CELEBRITY BLACKJACK, Season II

bigger & badder than ever! 13 new episodes start TUESDAY NITE @ 10 pm et/pt on (what else) GSN, the Network for Games.
This Tuesday, October 12th stars:

JASON ALEXANDER
RICKI LAKE
JEFF PROBST
STEVE HOWEY

...now with only 4 celebs per table (instead of 5 last season) and the disappearance of co-host Alex Borstein -- means more bad boy of blackjack for your buck! they really let me loose this time around, so look out celebs. hey -- SOMEONE'S gotta harass those f*ckers!

-holly d

ps and word on the street is -- "World Series of BJ" is back @ the Golden Nugget in Vegas this November, so you bet yer bottom dollar i'll be there with bells on (and probably fire-engine-red hair as well) to go toe-to-toe with the world's best players once again to see who makes the grade. Last season i only took 2nd place -- but if i was a betting man (and i am), i'd say let the money ride, baby! Hollywood Dave's taking the crown this year -- and the $300,000 first prize to boot!!

What! Does Golden Nugget mean no Tiki??!!!!! :~(

Why would anyone watch? Better yet, why would anyone even play?

Also good luck in WSOBII! $300K nice prize for no entry fee. Is Golden Nuggett putting all the money up or from group of sponsors?

Saw it last night...with only 4 players and no analysis the game it much better--less grandstanding and more focus on the action at the table.

Why were the players wearing headsets? Were they getting clues from experts as to when to stand/hit?

I also wonder if you have ever considered letting the viewing audience in on the secret by showing us the hole card, as done with other game shows (Password, $25K Pyramid, WSeries of Poker)? It seems that part of the formula is to see others struggle with the uncertainty.

Anyway, the guest were well behaved and I liked that, and I will watch next weeks show.

Headsets -- were microphones only. no messages/communication to experts except for the obnoxious one dealing the cards!

hole card -- yes, we actually did have access to a 'rabbit cam' this season, and i made use of it a few times throughout the run of the series. however, it remains to be seen whether or not the editors include that footage since (unlike poker) it doesn't really affect the outcome of the game -- ie, if basic strategy says to hit a 15 vs. a dealer 8, it doesn't matter that the rabbit cam shows a queen in the hole. so we will see whether math or spectacle wins this debate.

well behaved guests -- did you miss the part about Steve Howey's "large stack" of chips, Ricki Lake's equally genitalic chip arrangement, or Jason Alexander fake slipping me the tongue? it only gets better from here, my friend -- before the end of the series we will see chicks kissing, carrie fischer going insane, and (of course) hollywood dave make out with half the celebs out there. this ain't no tame 'celebrity poker showdown', my friends!

I watched the world series of Blackjack, and the main announcer (forget his name for the moment) sounds like a big ploppy who has lost his share of money at the BlackJack tables. Max Rubin was always correcting him and giving him advice that seemed to go in one ear and out the other.

Now he is the host of Celeb. BJ, and without Max Rubin, or some other pro there to keep him in line, his commentary fails to impress. I guess since 99 percent of BJ players are ploppies, they can relate to him better and get higher rating. Most people don't even want to hear the correct advice. They are happy to play by feelings and not with their heads.

Anyway, Dave, give some honest feedback please, Im sure hes not reading.

hey dave-
i sure like the way you do the show-i forget the players name but that tall blonde babe playing at 3rd base last night can call me anytime!