[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'228149\' date=\'Oct 9 2009, 08:55 PM\'][quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'228147\' date=\'Oct 9 2009, 06:57 PM\']You may ask "How can poker tournaments be on TV?". Answer: they are on cable, not on FCC-licensed broadcast stations.[/quote]
With all due respect, what about the Heads-Up Poker Tourney that NBC runs yearly?
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I've never heard anything about a buy-in to that. I'm thinking it falls in the same boat as The Skins Game in that there's money at stake, but it's all house money.
Fwiw, I thought Friday's show was really good in terms of games. Execution was still lacking, but it's a hopeful sign.