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About The Show
 The show was filmed before a live audience in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort. Each episode includes 5 celebrities who compete for the prize pool of a quarter million dollars in the game of No-Limit Texas Hold'em poker of which will be given to the charity organization of their choice. The winner of each episode will continue on to the next round up to the final round 6 championship. Televiewers will be able to see the pocket hands of all players from the strategicly placed hidden cameras and will also hear the comments from the eliminated players from the matches, direct from the 'Loser's Lounge'.
All players are guaranteed at least $5,000 in prize money for their chosen charity. Just for making it to the finals, fifth place will win $7,500, fourth place will win $10,000, third place will win $12,500 and second place will walk away with $20,000 for their charity. The Celebrity Poker Showdown champions will each walk away with $100,000 for the charity of their choice.
The Story
The series is a story about the events that occur one month prior to the World Poker Championships. Three professional poker players have joined forces to eliminate the residing "King of the Table" Don "The Matador" Everest, played by Michael Madsen. The Matador has been, for quite some time, the man most powerful and influential in the world of poker and the core of his power come from the very heart of the underworld of Las Vegas.
As the team of three-Eddie, Miami and Clark-struggles to gain the upper hand, they'll be met with more than they bargained for. The hidden agendas and constant misdirection that are staples of the card table will emerge to conquer their lives beyond the walls of The Colorado Casino.
Wrapped in the shadowy nighttime embrace of the Las Vegas underworld, each episode will take them through casinos, to card tables and into the seedy back rooms known only to the most dedicated gamblers.
As the show unfolds, blood will be shed, past wounds will be reopened and fortunes will be wagered. But in the high stakes game of TILT, the most costly bet will be on the future, as Eddie, Miami and Clark search for identity in the all-too-real fantasy world of Las Vegas.
Find out what it all means each Thursday on TILT at 9pm ET on ESPN.
 Mar 20 2005@ 09:00 PM, Mar 21 2005 @ 12:00 AM, Mar 24 2005 @ 09:00 PM, Mar 25 2005 @ 12:00 AM
Talented Hollywood celebrities Mark Walberg, Bob Eubanks, Michelle Clunie, Michael Vartan, Erik Palladino, and David Sutcliffe face off across the felt for a $25,000 buy-in to the coveted WPT Championship and up to $10,000 for their favorite charity. |
