Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It is a limited run series of celebrities playing poker, taped at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in front of a live studio audience. In each show, five celebrities play by the no limit Texas hold 'em rules, for a charity of their choice.

The first series was hosted by actor/comic Kevin Pollak, and each episode (except for the Championship Game) was an hour. The Championship telecast was two hours in length. Each succeeding series has been hosted by Dave Foley, and all episodes were two hours in length. Professional poker player Phil Gordon provides the color commentary throughout each series. The series is produced by Joshua Malina.

Although there have been many celebrities to appear in multiple tournaments, only three have won games in seperate tournaments. David Cross won in the first and third tournament; Dulé Hill won in the second and seventh; finally, Kevin Nealon won in the fourth and seventh.

First Tournament
Game Number Two featured a themed show featuring cast members from The West Wing.

Game 1: Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Willie Garson, Emily Procter, David Schwimmer 
Game 2: Timothy Busfield, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer 
Game 3: Hank Azaria, Michael Ian Black, Peter Facinelli, Mo Gaffney, Nicole Sullivan 
Game 4: Coolio, Shannon Elizabeth, Ron Livingston, Paul Rudd, Sarah Silverman 
Game 5: David Cross, Carrie Fisher, Tom Green, Mimi Rogers, Scott Stapp 
The Championship Game: David Cross, Willie Garson, Paul Rudd, Richard Schiff, Nicole Sullivan 
Nicole Sullivan won this tournament's championship, televised January 13th, 2004.


Second Tournament
Game 1: Jerome Bettis, Rosario Dawson, Mena Suvari, Wanda Sykes, Travis Tritt 
Game 2: Timothy Busfield, Mo Gaffney, Dulé Hill, Danny Masterson, James Woods 
Game 3: Michael Ian Black, Star Jones Reynolds, Norm MacDonald, Adam Rodriguez, Jeremy Sisto 
Game 4: Sean Astin, Lauren Graham, Chris Masterson, Matthew Perry, Sara Rue 
Game 5: James Blake, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, Tom Everett Scott, Maura Tierney 
The Championship Game: Rosario Dawson, Dulé Hill, Michael Ian Black, Lauren Graham, Maura Tierney 
Maura Tierney won this tournament's championship, televised July 1st, 2004.


Third Tournament
Game Number 3 featured four members of the Arrested Development cast.

Game 1: Willie Garson, Jennie Garth, Richard Kind, Dave Navarro, Jerry O'Connell 
Game 2: Angie Dickinson, Jeff Gordon, Kathy Griffin, Penn Jillette, Ron Livingston 
Game 3: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, David Cross, Peter Facinelli, Judy Greer 
Game 4: Michael Badalucco, Bobby Flay, Steve Harris, Kathy Najimy, Mimi Rogers 
Game 5: Hank Azaria, Seth Meyers, Gail O'Grady, Amy Poehler, Jeffrey Ross 
The Championship Game: David Cross, Steve Harris, Jeff Gordon, Seth Meyers, Dave Navarro 
Seth Meyers won this tournament's championship, televised August 12th, 2004.


Fourth Tournament
Game 1: Christopher Meloni, Matthew Perry, Stephen Root, Sarah Silverman, Michael Vartan 
Game 2: Bobby Cannavale, Tony Hawk, Cheryl Hines, Dennis Rodman, Ryan Stiles 
Game 3: Macaulay Culkin, Neil Flynn, Sara Gilbert, Ricki Lake, Kevin Nealon 
Game 4: Chevy Chase, Donny Deutsch, Shannon Elizabeth, Kathy Griffin, Neil Patrick Harris 
Game 5: Angela Bassett, Jeff Garlin, Dave Navarro, Mekhi Phifer, Emily Procter 
The Championship Game: Matthew Perry, Dennis Rodman, Kevin Nealon, Neil Patrick Harris, Mekhi Phifer 
Mekhi Phifer won this tournament's championship, televised November 14th, 2004.


Fifth Tournament
Game 1: Curt Schilling, Brad Garrett, Catherine O'Hara, Sara Rue, Ray Romano 
Game 2: Jason Alexander, Nicholas Gonzalez, Allison Janney, Chris Kattan, Mary McCormack 
Game 3: Lacey Chabert, Bonnie Hunt, J.K. Simmons, Robert Wagner, Scott Wolf 
Game 4: Brandi Chastain, Camryn Manheim, Colin Quinn, Tom Verica, Kevin Weisman 
Game 5: Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe, Andrea Parker, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Fred Willard 
The Championship Game: Brad Garrett, Jason Alexander, Bonnie Hunt, Colin Quinn, Malcolm-Jamal Warner 
Brad Garrett won this tournament's championship, televised March 1st, 2005.


Sixth Tournament
The sixth series premiered August 18, 2005 with a themed show, featuring players notable for reality television apperances.

Game 1: Charla Faddoul, Trishelle, Andrew Firestone, Jonny Fairplay, Omarosa 
Game 2: Bryan Cranston, Howie Mandel, Stephen Collins, Peter Dinklage, Meat Loaf 
Game 3: Kathy Najimy, Ricki Lake, Sharon Lawrence, Kathryn Morris, Caroline Rhea 
Game 4: Anthony Anderson, Cheryl Hines, Amber Tamblyn, Alex Trebek, Michael Vartan 
Game 5: Rosie O'Donnell, Penny Marshall, Travis Tritt, Eddie Cibrian, Mo Gaffney 
The Championship Game: Andrew Firestone, Stephen Collins, Kathy Najimy, Cheryl Hines, Eddie Cibrian 
Kathy Najimy won this tournament's championship, televised on September 22, 2005.


Seventh Tournament
The seventh series premiered October 13, 2005, with a themed show featuring male stars from Desperate Housewives, and a $1 million (US) prize pool, with $500,000 going to the winners' charity.

Game 1: Steven Culp, Ricardo Chavira, Doug Savant, James Denton, Mark Moses 
Game 2: James Woods, Joey Fatone, Gina Gershon, Andy Richter, Barry Corbin 
Game 3: Kathleen Madigan, Bill Brochtrup, Dulé Hill, Kelli Williams, Carlos Bernard 
Game 4: Kevin Nealon, Richard Belzer, Dean Cain, Oksana Baiul, Nicholas Gonzalez 
Game 5: Jeremy London, Ian Gomez, Alison Sweeney, Wendy Pepper, Camryn Manheim 
The Championship Game: Steven Culp, Barry Corbin, Dulé Hill, Kevin Nealon, Wendy Pepper. 
Steven Culp won the series' seventh tournement final, aired on November 17, 2005.


Eighth Tournament
The eighth tournament may feature a non-celebrity playing as a result of an online tournament. The online tournament ended in December 2005. According to posts on Bravo's online message board in January 2006, the winner had not yet played in the tournament. No taping or airdate information is available for the eighth event.


Post-Show Poker
Some of the celebs on this series have parlayed this into visits onto the World Poker Tour and/or the World Series of Poker. In 2005, Brad Garrett, Shannon Elizabeth and James Woods all participated in the WSOP's $10,000 Texas Hold-Em Main Event.