Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker II Open Casting Call Begins Tomorrow

by A Bodog Beat Original  |  July 4th, 2007

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The open casting call for the poker reality TV show "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker" begins tomorrow and will give poker players the chance to win some serious cash. (Bodog Beat Image)

Beginning tomorrow, Bodog will be holding auditions for the poker reality TV show "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker II". 12 contestants will be selected to be on the show to compete for the reality TV record-breaking $2 million grand prize — $1 million in cash and a $1 million Bodog contract that includes buy-ins and travel to poker's biggest tournaments for a year after the show.

Bodog will hold all four days of auditions at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino (formerly the Aladdin, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South), in the "Sapphire 2″ room, between noon and 5 p.m. each day. Those interested in auditioning must be at least 21 years of old and bring a photo ID. Poker players of varying skills levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome to audition.

Season one of "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker" set ratings highs in its time slot last year with Hollywood celebrities, big name poker pros, and amateur hopefuls battling it out for $500,000. Season two is raising the stakes much higher, with four-times more money on the line and without the pros and celebrities competing (like they need the money anyway).

The 12-person cast chosen for "Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker II" will be whisked away to an exotic locale, where they will live together in a mansion and compete against one another in a number of poker infused lifestyle challenges both at and away from the poker table.

That means that if you get selected for the show, you have a one in 12 chance of scoring the $2 million prize, those are the kind of odds you want to see. Plus, you could take the $1 million of buy-in and multiply that by running deep in some seriously big tournaments. Of course, we'd expect a cut since we told you about the whole deal.