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It\’s called Pool, Poker & Pain, and apparently was inspired by hardcore 9-ball grinders. From PokerNews:
The show\’s format will have contestants begin a match by playing pool. After a winner is declared, contestants will head to the poker felt. After a contestant annihilates an opponent at the poker table, he put on gloves and mix it up in the \”Circle of Truth,\” a 32-foot combat cage.
Though the show\’s site doesn\’t say much about any specific TV deal they\’ve got in place, I hope they find one. (Spike TV maybe?) They\’re actually looking for a poker coach, too. The fact that they don\’t have one of those yet, either — the show obviously wasn\’t conceived by a poker person working for FullTiltPoker.net — is part of what makes me think it might be good. I also like where they see poker\’s role in the manly dynamic of technical skill, gambling, and brute strength.