Poker in the News

GSN, the Game Show Network, has annouced a new television series, "Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes", which will premiere on January 21.

It will be a 7-episode series which will pit "the world's finest poker players" (read: the world's most famous poker players) against each other in a no-limit texas hold'em tournament. Each episode will feature two teams of three men and three women-- at the end of the series, it will be determined which sex played better overall.

The show will be hosted by Tom Leykis (of the syndicated radio program "Tom Leykis Show") and MTV VJ Kennedy.

POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE SEXES includes the world’s top players including Chris Moneymaker (2003 World Series of Poker 1st place), Paul Wolfe (2003 World Championship Online Poker final runner up), Greg “Fossilman” Raymer (2004 World Series of Poker 1st place), Amir Vahedi (2001 No Limit Texas Hold’em Player of the Year), Layne Flack (5 Time World Series of Poker Champion) and Antonio Esfandiari (World Poker Tour first place champion). In the women’s corner are Kathy Liebert (2002 Party Poker Million champion), Jennifer Harman (World Poker Tour Bellagio 4th place), Evelyn Ng (World Poker Tour Ladies Night 2nd place), Karina Jett, Kristy Gazes (2001 World Series of Poker Shoe 5th place) and Clonie Gowen (World Poker Tour Ladies Night champion).

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