Poker Dome Challenge Gameplay in the Poker Dome Also known as MANSIONPoker Poker Dome Challenge Country of origin United States 3️⃣ No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 43 Production Running time 2 hours Original release Network Fox Sports Net

The MANSIONPoker 3️⃣ Poker Dome Challenge was a 43-week series of speed poker tournaments offering a grand prize of US$1,000,000. The tournament aired 3️⃣ in the United States on Fox Sports Network from May 2006 to March 2007. The tournament featured a number of 3️⃣ technological gimmicks in an effort to increase viewer interest and excitement. Commentating duties were shared by rotating hosts including Barry 3️⃣ Tompkins, Jon Kelley, Michael Konik, Michael Gracz, Joel Meyers and Chris Rose with Leeann Tweeden serving as co-host/exit interviewer (occasionally 3️⃣ covered by Nafeesa DeFlorias). Matt Savage was the tournament director.

The series consisted of single table tournaments of six players each. 3️⃣ Five of the six competitors qualified through daily freeroll tournaments held at mansionpoker. Another competitor came from the National Pub 3️⃣ Poker League, an amateur poker league that partnered with MansionPoker and qualified its nightly bar tournament winners into a private 3️⃣ weekly freeroll.[1][2] Winners of the online qualifiers were flown all expenses paid to Las Vegas, Nevada and receivedR$500 in casino 3️⃣ chips and other amenities.

Professional poker players Tony G, Dennis Waterman and Perry Friedman and reality television personality-turned poker pro Rob 3️⃣ Mariano have appeared in the Dome. Nevada casino author Al W Moe appeared in the Dome and his wife, Shannon 3️⃣ R Moe, was an alternate selection a month later.

Players started with 50,000 in tournament chips and play continued until one 3️⃣ player had all 300,000. The tournament was single-elimination and only the winner of each table received prize money. Players had 3️⃣ just 15 seconds to act on a hand before it was ruled dead. Each player was given one 30-second time 3️⃣ extension that could be used at any time. When the table got to heads-up, each player received another 30-second time 3️⃣ extension (although if a player hadn't previously used the extension he or she did not then have two). Betting was 3️⃣ pot-limit pre-flop and no-limit post-flop until heads-up play, when it became all no-limit.