Poker After Dark

By Private Joker(noreply@blogger.com) Before Poker After Dark entered the cash game ring, the most notable entry in this genre has been High Stakes Poker, also produced by PAD's Poker PROductions. HSP is a great show, but suffers from too many clowns and showboats slowing down the action. But thanks to some clever casting this ti...

Marianela Pereyra is the first poker hostess that has held her own in the peanut gallery's comparison with Shana Hiatt, and I'm one of the many that prefer her. I'm sorry that she won't be back next season. Doing interviews during hands is still a bad idea when she does it, however.They seem to h...

Phil Gordon repeats as Best Commentary winner primarily for his work on Pro-Am Poker Equalizer (review). His commentary on that show single-handedly transformed a bad made-for-TV format into a show that I could recommend. Phil should have a regular gig doing commentary on one of the majo...

I appreciate High Stakes Poker for bringing the cash game to TV. Unfortunately, the show has declined over time. At this point I believe an average poker producer (e.g the World Poker Tour) would do a better job with the same format than High Stakes Poker does (why the World Poker Tour doesn't f...

I'm raising Poker After Dark's rating from three stars (see previous review) to four. It has become my favorite poker show on TV. It's the only poker show that I really look forward to watching, and that I'm sorry when each episode ends.