Fox Sports Net will broadcast a new six-part poker reality show hosted by Bodog founder and CEO Calvin Ayre starting April 15th. The show, called "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker", will be taped this week at the opulent Bodog Compound in Costa Rica.
The player line-up is an interesting mix of 20 celebrities and professional poker players and 20 online players from Bodog Poker. Among the celebs that are participating are Rob Mariano (Survivor), Josh Malina (West Wing), Willie Garson (Sex in the City) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm). Some of the poker pros are Jennifer Tilley, Phil Laak, Josh Arieh, Erick Lindgren and Michael Mizrachi.
The first five episodes of the "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker" show will each feature a single table tournament between 8 contestants. The winner of an episode will receive $50,000 and a seat at the final table. In the sixth episode the winners from the first five episodes will battle for a grand prize of $500,000.
The main "meat" of the show is of course poker but it will also showcase some Bodog Music artists and the jet-set lifestyle of the show's host, Bodog head huncho Calvin Ayre.