New Game Places Everyday People Alongside Pro Poker Players
Poker used to be accessible only in Las Vegas casinos or from video poker, but now it is more in style than ever in Las Vegas, Nevada thanks to the TV.
The popular Venetian Hotel and Casino, is now betting on this new trend with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its showroom in the Venetian Hotel and Casino, beginning in October.
Their new show will mix 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 top poker players. Many prizes are available 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 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 Las Vegas, Nevada want to play poker,” Negreanu says, “but obviously they can’t play in a big poker tournament with the people like 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 professional players. Each audience member is then involved in the action by being dealt a unique set of poker cards on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.
Creators of the show say that you don’t have to be a poker player to join in the poker game. There are other ways to raise your point total, that doesn’t involve 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.
The shows producers are also betting on the great personalities of the pro poker players to have great moments. People like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time World Series of Poker winner, definitely knows how to work the crowd and will provide some great entertainment in this upcoming show .
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