Texas Holdem’ in the past was a game available only in Vegas Casinos or from electronic poker machines, but now it is more popular than ever in Las Vegas, Nevada thanks to the internet and TV.

The famous Venetian Hotel, is now banking on this popularity with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its Venetian Showroom, debuting in October.

Their new show will join comedy and game show elements to entertain its live audience. The audience will also be able to participate in the great game of Texas Holdem’ alongside the top poker players. The show has many prizes for the audience including a chance to win 1$ million.

In “The Real Deal!” the audience will play with players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Around 10 of the world’s top poker stars have already signed up for the game show. The audience will be able to play along with the 90 minute game thanks to handheld, wireless, touch screen devices located on each seat.

“People who come to Las Vegas casinos want to play poker,” Negreanu says, “but obviously they can’t play in a big game with the people like Doyle or Phil Hellmuth. But, in this show, they actually can.” When the show begins, six audience members will be chosen to sit at the poker table on stage with two professional players. Each audience member is then involved in the action by being dealt a unique poker hand on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.

The show’s creators say that you don’t have to be a poker player to play in the poker tv show. There are other ways to enhance your point total, that doesn’t involve poker necessarily. Betting on the suit of the next poker card or trying to guess which state a particular audience member is from, are just some of the ways to come out a big poker winner in this game.

Creators of The Real Deal are also betting on the charisma of the pro poker players to create some exciting moments. Someone like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time World Series of Poker winner, definitely definitely knows how to entertain the audience and is a sure bet for some great TV moments in this new idea for poker .

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