Poker After Dark Season 3 will debut with a match that is sure to catch everyone’s attention. The first chapter of the upcoming season will feature Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Harman, Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu and Mike Matusow. The players were specifically invited to play against amateur player Ken Light, who won his seat in this match via a freeroll at FullTiltPoker.com. Ken will do his best to represent amateur and online players everywhere as he takes on these legendary five for the $120,000 winner-take-all first place prize.

To take a decision of who was going to play against Ken the show's producers interviewed him over the phone and asked him who his favorite poker players were. It was from this list that they came up with the idea of inviting the players who were Ken's personal favorites. The pros were happy to oblige, and the Dream Match was conceived.

This match also marks the debut of Marianela, the program's new host. Now known as the "Poker Princess," viewers are in for a real treat. See if you don't agree that she will soon become a household name in the poker community for her witty personality, improvisation, expertise in conducting interviews and her flair for having fun in front of the cameras.

Brief profiles of all six players follow. The match will begin airing on NBC late night Monday at 2:05 a.m., December 31, and will continue for five consecutive nights in the same time slot. A special program called the "Director's Cut" will air late night Saturday, January 5, at 1:00 a.m., right after Saturday Night Live. This show will feature Marianela with a behind-the-scenes look at the week with highlights and insightful player interviews.