According to co-host Antonio Esfandiari (pictured), Discovery Channel has passed on the opportunity to air additional episodes of “Underground Poker.” The show, which starred Esfandiari and longtime cohort Phil Laak, profiled underground card games and the pilot took place in New Orleans.

WSOP Big One for One Drop champ Antonio Esfandiari (pictured) and fellow poker pro Phil Laak have hooked up with the Discovery Channel to create the pilot episode of “Underground Poker,” a show which they say goes against the grain of traditional poker programming.