GSN IS TAPING TWO POKER SHOWS IN LA "POKER ROYALE: COMEDIANS VS. POKER PROS" MON. MAY 16 - WED. MAY 18 "POKER ROYALE: YOUNG BLOODS" - FRIDAY, MAY 20

GSN IS TAPING TWO POKER SHOWS IN LA "POKER ROYALE: COMEDIANS VS. POKER PROS" MON. MAY 16 - WED. MAY 18 "POKER ROYALE: YOUNG BLOODS" - FRIDAY, MAY 20

TAPING MEDIA ALERT

WHAT:
GSN, the Network for Games, is taping its fourth poker installment,
POKER ROYALE: COMEDIANS VS. POKER PROS at the Production Group
Studios. This series will feature the world's top professional
players taking on some of the funniest comedians in a Texas Hold'em
Poker tournament that awards $125,000 in total prizes. Taping for
this series is from Monday, May 16 through Wednesday, May 18.

Also, the network will be taping a poker special, POKER ROYALE:
YOUNG BLOODS, which will showcase six of the game's top young
players all under the age of 30, vying for a total cash prize pool
of $50,000. Taping is May 20 for air on same day.

WHO: SCHEDULED COMEDIANS VS. POKER PROS (May 16-18)
Comedians : Paul Rodriguez, Robert Wuhl, Carol Leifer, Mark Curry +
others
Poker Pros - Phil Laak, Robert Williamson III, David Williams,
Linda Johnson, Connie Kim + others

SCHEDULED YOUNG BLOODS (May 20)
Michael Sandberg (22-year-old Princeton student who has won over
$120K since 9/04),
Scott Fischman (Youngest player to win two back-to back WSOP
bracelets),
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (First place winner at the 2005 LA
Poker Classic),
David Williams (Second place winner in the 2004 WSOP championship
event),
Erica Shoenberg (World Series of Blackjack),
Erin Ness (Second highest female in 2004's World Series of Poker).

WHEN:
COMEDIANS VS. POKER PROS - Monday, May 16 -18
Match Times Each Day: 9:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:00 PM
Finale: 7:00 PM - Wed., May 18

POKER ROYALE: YOUNG BLOODS - Friday, May 20
Tournament: 9 AM to Noon

WHERE:
Production Group Studios (between Sunset and Fountain)
1330 North Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028 phone: 323-469-8111

INVITED:
All members of the media (print, radio, electronic, digital) are
invited to attend if are approved. To attend the taping, please
contact either Nikki Lichterman at 310-255-6938
(nlichterman@gsn.com) or Cindy Ronzoni (GSN) at 310-255-6933
(cronzoni@gsn.com).

PRESS AREA INFORMATION - PLEASE READ:
Media outlets that would like to record segments of the actual show
at the taping for later use as clips for news or entertainment shows
will need to bring a separate tape deck which will plug into mult-
boxes in the designated press area. No television cameras, tape
recorders or digital photographers will be allowed in the taping
area while the show is shooting unless accompanied by an escort. A
separate green room has been set up for working press.

PRNewswire -- May 13

Source: GSN

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