Texas Holdem’ in the past was a game available only in hotels in Vegas or from video poker, but now it is more widespread than ever in Vegas thanks to the internet and TV.

The well-known Venetian, is now banking on this popularity with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its showroom in the Venetian Hotel and Casino, starting in October.

This new idea will combine comedy and game show elements to entertain its live audience. The audience will also be able to participate in the famous Texas-Holdem’ alongside the best poker players in the world. Many prizes are available for the audience including a chance to win 1$ million.

In “The Real Deal!” the audience will play with players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Around 10 of the best poker players in the world have already signed up for the show. The audience will be able to play along with the 90 minute game thanks to handheld, wireless, touch screen devices located on each seat.

“People who take a vacation in Las Vegas casinos want to play different types of poker games,” Negreanu says, “but obviously they can’t play in a top poker tournament with the players like Doyle or Phil Hellmuth. But, in this show, they actually can.” When the show begins, six audience members will be chosen to sit at the poker table on stage with two pro poker players. Each audience member is then involved in the action by being dealt a unique poker hand on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.

Creators of the show say that you don’t have to be a poker player to play in the game. There are other ways to add to your point total, that doesn’t involve poker necessarily. Betting on the suit of the next poker card or trying to guess which state a particular audience member is from, are just some of the ways to come out a champ in this game.

The show’s creators are also betting on the charisma of the professional players to create some interesting moments. People like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time winner of the World Series of Poker, definitely knows how to work the crowd and should provide some memorable moments in this new idea for poker .

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