Poker After Dark is a popular NBC late night show that features poker players competing for cash prizes and bragging rights. Each show in Season five is created around a theme and the upcoming episode for this week is called the Brilliant Minds episode.

Each player will pay the $20,000 buy-in to participate in the sit-n-go game. Six players will compete during the February 9th game and each person brings their own uniqueness and powers of the mind to the table.

Brandon Adams is one player who will be competing. Brandon finished college at nineteen and holds two masters degrees. He is currently studying for his doctorate at Harvard. Poker pro Chris Ferguson will be competing as well. Chris is a computer scientist and mathematician with a photographic memory.

Another poker pro, Bill Chen will also be playing in the game. Bill holds a Ph.D from the University of California Berkeley in Mathematics. Andy Block, another poker pro, will be playing and he has a law degree from Harvard and an engineering degree from MIT.

Casino consultant and poker author David Sklansky will competing as well as Jimmy Warren. This lineup will create an interesting mix of people to watch at the poker table. It will truly be a clash of the minds.


- 2009-02-06