NBC
The poker game show created by NBC will be debuting on August 1st. the new show is called Face The Ace and will feature poker pros going toe to toe with players who qualified online to appear on the show.
The new show will feature Steve Schirripa as the host. Schirripa is best known for his role as Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos. During the show, one player will approach four smoked screened doors and must choose which one they would like to open. The player will then see which poker pro they will be facing. If the player wins the match up then they can take their money or continue to face another Ace. If the player continues to win and makes it through all the pros, then that player will earn $1 million.
The poker pros scheduled to appear on the show are: Patrik Antonius, Andy Bloch, Allen Cunningham, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harmon, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow, Huck Seed, Erik Seidel and Gavin Smith.
The schedule for the new show is as follows:
August 1, 2009 - 9:00pm ET
August 8, 2009 - 9:00pm ET
September 12, 2009 - 2:00pm ET
October 31, 2009 - 3:30pm ET
November 14, 2009 - 3:00pm ET
December 12, 2009 - 3:00pm ET
January 2, 2010 - 2:30pm ET