NBC and Full Tilt Poker – After Dark Mega Match

Viewers can look forward to some high stakes television with the start of the NBC Poker After Dark. Full Tilt Poker is also giving you the chance to win a package and join the action, courtesy of their online Poker After Dark tournaments.

The buy in for this event is a staggering $50,000 which makes this winner-takes-all match worth $300,000! The $250,000 profit that this week’s winner will earn is more than the bracelet winners did in 18 of the 55 World Series of Poker events held in 2007.

With the  cream of the crop of poker players taking part this is sure to  be one TV show that’s worth watching, players include Allen Cunningham,  Jennifer Harman, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Barry Greenstein, and Phil Ivey,

Previous winners of this competition are Phil Ivey and Jennifer Harman who will be looking to add this year’s title to their wins. David Benyamine, Barry Greenstein, and Allen Cunningham have also participated on the show before, but have come away empty-handed and return in search of their first title.

The match will begin airing on NBC late night Monday at 2:05am on the 8th October, and will continue for five consecutive nights in the same time slot. A special program called the “Director’s Cut” will air late night on the 13th October at 1:00am after Saturday Night Live.