The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino will set a new standard in entertainment with the upcoming launch of a totally unique, Live-Daily, High-Tech, Fun-Filled Extravaganza for poker enthusiasts and non-players alike. Along with The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, legendary TV producers Merv Adelson and Gary Smith have created an amazing opportunity for audience members to interact with a big name comedy host while actually playing against and alongside the world's best professional poker players. With TimePlay Entertainment's revolutionary, wireless, multi-player platform, interactive content and ultra-mobile touch-screen devices mounted to the seats of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino Showroom, players will compete for points to win a huge range of prizes, including a chance to win a cool $1 million!
Doyle Brunson, The Real Deal's world famous lead poker pro describes the game as a "one-of-a-kind-poker experience."
Jason Gastwirth, Vice President of Entertainment for Las Vegas Sands Corp. says, "When looking for a new concept to add to our entertainment lineup, we searched for an entirely new experience that would promote audience participation while incorporating well-known personalities that shine beyond the bright lights of the Strip—we found that in The Real Deal!"
The Real Deal! will introduce Vegas to an entirely new concept in audience entertainment and participation!
The Real Deal! roster of poker pros represents a Who's Who of the sport and includes the legendary Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Jennifer Harman, Phil Laak, Scotty Nguyen, Gavin Smith, and Todd Brunson. A selected group of pros will participate in each show, taking on Vegas visitors of all poker skills and experience. Combined, the The Real Deal! professionals have won 8 World Poker Tour Championships (WPT) and 35 World Series of Poker™ (WSOP) bracelets, amassing over $48,000,000 in tournament prize money.
Two members of The Real Deal! professional poker team compete live with six amateur players selected from the audience in a tournament-style game of Texas Hold'em. Along with the game on stage, the rest of the audience will use their ultra-mobile touchscreen PCs to try to accumulate points through wagers on the action (everyone will be dealt a ‘ninth’ hand’) and various side bets (a.k.a., prop bets). An elimination process will result in the chip-leading pro, the final surviving amateur, and the point leader from the play-along audience, on stage for a three-handed finale.
Everyone in attendance can win cash and great prizes, including a chance at the $1,000,000 Grand Prize!
Four times during the show, audience members will pick five face-down cards from a 52-card deck on their hand-held device. The audience members with the ten highest poker hands not only win a prize, but advance to the final 40 for a chance at winning a $1 million. Toward the end of the show, each of those 40 qualifying players will again select five face-down cards on their hand-held devices. If any one of them hits a Royal Flush, they win ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
With his quick wit and hilarious standup style, Vinnie Favorito will host The Real Deal!, the first ever live, interactive poker-themed stage-show.
This quick-witted Bostonian comic has diverse appeal that has earned him the title throughout Hollywood as one of the country's top "roasters" for celebrities including Tom Arnold, Jerry Springer, Magic Johnson, Pat O'Brien, and Larry King, proving that no one person is a challenge for Favorito's comedic genius.
Favorito's comedy plays on current events and preys on the audience. He seems to have a talent for seeking out and finding the humor within us all.
No one is safe in the audience, they are all potential comic fodder for Favorito; and I pity the poor, unsuspecting spectator that attempts to trump him. His repertoire of retorts seems endless. He was once described as a "Don Rickles with venom."
The world-renowned Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino and Palazzo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The Real Deal! will share the 750 seat Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino Showroom with Wayne Brady's extremely popular live show.
The Real Deal! plans to have 6 regularly scheduled shows each week at 5 pm and 8pm shows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
While tickets are not yet on sale, they will start at $75 with VIP packages available for each show that include an opportunity to meet the poker stars after the show. Audience members must be 21 years of age or older.
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, largest property in the country to receive AAA's Five Diamond Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one of the world's most luxurious resort and convention destinations. Re-creating Venice's legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and corporate guests. Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino features The Grand Canal Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, and a wide variety of entertainment such as Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular, Blue Man Group, and Wayne Brady on its premises, as well as extensive convention and corporate services. For additional information, visit The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino website at www.venetian.com.
Phantom, Jersey Boys, Blue Man Group, Wayne Brady, and now The Real Deal! are all part of a powerhouse entertainment line-up at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino/Palazzo Resort Complex backed by marketing and advertising on property, all over Las Vegas and in feeder markets around the globe.
Real Deal Productions is the creative force behind this entertaining, interactive new show.
Merv Adelson, Chairman & Co-Executive Producer - Legendary television producer, entrepreneur, and motion picture executive, Adelson was co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Lorimar Telepictures Corporation, producing "Dallas", "The Waltons", "Knot's Landing" and many others. Adelson later became Vice Chairman of Time Warner Inc.
Gary Smith, Co-Executive Producer - Six-time Emmy® Award winning producer and director, Smith is recognized as one of the leading producers of live shows in Hollywood, with such high-end work as The Tony Awards® and The Emmy® Awards.
Bill Nuss, Producer - The prolific Nuss has produced and written over 300 hours of network primetime television, winning a variety of awards for excellence in television production.
Gary Adelson, Chief Operating Officer - With more than 25 years as a television and film producer combined, Adelson also brings experiences with telecommunications and media venture capital to the creative team.
Erick Brownstein, Director of Technology - A reputed creative strategist and new media marketer, Brownstein has extensive experience bringing online strategies to fruition.
Operating under exclusive North American and EU patents, TimePlay has developed and commercialized the world's first wireless and touch-screen multiplayer platform, enabling The Real Deal! audience members to play interactive content in the theatre. Audiences use these handheld computers as game controllers, enabling hundreds of players to interact with each other - and with the action on stage - while the system keeps track of each player's individual points and other personal data.
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