I had to sit down and watch the latest offering from our friends at Full Tilt. Admittedly I was skeptical about this show from the get go. Unfortunately, after the first five minutes it turned out to be exactly as I suspected. Basically the show is an on-going commercial for Full Tilt. Don’t get me wrong I happen to play on Full Tilt and enjoy it. However, poker in a “game show” format simply does not work and that is how it is presented.

First, the average schmoe (me) has to win a Turbo Satellite on Full Tilt. The good part is that these satellites are absolutely free and require no deposit. Second, if you should be lucky enough to win your way into the Super Satellite for the trip to Las Vegas you will play a normal Full Tilt tournament against others that have done the same. The winner gets a 5 day package and $500 spending money at the Golden Nugget in down town Las Vegas.

I have been to the Golden Nugget several times and it is a very nice hotel indeed. Once you arrive you will be interviewed by the shows producers and then if you are picked for the show you will air on prime time.

The game goes like this:

You are introduced and asked to pick a Full Tilt Pro that is hidden behind doors with an Spade, Diamond, Heart or Club on the front. Lo and behold the guy picked Phil Ivey. Damn! He then proceeds to sit down and gets deal Pocket Aces the first hand and wins a small pot. Then he is dealt Pocket Queens the second hand. Ivey picks up [A][8] and pushes and the schmoe insta-calls. Game over and $40k in hand.

The next match is worth $200k but if you lose you got home with nothing. The last match is worth $1 Million with the same consequences. Ali Nejad does a decent job as the host but the other guy is simply fluff with really bad jokes. Of course there is the obligatory eye candy to escort the Full Tilt players from their doors to the table.

Overall, I give the show a life span of three weeks max. It’s pretty lame to me.