NBC Launches New Poker Show -- Face the AceContestants Can Face Three Poker Pros for $1 Million |
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NBC is ready to go prime-time with its newest poker series.
The network announced this week that it would debut a brand-new poker-themed game show this August entitled, Face the Ace. The show, which will be hosted by Sopranos star Steve Schirripa, will give contestants an opportunity to battle some of the biggest names in poker heads up for as much as $1 million.
The series premiere will air Saturday, Aug. 1 at 9 p.m. The Full Tilt Poker-sponsored show is currently contracted for seven one-hour shows. The second episode will air at 9 p.m. on Aug. 8 before the series is moved to a to-be-determined Saturday afternoon time.
Each contestant on the show will have the opportunity to play heads up against one of the best poker players in the world. He will choose one of four cloudy doors and face whichever pro is looming behind. If the contestant loses, he’s out. If he wins, he can take whatever money he has earned and walk or challenge a second pro. There are three potential matches in all, with the possibility of $1 million on the line.
Face the Ace pros include Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Jennifer Harman, Mike Matusow, Erick Lindren, John Juanda, Howard Lederer, Allen Cunningham, Gus Hansen, Erik Seidel, and Phil Gordon.
Full Tilt players can earn a spot as a contestant on the show by playing in freerolls on the site. Prize packages will include a five-day, four-night stay in Las Vegas with $500 spending money and an audition for the show.
NBC is not new to poker programming. Its daily late-night poker show, Poker After Dark, airs at 2:05 a.m. Monday through Friday and 1:00 a.m. on Saturdays, and it regularly covers the annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas.
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