Poker Royale Show Makes Strong Debut

9 Dec 2004

SANTA MONICA, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- GSN's new original casino themed series, Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship debuted last night with a solid ratings performance of 0.6. This outperforms GSN's previous premieres of World Series Of Blackjack on March 15, 2004 which brought in a 0.5, Celebrity Blackjack July 5, 2004 with a 0.5, and Celebrity Blackjack II on October 12, 2004 which brought in a 0.4.

Additionally there was a nice build for the show quarter-hour to quarter-hour, ending in a 0.7 for the last 15 minutes. Moreover, poker.gsn.com received over 4200 entries into the $10 million poker sweepstakes during the evening.

Hosted by comedian Kevin Nealon (Saturday Night Live), Poker Royale features the country's top amateur and tournament poker players in a game of No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, rewarding the final winner with a grand prize of $125,000 and a GSN bracelet. Additionally, Poker Royale: The WPPA ChampionshiP features a unique twist with an online sweepstakes allowing one GSN viewer the chance to split $10 million with the tournament champion live, on the final episode on January 11.

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	Poker Royale Show Makes Strong Debut 9 Dec 2004 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> SANTA MONICA, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- GSN's new original casino themed series, Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship debuted last night with a solid ratings performance of 0.6. This outperforms GSN's previous premieres of World Series Of Blackjack on March 15, 2004 which brought in a 0.5, Celebrity Blackjack July 5, 2004 with a 0.5, and Celebrity Blackjack II on October 12, 2004 which brought in a 0.4. Additionally there was a nice build for the show quarter-hour to quarter-hour, ending in a 0.7 for the last 15 minutes. Moreover, poker.gsn.com received over 4200 entries into the $10 million poker sweepstakes during the evening. Hosted by comedian Kevin Nealon (Saturday Night Live), Poker Royale features the country's top amateur and tournament poker players in a game of No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, rewarding the final winner with a grand prize of $125,000 and a GSN bracelet. Additionally, Poker Royale: The WPPA ChampionshiP features a unique twist with an online sweepstakes allowing one GSN viewer the chance to split $10 million with the tournament champion live, on the final episode on January 11.

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