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  • Just don't bet on poker.if it's poker—AFTER DARK Frankenstein sat down, hoping for some hearts Tried to make two hands, but he couldn't find the parts When Count Dracula flew in, the room fell to a hush He said—I can join the game, but you know I have to rush Once he was dealt two hearts, he quickly made his flush.
  • Aug 25, 2014  Then I started looking at how much he's won/lost in tournaments, then looked at his cash games and that's what stopped me. Do they get payed to play games like poker after dark and stuff? Does the appearance actually get them money? Because they could play any.

Poker in the US is on an upswing with numerous tours including the World Series of Poker reporting big fields and plenty of action. And one type of game is also earning some attention and accolades in the poker world – the meetup game (MUG).

Poker After Dark (starting 2 Jan) Discussion in '. Poker After Dark is hosted by poker babe Shana Hiatt and it airs late night each weekday. HSP pays them an appearance fee, but it's an insignificant amount. I think it's equivalent to one big blind, or something like that. Not sure about PAD, but they probably also give them something.

MUGs often feature a well-known pro getting in the action at a player’s home game. Other events may feature several recreational players battling pros at a casino.

Phil Hellmuth recently announced he’d be involved in a MUG on Aug. 25 at the Bicycle Casino in California. There should be plenty of fireworks with some well-known players joining the fun, including:

  • Mike “The Mouth” Matusow
  • Brandon Cantu
  • Randall Emmett

I’m rolling into L.A. in a few weeks, and I’m doing a “Meet Up Game” at the @BicycleCasino w @TheMouthMatusow Randall Emmit and @BrandonCantu on Sunday, 25th at 2 PM. Come play poker w us! Come one, come all: $5-$5 No Limit Hold’em #POSITIVITY#MeetUpGamepic.twitter.com/zm7mljZFFM

— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) August 10, 2019

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Battling the Brat at the Bike

Playing with well-known pros in an average cash game often requires a big buy-in. But the trend toward meet-up games usually involves lower “Average Joe” stakes.

The Bike game features some $5/$5 No-Limit Hold’em with buy-ins from $300 to $1,000. Those interested in playing can register the day of the event and then jump in the action.

Hellmuth told US Poker:

“I think meetup games are great for poker. It allows poker streamers and stars to connect with their fans. This also allows casinos to pay the streamers and stars to play.”

While the casino may pay a fee to players, the property brings in more players to check out the event. And in this case, that includes possibly playing.

The poker takes on a home game type of feel, Hellmuth says, with everyone enjoying the action and having fun. It seems a fitting style of event at a time when “putting the fun back in poker” has been a common theme.

Hellmuth thinks it a “win-win-win.”

“The casino gets more rake and press, the fans get to play with the stars, and the stars get paid. Usually, the atmosphere is very festive. Everyone is happy to be there.”

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More poker players, more fun

Hellmuth is no stranger to these types of games. He’s been involved in home games with recreational players in the past. He’s also played in games on shows like Poker Night in America with similar elements.

Love him or hate, the Poker Brat moves the needle in the poker world.

The event at the Bike has Hellmuth particularly excited. The property paid him an appearance fee, but the Poker Brat said he spread some of that around to make it a better event.

Hellmuth is investing some of his fees in the success of the event.

“Out of my own pocket, I hired Mike ‘The Mouth,’ Randall Emmit, and Brandon Cantu. For me, it’s not about maximizing the dollars for this meet-up game. If I’m involved, then I want it to be the best it can be. I want the best possible experience for the fans. I want a real event. I want 100 fans to show up.”

Poker vloggers and streamers have made use of meetups in recent years to connect with fans. That includes players like Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen.

Content creators like Neeme and Owen can add an extra level of connection to their fans. That includes even recording the action to add to their channels or streams.

Neeme and Owen create a party atmosphere at their meetup games with plenty of cocktails, interesting twists like deuce-seven, and bomb pots.

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The waitlists are long and the laughter is loud and the fun doesn’t stop when the last card is dealt, either. You can usually spot the whole crowd heading to the bar for an after-party.

While the majority of Neeme’s MUGs happen in Las Vegas, Nevada, he and Owen have hosted MUGS all around the country, including:

  • Texas
  • Illinois
  • Maryland

Peter Ivy, an attendee at one of Neeme’s MUGs said this on Facebook,

“Just an all-around enjoyable time. Can’t say enough about these meetups. Just have to experience it for yourself.”

Open seating, streaming, and plenty of fun

While it may not have been a meet-up game per se, PokerGO added some regular Joe action to Poker After Dark last week. A recreational player was featured both nights as part of “Open Seat” night.

Players qualified to play in the Open Seat by responding to a PokerGO Tweet. Those interested offered their motivations for wanting to be on the show. Players were selected based on their responses.

Poker Central/PokerGO senior editor Remko Rinkema says,

“We’re always looking to create a blend of the best personalities and players for our live cash game shows such as Poker After Dark and Super High Roller Cash Game. The first edition of ‘Open Seat’ was successful and very well received by both players and fans.”

Both nights featured Matusow, Cantu, Trevor Savage, Justin Young, and others.

Brandon Schaefer was one of those “Open Seat” players. He won the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final in the tour’s first season in 2005 for $465,853.

Schaefer played on the show after a few years away from the poker world. He served in the military as a medevac helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. A second edition of “Open Seat” is planned for December.

On Oct. 22-23, PokerGO is also airing Showbound on Poker After Dark, in partnership with the RunGood Poker Series. That should have a similar meet-up game feel with two qualifiers from the RPS playing in a $5,000 sit and go tournament with their favorite pros.

A festive atmosphere planned

As the Bike event approaches, Hellmuth looks forward to playing and the atmosphere that comes with it. Does the “poker brat” in him ever come out in these games?

Maybe not quite as much as losing a big hand at the WSOP. However, fans are occasionally “treated” to a bit of what they might see on TV.

Hellmuth commented on is demeanor at the games,

“Sometimes I’ll take a bad beat. I’ll sit there for a second, and you can hear a pin drop. Then, with a sly smile on my face, I’ll say ‘Come on man!’ and everyone will laugh.”

Matusow, who recently launched a new podcast called The Mouthpiece, is also looking forward to the meetup. He doesn’t plan on letting Hellmuth get away with too much. He adds: “I will always needle Phil.”

While poker players in Pennsylvania are waiting to join New Jersey at the online poker table, they may want to explore a MUG nearby.

Poker After Dark On Youtube

The streaming age of poker is in full force and with the return of Poker After Dark along with some of the biggest online poker series going on right now, there is no shortage of live games and tournament streams to consume online, most of them at no cost.

Live Poker Shows This Week

Poker After Dark

A few weeks ago, the poker world saw the return of the show that got many interested in the game, Poker After Dark. And with it, we also saw the triumphant return of Tom “Durrrr” Dwan. The home of a revived Poker After Dark can be viewed at PokerGO for a subscription fee of $10.00 per month. The show is now livestreamed instead of recorded, edited, and aired on network television.

This week’s PokerGO schedule includes three episodes of Poker After Dark entitled “Rumble with Jungle” (Days 1, 2, and 3) at 8 p.m. EDT. Tuesday’s episode features a $50,000 winner-take-all sit-and-go format including Daniel “Jungleman” Cates, Doug Polk, Jason Koon, Brian Rast, Isaac Haxton, and Frank Kassela. Wednesday and Thursday’s episodes will showcase a $300/$600 cash game with a $200,000 minimum buy-in. Matt Berkey and Nick Schulman will be taking the places of Koon and Kassela for those two episodes.

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Poker Night in America

Poker Night in America will also be streaming High Roller cash games from Montreal’s Playground Poker Club on Sept. 6 and 7 starting at 1:30 p.m. EDT as part of the World Cup of Cards currently taking place at the venue.

Viewers can watch live on their Twitch channel with previous episodes available on their YouTube channel.

StonesLivePoker

StonesLivePoker is a free Twitch stream that also brings live poker action on a delay with live commentary, broadcasted from Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights, California from 7-10 p.m. PT Mondays and Wednesdays, with special broadcasts for tournament final tables on other days of the week. This Wednesday on StonesLivePoker, there will be a $5/$10/$20 NLH game availabe on Twitch.

Live at the Bike

Live at the Bike will also be bringing live cash games with commentary through Friday on Twitch, including $5/$10 NLH Tuesday, $20/$40 Limit Hold’em Wednesday, $5/$5 NLH with $5 antes Thursday, capping it off with a $25/$50 NLH game with a $5,000 minimum buy-in on Friday. All shows begin at 6 p.m. PT.

Joey Ingram just did his debut show Monday on Live at the Bike, and he is scheduled for the 6 p.m. PT slot every Monday for the rest of September.

Twitch Streamers to Watch

With WCOOP in full swing on PokerStars, the PokerStars Twitch channel has been hosting two of its newest Team PokerStars Online members, Fintan “EasyWithAces” Hand and Ben “Spraggy” Spragg, in a split-screen setup as they both play WCOOP events for a live audience.

Called “WCOOP Action with Fintan and Spraggy,” they go on at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday-Thursday this week, then Sunday-Thursday next week at 10 a.m. ET again. Their schedule may vary depending on WCOOP scheduling and time zone differences.

Youtube

partypoker will also be hosting different streamers on their channel during Powerfest which began Sept. 3 and goes until Sept. 24.

The following PokerStars Team Pros will most likely be streaming throughout the week. If they’re not streaming, they are often hosting the channel of a fellow Team Pro who is.

Team GrindNation members Bryan Paris and Courtney Gee will also be streaming this week.

Parker Talbot, also know as Tonkaaaa, of Team NeverLucky, is also streaming tournaments, and just today announced he is giving away a €13,500 WSOPE package along with 888poker through a homegame series on his stream.

Which poker stream is your favorite? Let us know and we might include it in next week's This Week in Poker Streams.

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