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Posted Sep 13th 2009 10:03AM by TMZ Staff
A poker show on NBC that actually did worse in the ratings than a re-run of "Finding Nemo" is the subject of a ridiculous $85,000,000 lawsuit -- which is about a mil for each person that watched it.
A guy named Brandon McSmith claims he came up with the idea for a show where wannabe poker players compete against pros (who were hidden behind doors) for a chance to win a seat at the World Series of Poker.
Smith claims he pitched the idea to a company called Poker Productions -- but they rejected it.
Fast forward two years -- a show called "Face the Ace" popped up on NBC where contestants "select a pro from behind four smoked-glass doors." And guess who created it? Poker Productions!
The grand prize on the NBC show -- a cool mil.
Even though the show is so awful it has been relegated to Saturday afternoons, McSmith wants $85,000,000 in damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Exclusives
Tags: face the ace, FaceTheAce, nbc, poker, poker productions, poker show, PokerProductions, PokerShow, television
Posted Jun 18th 2009 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Orlando fans weren't the only ones who couldn't care less about the Los Angeles Lakers' victory parade yesterday. Jerry Buss -- the dude who owns the team lock, stock and barrel -- had better things to do ... playing poker at a cheesy casino all by his lonesome.
Jerry was so engrossed in his hand at the Bicycle Casino -- 10 miles from the parade route -- he wasn't even looking up at live TV coverage of the celebration. We're thinkin' any other owner would be leading the band!
Turns out, this is S.O.P. for Jerry. His peeps tell us Buss has never attended a championship parade because he hates the traffic and the attention.
Hope he's not bettin' with the Lamar Odom money ....
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: basketball, casino, jerry buss, JerryBuss, l.a. lakers, L.a.Lakers, lakers, lamar odom, LamarOdom, NBA, nba finals, NbaFinals, poker
Posted Apr 13th 2009 9:15AM by TMZ Staff
Now we know why Justin Timberlake flew Southwest to Vegas -- so he could have more money to throw down on the blackjack tables once he got there!
JT was spotted at the Hard Rock's Peacock Lounge this weekend, at the casino's VIP tables. He may not fly first class -- but he sure gambles that way.
Filed under: Hot Vegas, Justin Timberlake
Tags: blackjack, gambling, hard rock hotel and casino, HardRockHotelAndCasino, justin timberlake, JustinTimberlake, las vegas, LasVegas, Peacock lounge, PeacockLounge, poker, sin city, SinCity, southwest airlines, SouthwestAirlines, vegas, video
Posted Jul 28th 2006 1:26PM by TMZ Staff
"American Pie" seductress Shannon Elizabeth isn't just playing poker because it's the new cool thing or because the cards are pretty. She's playing to win!
Elizabeth has been in Las Vegas for the past few weeks at the World Series of Poker. She says she first got into poker to help promote her charity. "Animal Avengers is my charity," she says. "I kept getting asked back to different things to raise money, and we always need money. So that's how I originally learned and I just got hooked."
She's playing nearly every day during the World Series, which she says is the best way to get better. "That's the only way to get better," she explains. "You just have to keep playing, seeing card combinations, so you know what to do in that situation. I can read as many books as I want, but you need table time."
Filed under: Hot Vegas
Tags: poker, shannon elizabeth, ShannonElizabeth
