Playboy TV to Feature Poker Show

TV producer, Sam Simon, has announced plans to bring a new TV show to the Playboy channel. The new show will debut on Thursday night and promises to combine excellent poker action with a fun twist.

The idea of the show, to be named Sam’s Game after the creator himself, was formulated after Simon had been told on numerous occasions that the private poker games he loves to hold are highly entertaining (“raucous” was the word used) and would make great show material.

Ever the entrepreneur, Sam Simon decided to try out the idea after he was approached by Playboy TV with the idea, and Sam’s Game was born. “I’ve spent years in development to try get shows on the air,” said Simon. “When a network calls and says ‘We want to shoot this’, the answer is yes.”

The show will be filmed at the Palms in Las Vegas and will be aired, as noted on Playboy TV.

Simon will be the last one to admit that poker professionals will find pure and brilliant gaming during the show. He knows that the games may not always be the height of strategic genius, but he guarantees that viewers will be highly entertained and kept amused through raw comedy and lots of uncensored language to match the vibe.

“The stakes aren’t the biggest and the players aren’t the best, but the game is definitely the funniest,” said Simon.

Sam’s Show should attract a large number of poker players and champions. Already, the line up includes Artie Lange, former wife Jennifer Tilly, Norm MacDonald and former Playmate of the Year, Brande Roderick.

Pros on the books include Phil Laak and Jennifer Leigh.

Sam Simon is probably best known as being the former producer for the long time running, award winning and hugely popular ‘The Simpsons’. In his career on the show, Simon was responsible for creating many of the characters who make up the show.

In addition, Simon has written for a large number of television shows, including Cheers, the Drew Carey Show, Taxi and the Tracey Ullman show.

Simon’s love for the game of poker was strengthened during the time of his marriage to Canadian-American actress, Jennifer Tilly, who became a World Series of bracelet winner in 2005 in the Ladies’ No Limit Texas Hold ‘em event. She is now married to poker pro, Phil Laak.