Poker Royale
The eighth and final series, Poker Royale: Young Bloods II, began airing on December 9, 2005.
The series host at its conclusion was John Ahlers, with commentary by Robert Williamson III and sideline reporting by Lisa Dergan.
Viewers would log into GSN's website and input this word for a chance to win up to $10,000,000 in a poker hand with the winner of the WPPA championship.
Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes was the second series, hosted by radio personality Tom Leykis and Kennedy.
The six players (three each of men and women) who had the highest points played in a grand final with the same rules as above, and the highest team score won the tournament and the 6 teammates split a $30,000 bonus ($5,000 each) each daily winner also received $20,000, each finalist received a $5,000 bonus and the tournament's overall winner won $40,000.
The men were Chris Moneymaker, Paul Wolfe, Greg Raymer, Amir Vahedi, Layne Flack and Antonio Esfandiari.
The women were Kathy Liebert, Jennifer Harman, Evelyn Ng, Karina Jett, Kristy Gazes and Clonie Gowen.
The celebrities who participated in this tournament were Lance Bass, Jennifer Tilly, Mimi Rogers, Morris Chestnut, Patrick Warburton, and Traci Bingham.
They faced poker players Scott Fischman, Kathy Liebert, Cyndy Violette, Roxanne Rhodes, Paul Darden, and "Cowboy" Kenna James.
The comedians were Paul Rodriguez, Robert Wuhl, Mark Curry, Tammy Pescatelli, Carol Leifer, and Sue Murphy.
They faced off against poker players Phil Laak, Robert Williamson III, Linda Johnson, David Williams, Connie Kim, and Kathy Kolberg.
Phil Laak won the tournament and the $50,000 grand prize, Kathy Kolberg finished runner-up and received $10,000.
His team had celebrities Jennifer Tilly, Danny Masterson, and Gail O'Grady, plus poker players Hasan Habib and Cyndy Violette.
The older players were T. J. Cloutier, "Action" Dan Harrington, "Miami" John Cernuto, Barbara Enright, Maureen Feduniak, and Wendeen Eolis.
The younger players were Michael Gracz, Dutch Boyd, Erin Ness, Evelyn Ng, Jennifer Leigh, and Kasey Thompson.
At the beginning of each show each player would be dealt a card, the one with the ace of spades would be the "bounty" if he or she lost whoever eliminated them won a $1,000 bonus.
