on the personalities of the pro poker stars to create some interesting moments. Someone like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time World Series of Poker winner, definitely has an idea how to entertain the crowd and will provide some great entertainment in this TV poker game show .
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