Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series of five celebrities playing poker. The series ran eight tournaments in five seasons.
In each show, five celebrities played a no limit Texas hold 'em tournament for charity. The winners of each qualifying game won a silver commemorative poker chip and advanced to the championship game. The winner of the championship game won the grand prize for his or her charity as well as a gold commemorative poker chip. Each tournament comprised six two-hour episodes: five qualifying games and one championship game.
In an interview with TV Guide , host Dave Foley said that a ninth tournament is not being produced, as Bravo did not order any new episodes.
Setup, logistics, and personalities
The first seven tournaments were taped at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in front of a live studio audience. With the eighth tournament, Harrah's Entertainment became the "official casino of Celebrity Poker Showdown."
When a player is eliminated, he or she moves to the "Loser's Lounge" to watch the rest of the game. With the move to New Orleans for the eighth tournament, the Lounge was renamed for sponsor Southern Comfort as the "SoCo Lime Lounge".
The first series was hosted by actor/comic Kevin Pollak, and each episode (except for the Championship Game) was an hour. The Championship telecast was two hours in length. Each succeeding series was hosted by Dave Foley, and all episodes (with one exception) were two hours in length. Professional poker player Phil Gordon provided the color commentary for the first seven tournaments. Phil Hellmuth took over the commentary spot in the eighth tournament.
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, and five have won games in separate tournaments. David Cross won in the first and third tournaments; Dulé Hill won in the second and seventh; Kevin Nealon won in the fourth and seventh; Jason Alexander won in the fifth and eighth; and Michael Ian Black won in the second and eighth tourneys. No celebrity won more than one championship game.
The series was produced by Andrew Hill Newman and Joshua Malina.
Tournament winnings
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" was increased 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
Tournament results
First tournament
Game Number Two featured a themed show featuring cast members from The West Wing.
- Game 1: Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Willie Garson , Emily Procter, David Schwimmer
- Game 2: Timothy Busfield, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff , Martin Sheen, John Spencer
- Game 3: Hank Azaria, Michael Ian Black, Peter Facinelli, Mo Gaffney, Nicole Sullivan
- Game 4: Coolio, Shannon Elizabeth, Ron Livingston, Paul Rudd , Sarah Silverman
- Game 5: David Cross , Carrie Fisher, Tom Green, Mimi Rogers, Scott Stapp
- The Championship Game : David Cross, Willie Garson, Paul Rudd, Richard Schiff, Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan won this tournament's championship, televised January 13, 2004.
Second tournament
- Game 1: Jerome Bettis, Rosario Dawson , Mena Suvari, Wanda Sykes, Travis Tritt
- Game 2: Timothy Busfield, Mo Gaffney, Dulé Hill , Danny Masterson, James Woods
- Game 3: Michael Ian Black , Star Jones Reynolds, Norm Macdonald, Adam Rodriguez, 1 Jeremy Sisto
- Game 4: Sean Astin, Lauren Graham , Chris Masterson, Matthew Perry, Sara Rue
- Game 5: James Blake, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, Tom Everett Scott, Maura Tierney
- The Championship Game : Rosario Dawson, Dulé Hill, Michael Ian Black, Lauren Graham, Maura Tierney
Maura Tierney won this tournament's championship, televised July 1, 2004.
1 Macdonald eliminated Rodriguez in the first hand of the tournament, the only time that has happened in the show's run.Third tournament
Game Number Three featured four members of the Arrested Development cast .
- Game 1: Willie Garson, Jennie Garth, Richard Kind, Dave Navarro , Jerry O'Connell
- Game 2: Angie Dickinson, Jeff Gordon , Kathy Griffin, Penn Jillette, Ron Livingston
- Game 3: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, David Cross , Peter Facinelli, Judy Greer
- Game 4: Michael Badalucco, Bobby Flay, Steve Harris , Kathy Najimy, Mimi Rogers
- Game 5: Hank Azaria, Seth Meyers , Gail O'Grady, Amy Poehler, Jeffrey Ross
- The Championship Game : David Cross, Steve Harris, Jeff Gordon, Seth Meyers , Dave Navarro
Seth Meyers won this tournament's championship, televised August 12, 2004.
Fourth tournament
- Game 1: Christopher Meloni, Matthew Perry , Stephen Root, Sarah Silverman, Michael Vartan
- Game 2: Bobby Cannavale, Tony Hawk, Cheryl Hines, Dennis Rodman , Ryan Stiles
- Game 3: Macaulay Culkin, Neil Flynn, Sara Gilbert, Ricki Lake, Kevin Nealon
- Game 4: Chevy Chase, Donny Deutsch, Shannon Elizabeth, Kathy Griffin, Neil Patrick Harris
- Game 5: Angela Bassett, Jeff Garlin, Dave Navarro, Mekhi Phifer , Emily Procter
- The Championship Game : Matthew Perry, Dennis Rodman, Kevin Nealon, Neil Patrick Harris, Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer won this tournament's championship, televised November 14, 2004.
Fifth tournament
- Game 1: Curt Schilling, Brad Garrett , Catherine O'Hara, Sara Rue, Ray Romano
- Game 2: Jason Alexander , Nicholas Gonzalez, 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, Colin Quinn , Tom Verica, Kevin Weisman
- Game 5 1 : Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe, Andrea Parker, Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Fred Willard
- The Championship Game: Brad Garrett , Jason Alexander, Bonnie Hunt, Colin Quinn, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Brad Garrett won this tournament's championship, televised March 1, 2005.
1 This game was only one hour in length, as Malcolm Jamal-Warner won the game in 19 hands.Sixth tournament
The sixth tournament premiered August 18, 2005 with a themed show, featuring players notable for reality television appearances.
- Game 1: Charla Faddoul, Trishelle Cannatella, Andrew Firestone , Jonny Fairplay, Omarosa
- Game 2: Bryan Cranston, Howie Mandel, 1 Stephen Collins , Peter Dinklage, Meat Loaf 1
- Game 3: Kathy Najimy , Ricki Lake, Sharon Lawrence, Kathryn Morris, Caroline Rhea
- Game 4: Anthony Anderson, Cheryl Hines , Amber Tamblyn, Alex Trebek, Michael Vartan
- Game 5: Rosie O'Donnell 2 , Penny Marshall, Travis Tritt, Eddie Cibrian , Mo Gaffney, 2 3
- The Championship Game: Andrew Firestone, Stephen Collins, Kathy Najimy , Cheryl Hines, Eddie Cibrian
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