Poker Central, the only 27×7 poker television of the world is going to make its debut on Thursday, 1st October. This week the company announced its line-up of shows to be aired on and from the date of launch. The TV channel will kick off with the popular UK show, “Premier League Poker” on 1st October at 8:00pm ET.
Poker Central will hosts the world premiere of “Super High Roller Bowl Cash Game” on 2nd December this year. This exclusive cash game will feature Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Bright, Johnny Chan, and Jean-Robert Bellande vying for huge prize money.
“Poker Central is about to super serve the tens of millions of passionate and sophisticated poker fans in the United States and around the world. With thousands of hours of new, fresh content, Poker Central aims to entertain as well as it informs,” said Clint Stinchcomb, CEO of Poker Central in a press release. “Television and internet have made poker play global and universal, giving rise to a new set of stars outside of Hollywood and traditional sports. We are excited that launch day has arrived and so has mainstream poker,” he added.
Apart from Premier League Poker, World Poker Tour Alpha 8, High Stakes Poker, Heads-Up Grand Slam, Poker After Dark, Face The Ace, Doubles Poker Championship, 100 Greatest Poker Moments, The Big Game, and Women’s World Open will be the shows aired in the initial months of Poker Central. The company is also working on two original shows – Pokerography and Inside Poker which are speculated to be aired in early 2016.
Premiere | Time | Broadcast Day | Show |
Thursday, October 1 | 8 p.m. ET | Mondays-Fridays, Saturday | Premier League Poker |
Thursday, October 1 | 9 p.m. ET | Mondays | Heads-Up Grand Slam |
Thursday, October 1 | 11 p.m. ET | Everyday | Poker After Dark |
Friday, October 2 | 9 p.m. & 10 p.m. ET | Fridays | Doubles Poker Championship |
Saturday, October 3 | 8 p.m. ET | Saturdays | Face The Ace |
Sunday, October 4 | 8 p.m. ET | Sundays | 100 Greatest Poker Moments |
Sunday, October 4 | 9 p.m. ET | Sundays | High Stakes Poker |
Sunday, October 4 | 10 p.m. ET | Sundays | The Big Game VI |
Tuesday, October 6 | 9 p.m. & 10 p.m. ET | Tuesdays | Women’s World Open I |
Wednesday, October 7 | 9 p.m. & 10 p.m. ET | Wednesdays | The Big Game VII |
Thursday, October 8 | 9 p.m. & 10 p.m. ET | Thursdays | WPT Alpha 8 |
December 2 | 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET | Wednesdays | Super High Roller Cash Game |