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Celebrity Poker Showdown
Genre	Gameshow
Starring	Dave Foley (2004–2006) Phil Gordon(2003–2005) Phil Hellmuth(2006) Kevin Pollak(2003) Robert Thompson(2003–2006)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5[1]
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marcia Mulé Bryan Scott JoshuaMalina AndrewHill Newman
Location(s)	The Palms Casino, Las Vegas(2003–2005) Harrah's, New Orleans (2006)
Running time	120 minutes Six episodes were 1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel	Bravo
Original run	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02) – July 5,2006)
External links
Official website

Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebritygame show on the cablenetwork Bravo.It was a limited-run series of five celebrities playing poker. The series ran eighttournaments in five seasons.

Biography and booking information for Dave Foley, Comedian, Actor, and Host of a Poker Television Show. Contact All American Speakers Bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. David Scott 'Dave' Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown. He also frequently appears on The Late Late Show on CBS. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Foley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

In each show, five celebrities played a no limitTexas hold 'emtournamentfor charity. The winners of eachqualifying game won a silver commemorative poker chip and advancedto the championship game. The winner of the championship game wonthe grand prize for his or her charity as well as a goldcommemorative poker chip. Each tournament comprised six two-hourepisodes: five qualifying games and one championship game.

In an interview with TVGuide, host Dave Foley said that a ninth tournament is notbeing produced, as Bravo did not order any new episodes.^[2]

1Setup, logistics,and personalities 2Tournament winnings 3Tournament results 3.1First tournament 3.2Second tournament 3.3Third tournament 3.4Fourth tournament 3.5Fifth tournament 3.6Sixth tournament 3.7Seventh tournament 3.8Eighth tournament 4Post-show poker 7External links

Setup, logistics, andpersonalities

The first seven tournaments were taped at the PalmsCasino in Las Vegas, Nevada in front of a livestudio audience. With the eighth tournament, Harrah's Entertainment becamethe 'official casino of Celebrity Poker Showdown.'

When a player is eliminated, he or she moves to the 'Loser'sLounge' to watch the rest of the game. With the move to New Orleansfor the eighth tournament, the Lounge was renamed for sponsorSouthernComfort as the 'SoCo Lime Lounge'.

The first series was hosted by actor/comic Kevin Pollak, andeach episode (except for the Championship Game) was an hour. TheChampionship telecast was two hours in length. Each succeedingseries was hosted by Dave Foley, and all episodes (with oneexception) were two hours in length. Professional poker player Phil Gordon providedthe color commentary for the first seventournaments. PhilHellmuth took over the commentary spot in the eighthtournament.

All the games were officiated by Tournament Director Robert Thompson.Thompson was noted amongst viewers of the show for the catchphrase, 'Shuffle up and deal!'

Several celebrities have appeared in multiple tournaments, andfive have won games in separate tournaments. David Cross won in the first and thirdtournaments; DuléHill won in the second and seventh; Kevin Nealon won in the fourth andseventh; JasonAlexander won in the fifth and eighth; and Michael IanBlack won in the second and eighth tourneys. No celebrity wonmore than one championship game.

The series was produced by Andrew Hill Newman and Joshua Malina.

Tournamentwinnings

The first six tournaments were played for a total of$250,000 in prize money as follows:

• The four players eliminated in each of the first 5 games:$5,000 each
• Fifth Place in the Championship: $7,500
• Fourth Place in the Championship: $10,000
• Third Place in the Championship: $12,500
• Second Place in the Championship: $20,000
• First Place in the Championship: $100,000

Starting with the Seventh Tournament, the 'prize pool' wasincreased to $1,000,000 and divided thusly:

• The four players eliminated in each of the first 5 games:$5,000 each
• Fifth Place in the Championship: $25,000
• Fourth Place in the Championship: $75,000
• Third Place in the Championship: $100,000
• Second Place in the Championship:$200,000
• First Place in the Championship: $500,000

Tournamentresults

Firsttournament

Game Number Two featured a themed show featuring castmembers from The WestWing.

• Game 1:Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, WillieGarson, Emily Procter, David Schwimmer
• Game 2:Timothy Busfield, Allison Janney,RichardSchiff, Martin Sheen, JohnSpencer
• Game 3:Hank Azaria, Michael Ian Black, PeterFacinelli, MoGaffney, Nicole Sullivan
• Game 4:Coolio, Shannon Elizabeth, Ron Livingston,PaulRudd, Sarah Silverman
• Game 5:David Cross, Carrie Fisher, Tom Green, Mimi Rogers, Scott Stapp
• The Championship Game: David Cross, WillieGarson, Paul Rudd, Richard Schiff, NicoleSullivan

Nicole Sullivan won this tournament'schampionship, televised January 13, 2004.

Secondtournament

• Game 1:Jerome Bettis, RosarioDawson, Mena Suvari, Wanda Sykes, Travis Tritt
• Game 2:Timothy Busfield, Mo Gaffney, Dulé Hill, DannyMasterson, JamesWoods
• Game 3:Michael Ian Black, Star Jones Reynolds, Norm Macdonald, Adam Rodriguez,¹Jeremy Sisto
• Game 4:Sean Astin, Lauren Graham, ChrisMasterson, MatthewPerry, Sara Rue
• Game 5:James Blake, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, Tom Everett Scott, MauraTierney
• The Championship Game: Rosario Dawson, DuléHill, Michael Ian Black, Lauren Graham, MauraTierney

Maura Tierney won this tournament'schampionship, televised July 1, 2004.
¹ Macdonald eliminated Rodriguez in the first hand ofthe tournament, the only time that has happened in the show'srun.

Thirdtournament

Game Number Three featured four members of theArrested Developmentcast.

• Game 1:Willie Garson, Jennie Garth, Richard Kind, DaveNavarro, Jerry O'Connell
• Game 2:Angie Dickinson, Jeff Gordon,Kathy Griffin,Penn Jillette,RonLivingston
• Game 3:Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, David Cross,PeterFacinelli, JudyGreer
• Game 4:Michael Badalucco, Bobby Flay, SteveHarris, Kathy Najimy, Mimi Rogers
• Game 5:Hank Azaria, Seth Meyers, Gail O'Grady, Amy Poehler, Jeffrey Ross
• The Championship Game: David Cross, SteveHarris, Jeff Gordon, Seth Meyers, DaveNavarro

Seth Meyers won this tournament's championship,televised August 12, 2004.

Fourthtournament

• Game 1:Christopher Meloni, Matthew Perry, Stephen Root, SarahSilverman, Michael Vartan
• Game 2:Bobby Cannavale, Tony Hawk, Cheryl Hines, DennisRodman, Ryan Stiles
• Game 3:Macaulay Culkin, Neil Flynn, Sara Gilbert, Ricki Lake, Kevin Nealon
• Game 4:Chevy Chase, Donny Deutsch, ShannonElizabeth, KathyGriffin, Neil Patrick Harris
• Game 5:Angela Bassett, Jeff Garlin, Dave Navarro, MekhiPhifer, Emily Procter
• The Championship Game: Matthew Perry, DennisRodman, Kevin Nealon, Neil Patrick Harris, MekhiPhifer

Mekhi Phifer won this tournament'schampionship, televised November 14, 2004.

Fifthtournament

• Game 1:Curt Schilling, BradGarrett, Catherine O'Hara, Sara Rue, Ray Romano
• Game 2:Jason Alexander, NicholasGonzalez, Allison Janney, Chris Kattan, Mary McCormack
• Game 3:Lacey Chabert, Bonnie Hunt,J.K. Simmons, Robert Wagner, Scott Wolf
• Game 4:Brandi Chastain, Camryn Manheim,ColinQuinn, TomVerica, KevinWeisman
• Game 5¹:Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe,Andrea Parker,Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Fred Willard
• The Championship Game:BradGarrett, Jason Alexander, Bonnie Hunt, Colin Quinn,Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Brad Garrett won this tournament'schampionship, televised March 1, 2005.
¹This game was only one hour in length, as MalcolmJamal-Warner won the game in 19 hands.

Sixthtournament

The sixth tournament premiered August 18, 2005 with a themedshow, featuring players notable for reality televisionappearances.

• Game 1:Charla Faddoul, TrishelleCannatella, Andrew Firestone, Jonny Fairplay, Omarosa
• Game 2:Bryan Cranston, Howie Mandel, ¹StephenCollins, Peter Dinklage, Meat Loaf¹
• Game 3:Kathy Najimy, Ricki Lake, SharonLawrence, Kathryn Morris, Caroline Rhea
• Game 4:Anthony Anderson, CherylHines, Amber Tamblyn, Alex Trebek, Michael Vartan
• Game 5:Rosie O'Donnell², Penny Marshall,Travis Tritt,EddieCibrian, MoGaffney, ²³
• The Championship Game: Andrew Firestone,Stephen Collins, Kathy Najimy, Cheryl Hines, EddieCibrian

Kathy Najimy won this tournament'schampionship, televised on September 22, 2005.
¹ Collins eliminated Mandel and Meat Loaf on the samehand, the first time this happened during the show's run.
² Tritt eliminated O'Donnell and Gaffney on the samehand.
³ This was Gaffney's third appearance on the show. She'sthe only person to play in three different tournaments.

Seventhtournament

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The seventh tournament premiered October 13, 2005, with athemed show featuring male stars from DesperateHousewives, and a $1 million (US) prizepool, with $500,000 going to the winners' charity.

• Game 1:Steven Culp, Ricardo Chavira, Doug Savant, James Denton, Mark Moses
• Game 2:James Woods, Joey Fatone, Gina Gershon, Andy Richter, BarryCorbin
• Game 3:Kathleen Madigan, Bill Brochtrup,DuléHill, Kelli Williams, CarlosBernard
• Game 4:Kevin Nealon, Richard Belzer,Dean Cain, Oksana Baiul, NicholasGonzalez
• Game 5:Jeremy London, Ian Gomez, Alison Sweeney, WendyPepper, Camryn Manheim
• The Championship Game:StevenCulp, Barry Corbin, Dulé Hill, Kevin Nealon, WendyPepper.

Steven Culp won the series' seventh tournamentfinal, aired on November 17, 2005.

Eighthtournament

The eighth tournament premiered May 31, 2006, at Harrah's New Orleans, as thecelebrities will donate their winnings to charities benefitingvictims of Hurricane Katrina. It also featured a$1 million prize pool sponsored by PartyPoker.net. (The players arelisted first to last place.)

• Game 1:Jason Alexander, Bryan Cranston,Susie Essman, Jamie Bamber, Kevin Sorbo
• Game 2:Michael Ian Black, Greg Behrendt, JorgeGarcia,¹KimColes,¹Andrea Martin¹
• Game 3:IdaSiconolfi,²Fred Savage, Jennifer Tilly, Doug E. Doug,³Brett Butler³
• Game 4:Keegan-Michael Key, Jenna Fischer, Mario Cantone, RoccoDiSpirito, JordanPeele
• Game 5:Robin Tunney, ChristopherMeloni, Macy Gray,Joy Behar, Andy Dick
• The Championship Game:JasonAlexander, Robin Tunney, Michael Ian Black, Ida Siconolfi,Keegan-Michael Key

Jason Alexander won the tournament final, airedJuly 5, 2006. He came back from having been down to $11,000 inchips, with Michael Ian Black having had nearly 80% of the chips onthe table. Alexander's comeback is the best in the history of theshow. Robin Tunney, who also had a dramatic shift in chip totalsduring the game, finished a strong second to Alexander afterBlack's collapse. Tunney won $200,000 for her charity, whileAlexander's received $500,000.

¹ Black eliminated Coles, Garcia, and Martin in threeconsecutive hands, a first for the series.
² Siconolfi won Bravo's online poker tournament in late2005 and became the first non-celebrity player to compete on theshow.
³ Tilly eliminated both Doug E. Doug and Brett Butler inthe same hand.

Post-showpoker

Some of the celebrities on this series have parlayed their gameplay into visits onto the World Poker Tour and the WorldSeries of Poker. In 2005, Brad Garrett, Shannon Elizabeth,Nicholas Gonzalez, and James Woods all participated in the WSOP's$10,000 Texas Hold-Em Main Event. In 2007, ShannonElizabeth advanced to the semifinals of the NBCNational Heads-UpPoker Championship.

In 2005, prior to appearing on the show, Jennifer Tilly won aWSOP Gold Bracelet for coming in first in the Ladies' No-LimitTexas Hold 'Em event, and won the third annual WPT LadiesInvitational Tournament.

Parodies

For the December 10, 2005 episode of SaturdayNight Live, Foley and Gordon lent their voices (playingthemselves) to a Robert Smigel animated TV Funhouse parodycalled 'Celebrity Mugshot Poker,' where, as the title suggests,various celebrities (like Nick Nolte and James Brown) are represented by animatedversions of their infamous mugshots.

Saturday Night Live also did a parody of this show onthe season 29 episode hosted by Will and Grace star Megan Mullally,with Phil Gordon played by Chris Parnell and comedian Kevin Pollakplayed by JimmyFallon.

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MADtv did a parodyof this show as a ninth and tenth season recurring sketch called'Celebrity Quarters' (based on the drinking game 'quarters') withRon Pederson as DaveFoley and, replacing Phil Gordon, was Nick Nolte (played by IkeBarinholtz).

For the November 3, 2005 episode of theFriends TV seriesspin-off, Joey, Foley and Gordon playedthemselves in a fictitious tournament in which the character ofJoey (played by MattLeBlanc) participates based on bad advice and incorrect rulesfrom his neighbor, Alex, who is trying to sabotage his efforts.This includes a so-called Texas Earthquake that occurswhen one card of each suit is present in the face-up communitycards, during which Joey believes that players jump onto the tableand attempt to steal chips from their opponents.

References

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1. ^. http://www.picturethistv.com/main.html. Retrieved 2007-09-04.'Picture This Television has produced five seasons of this originalhit series...' Although theseries played eight tournaments between 2003 and 2006, theproducers consider the program to have aired for '5 seasons.' Notethat one tournament consists of only six episodes, typicallyshorter than a series 'season'.
2. ^Megan Walsh-Boyle (2007-04-25). 'Thank God the DaveFoley Q&A Is Here!'. TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={74D3D62E-D129-433E-8DEA-E1E49E522674}. Retrieved 2007-08-26. 'No,Bravo hasn't ordered any more of them. I'm assuming it isn't comingback.'

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Externallinks

• Celebrity PokerShowdown at the Internet Movie Database
• Celebrity PokerShowdown at TV.com