Kevin Martin puts up own money this weekend for new live poker game show

Kevin Martin
Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Posted on: May 20, 2026 17:11 PDT

Kevin Martin is taking matters into his own hands with a new reality television show that will stream live starting on Thursday. 

Poker Wars, a livestream competition that will smash together card playing with the social deception seen on games like Survivor and Big Brother, will air on KMart's YouTube from May 21-24 at 1pm PT every day. 

Martin, who is an alum of Big Brother Canada and GGPoker's Game of Gold, is bankrolling the competition himself and putting up a $50,000 prize. 

Players will compete in the livestream competition both on and off the felt, with similar special powers and twists that you might find on other shows. There will also be an interactive element as the poker spills into the online tournament world.