The first series grand finale aired in February 2005 on the same day as Super Bowl XXXIX.
It was hosted by Matt Vasgersian, with support from poker professional Erick Lindgren.
The first series was executive produced by David Doyle and Directed by Brian Lockwood.
Howard "The Professor" Lederer replaced Michael Konik at the beginning of the 3rd season, with Annie Duke joining for several episodes as a "special guest".
Each group will play one match where the top two finishers will advance to the semi-finals.
Kathy Liebert and Mimi Tran were the only players penalized in season two, for one small blind.
(NOTE: This problem was solved in Season 3 with a $1.2 million prize pool and $50,000 buy-in.)
There is an online web version made in flash of the computer game These were published by Funkitron and available at Play Poker Superstars, the official Funkitron Poker Superstars website.