THE RECAPS

Reality Writer Chris Wolvie recaps each episode of this show

With the popularity of World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel and the "World Series of Poker" on ESPN, Bravo decide to try to boost its mediocre ratings with its OWN poker tournament.  Take one part WPT, mix with twenty-five parts celebrity editions of any game show and reality show you can think of...and you get Celebrity Poker Showdown, a six-part elimination tournament to decide who is the best home-game poker player in Hollywood and win part of a $250,000 prize pool.  And it's all for charity, of course.  Look below to get a somewhat hand-by-hand account of the fun.  Clink an active link below for a recap of each show:

Episode 1 (airdate 12/2/03)
Ben Affleck
Don Cheadle
Will Garson
Emily Procter
David Schwimmer

Episode 2 (airdate 12/9/03)
Timothy Busfield
Allison Janney
Richard Schiff
Martin Sheen
John Spencer

Episode 3 (airdate 12/16/03)
Hank Azaria
Michael Ian Black
Peter Facinelli
Mo Gaffney
Nicole Sullivan

Episode 4 (airdate 12/23/03)
Coolio
Shannon Elizabeth
Ron Livingston
Paul Rudd
Sarah Silverman

Episode 5 (airdate 1/6/04)
David Cross
Carrie Fisher
Tom Green
Mimi Rogers
Scott Stapp

Episode 6 - Championship (airdate 1/13/04)
David Cross
Will Garson
Paul Rudd
Richard Schiff
Nicole Sullivan