H.P.P.T Home Poker Party Tour
LB Productions
Scott A. Smith
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 516-1294
lbprods@charter.net
http://www.lbprods.net
Genre: Reality Game Show
Concept: Home Poker Game Show - Worldwide
WGAa Registry #1127734
Library of Congress: Pau3-039-992
Home Poker Party Tour is a reality television series that incorporates recreational poker parties in privately owned homes. The Home Poker Party Tour will travel throughout the United States and eventually internationally. TEXAS HOLD 'EM will be the chosen game for this tour and is exciting and fun. No money will be exchanged for any gaming wins until the grand finale at a Casino to be determined.
The show will consist of (6) six players - playing for the chance to win the grand finale prize of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS and up to ONE MILLION DOLLARS. A professional dealer will be the host of the show and will interact with the players. In addition, a host will interact with family and friends outside of the filming area. The host/dealer will be in constant communication with the control room keeping the excitement alive with a live recording of the game. A selection of friends and family will be interviewed as the audience for the show. During the taping, family and friends will have the ultimate opportunity to express the excitement of the game and the players. The players will be non-professional players, but yet experienced. All players will follow the rules. Each player will be interviewed prior to and after the show. No player will receive any compensation for winning the game. At the end of the 13-week season, the winners precede to compete at the GRAND FINALE poker tournament at a Casino to be announced on live television.
Poker Tables:
A professional poker table will be used in all games. A sponsor can be added to the top of the table, for instance the poker table that “The World Poker Tour” uses. A separate table will travel with the Home Poker Party Tour that is used at each game. The table will consist of cameras inserted in the table in order to calculate the percentage of the player's cards. This will enable the audience to observe the actual cards played by the poker players and create an excitement within the audience. There will be four (4) additional remote controlled robotic cameras on hot heads, which will be very non-intrusive to the players. The network can include additional equipment and input into the final decision of the cameras (many different formats).
Motor Home
A sponsored motor home will be used to set up the Home Poker Party Tour as a mobile control unit - traveling from poker party to poker party. These poker parties are either shot all in one city, for instance, Los Angles, or shot in many cities across the United States to gather enough competition to play for the grand prize. The motor home/control until is a traveling billboard that associated with the Home Poker Party Tour.
Campaign - Promotion
The Home Poker Party Tour will market/promote through the media: i.e. internet, television, radio, newspaper, etc. to seek potential poker party homes for the show. A press release will also be used to start the Home Poker Tour Campaign. Application forms will be issued upon release of funding for show. The network will work in association with soliciting sponsors.
Reservation of Additional Poker Games
LB Productions will reserves the rights to play additional types of card games, such as Black-Jack, 7-card stud, 5-card stud, poker, excreta. The players will sign a release form and hold harmless the production company for all non-disclosed information that could possibly result in a lawsuit. If further information is required contact:
LB Productions
Scott A. Smith
215 N. Cordova St. # B
Burbank, CA 91505
Office (818) 588-3569
Cell (818) 516-1294
E-mail lbprods@charter.net.
Submission:
Anyone interested in hosting a Home Poker Party for the television reality show: “The Home Poker Party Tour”- please submit a brief introduction that includes the following: the name of the host, address of the house, square footage of the room to be used for the game, and name and ages of players immediately by either email to: lbprods@charter.net, or via postal mail: LB Productions, 215 N. Cordova St. Suite B, Burbank, CA 91505. In the SUBJECT line, include HOME POKER PARTY TOUR - HOME SUBMISSION. Players must be 21 years or older to play - no exceptions! No money is exchanged - the winner of each game will use the HPPTs chips as credit towards the final tournament for a chance to win the grand prize. Submit your information so the Home Poker Party Tour team so you can have a chance to plan a tour in your area. E-mail and US Postal submissions are accepted.
Parking Motor-Home/Control Unit
Location must have plenty of room to park HPPT motor home/control room. Each city will be notified of the Home Poker Party Tour arrival for their own promotional purposes. Permits will be obtained prior to arriving at location if needed. Possible street closures may be necessary and local police or security will be aware of activity at location addresses. Confidentiality Statements, release and permits will be taken during the first scout.
Set-Up
A producer will be ahead of HTTP motor home/control room - setting up next location and to secure permits. Interviews will take place prior HTTP motor home/control room arrival to obtain pre-set up location permits. Set-up includes pre-approval of scouted poker party homes.
Dealer/Host:
A professional dealer will be used to host the game. The dealer will lead the game and at the same time keeping the excitement of the game alive. The dealer will use discretion about possibly causing friction as a sense of reality for the 'drama' affect of the game and the intensiveness. Dealers will be witty, funny and able to keep the game moving. The dealer will host the game in a comedic style dealer, i.e., Howie Mandell.
Announcer:
This person announces a short description and OTF’s (on the fly interviews) of the home host and remaining HPPT players. This person introduces the dealer/host. Given a OTF of the players expectations of what (s)he has been told. Continue announcing throughout game of the statistics of each hand and then critiquing it. OTF’s continues with family and friends that are surrounding the HPPT's motor home as the audience. They will be able to view the game with large HD screens pointing to where the audience can watch the game from outside the motor home and host location. Depending on weather, marketing, police, city rules and regulations, and permits will determine how many will be in the audience surrounding the motor home.
Poker Chips
The poker chips used in the game will be sponsored by the Casino sponsoring the grand finale or another sponsor to be announced. The chips will have the HPPT logo printed on each chip. At no time will any chip carry a monetary value nor will any chip be exchanged for any value. No exceptions to the rules!
Travel
The Home Poker Party Tour host at least two (2) home poker parties a week, depending on locations and budgets.
Budget
Available upon written request to LB Productions:
215 N. Cordova St. # B
Burbank, CA 91505
Office (818) 588-3569
Cell (818) 516-1294
E-mail lbprods@charter.net.
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