London, 13th February 2009 — This Valentine's Day, Saturday 14th February, poker fans will be able to indulge their love for cash game poker with the online premiere of the Cash Game Master Class (6 x 30’) online at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass.
The series is the first ‘how to’ series of its kind on cash game strategy and features expert insight from poker professionals Eric Liu and Albert Iverson, hosted by David Tuckman. It includes in-depth analysis of key decisions from the PokerHeaven European Cash Game.
Episode Guide:
Episode 1: Table Dynamics and Position:
Premieres on The Poker Channel on Friday 13th February at 2300 CET and 11pm GMT
Full episode at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass on Saturday 14th February
Episode 2: Your Image and Opponent Types:
Premieres on The Poker Channel on Friday 20th February at 2300 CET and 11pm GMT
Full episode at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass on Saturday 21st February
Episode 3: Playable Hands:
Premieres on The Poker Channel on Friday 27th February at 2300 CET and 11pm GMT
Full episode at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass on Saturday 28th February
Episode 4: Borderline Decisions:
Premieres on The Poker Channel on Friday 6th March at 2300 CET and 11pm GMT
Full episode at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass on Saturday 7th March
Episode 5: Deceptive Plays:
Premieres on The Poker Channel on Friday 13th March at 2300 CET and 11pm GMT
Full episode at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass on Saturday 14th March
Episode 6: Keeping a Clear Head:
Premieres on The Poker Channel on Friday 20th March at 2300 CET and 11pm GMT
Full episode at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/masterclass on Saturday 21st March
The PokerHeaven European Cash Game (7 x 60’), filmed in October last year, features some of the best established and up-and-coming cash game players in the world including 2008 World Series of Poker winner, Peter Eastgate.
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About The Poker Channel:
The Poker Channel is Europe's largest dedicated gaming TV network and broadcasts to more than 16 million cable TV homes in 17 countries. At www.pokerchanneleurope.com, gaming fans all over the world can also watch hundreds of videos on demand, access exclusive site promotions, features, and video news, and watch a live stream of the channel between 2130 and 0400 GMT every night. www.pokerchanneleurope.com is offered in both English and German.
The Poker Channel launched in March 2005 and now owns Europe's largest library of poker programming with more than 600 hours of premium content including the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour, European Cash Game and other major tournaments, instructional shows, news, documentaries and top player profiles. The Channel attracts close to one million unique TV viewers per month, with 65% of its TV viewers playing online every day.
Gaming Media Group, parent company to The Poker Channel, has announced results for the year ended 31st October 2008. The Group doubled its TV advertising revenues, and achieved a 57% increase in Group revenues overall taking into account casino, bingo and TV advertising. Profit before Tax has also grown by four times to £1 million.
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