Face the Ace
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| Face the Ace | |
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| Genre | Reality television series |
| Presented by | Steve Schirripa |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company | POKER PROductions |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | August 1, 2009 – January 2, 2010 |
Face the Ace was a poker-themed game show on NBC, first airing August 1, 2009.[1] The show was hosted by Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) along with hostess/spokesmodel Megan Abrigo[2] (Deal or No Deal) and featured the commentary of Ali Nejad, who also served in the same capacity for NBC's Poker After Dark.[3] The show's primary sponsor was Full Tilt Poker, which supplied the contestants and the professional poker players ("aces") against whom they competed.[4]
Contestants are poker players 21 or older who won a free qualifying tournament on Full Tilt Poker and were flown to Las Vegas for filming at Cin City Studios.[5]
In the show, the contestant chooses one of four doors, each with a poker professional behind it. Potential opponents include Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Allen Cunningham, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, Huck Seed, Gavin Smith and Patrik Antonius.[4] The contestant then "faces the ace" in a heads up (one-on-one) Texas hold 'em poker match.[1][6] If the contestant defeats the pro, he can choose to either take US$40,000 and leave, or risk it all and play another pro for $200,000 in a second round. In the third and final round, the prize increases to $1,000,000.[1][6]