Poker Dome Challenge Gameplay in the Poker Dome Also known as MANSIONPoker Poker Dome Challenge Country of origin United States 1️⃣ No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 43 Production Running time 2 hours Original release Network Fox Sports Net

The MANSIONPoker 1️⃣ Poker Dome Challenge was a 43-week series of speed poker tournaments offering a grand prize of US$1,000,000. The tournament aired 1️⃣ in the United States on Fox Sports Network from May 2006 to March 2007. The tournament featured a number of 1️⃣ technological gimmicks in an effort to increase viewer interest and excitement. Commentating duties were shared by rotating hosts including Barry 1️⃣ Tompkins, Jon Kelley, Michael Konik, Michael Gracz, Joel Meyers and Chris Rose with Leeann Tweeden serving as co-host/exit interviewer (occasionally 1️⃣ covered by Nafeesa DeFlorias). Matt Savage was the tournament director.

The series consisted of single table tournaments of six players each. 1️⃣ Five of the six competitors qualified through daily freeroll tournaments held at mansionpoker. Another competitor came from the National Pub 1️⃣ Poker League, an amateur poker league that partnered with MansionPoker and qualified its nightly bar tournament winners into a private 1️⃣ weekly freeroll.[1][2] Winners of the online qualifiers were flown all expenses paid to Las Vegas, Nevada and receivedR$500 in casino 1️⃣ chips and other amenities.

Professional poker players Tony G, Dennis Waterman and Perry Friedman and reality television personality-turned poker pro Rob 1️⃣ Mariano have appeared in the Dome. Nevada casino author Al W Moe appeared in the Dome and his wife, Shannon 1️⃣ R Moe, was an alternate selection a month later.

Players started with 50,000 in tournament chips and play continued until one 1️⃣ player had all 300,000. The tournament was single-elimination and only the winner of each table received prize money. Players had 1️⃣ just 15 seconds to act on a hand before it was ruled dead. Each player was given one 30-second time 1️⃣ extension that could be used at any time. When the table got to heads-up, each player received another 30-second time 1️⃣ extension (although if a player hadn't previously used the extension he or she did not then have two). Betting was 1️⃣ pot-limit pre-flop and no-limit post-flop until heads-up play, when it became all no-limit.