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Celebrity Poker Showdown hits the road

by Anna Johns, posted Mar 23rd 2006 9:06AM

celebrity poker showdown; new orleans; dave foley; phil hellmuthFor its next season, Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown gets a new co-host and a new location. In support of the people affected by Hurricane Katrina, the poker contest will film at Harrah's Casino in New Orleans. The building was damaged in the hurricane and just reopened in February. All the celebrities involved with be playing for Hurricane Katrina-related charities. Also, Phil Gordon is out. His replacement is poker champ Phil Hellmuth. Don't worry, Dave Foley is still the other co-host. No word yet on which celebs will participate, but I'd love it if they invite Bonnie Hunt back. She was hilarious.

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doc

Those are all good suggestions Brent. I'd throw Daniel Negreanu on the list of possible replacements for Gordon as well.

March 23 2006 at 2:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent McKee

Phil Hellmuth? I can't think of anyone who would be worse to work with Dave Foley than Hell Mouth. Phil Gordon and Foley had an easy chemistry to them - Dave did comedy with Phil as straight man and Phil did Poker with Dave as eager student. It was a great team. Hellmuth is going to spend so much time talking about how great he is that there isn'nt going to be time for commentary or comedy. Hire Annie Duke. Hire her brother Howard Lederer. Hire Doyle Brunson. Hell hire Phil Lahk, but don't hire Hellmuth!

March 23 2006 at 2:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
purpleslog

Hellmuth? Yuck. Of all of the poker Pro's they could pick - they pick a whiny little a*hole to co-host? Yikes. Bad move.

March 23 2006 at 1:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
doc

Phil Hellmuth? Did someone pick up the don't hire any of these people to commentate list by mistake?

March 23 2006 at 12:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tammy

Once again... I wish I had the Bravo channel. I miss Celebrity Poker Showdown the most. :( I wanted to watch Top Chef too.

Yeah I live in BFE and no clearance for the dish. For some reason all we have is this small podunk cable company.

March 23 2006 at 11:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tcheese

i'm from new orleans, so yay! but noooo to phil hellmuth. he talks way too much and his ego is bigger than phil gordan's head. i like gordan!

March 23 2006 at 10:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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