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Online Poker News - By Jim of RakeDrop.com 3/14/2006 Phil Gordon
leaves Celebrity Poker Showdown.
Professional Poker Player and best selling poker author Phil Gordon
leaves his position as the co-host of Celebrity Poker Showdown after
seven successful seasons.
Celebrity Poker Showdown aired its first show in 2003 on the Bravo
Network. Each show involves 5 celebrity players participating in a
freeze out tournament. Each Celebrity is playing on behalf of a
chosen charity which receives a payout based on the place finish of
the celebrity representing them. The show has now raised over 2
million dollars for charity
Phil Gordon is a former WPT champion and has won over a million
dollars in tournament poker including a 4th place finishes in 2001.
Phil's contract obligations expired after taping his final episode
April 2005. He decided in November 2005 to peruse different
directions for his broadcasting career.
"After 42 episodes of Celebrity Poker, I just want to see people
play in turn, bet more than $200 into a $5,000 pot, and know when
they have the nuts," states Gordon.
In a recent interview Phil spoke about loving broadcasting and
spoke confidently about finding a position with another show.
Note 1: Phil Gordon Plays online poker at
fulltiltpoker.com
Note 2: Online Poker with many celebrities can be
played at both
Hollywood Poker and
CelebPoker.
Source: Poker News.com was the first to break this story,
You can read their article
here.
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