Rob and Amber: Against the Odds
Rob and Amber Mariano head to Las Vegas, where Rob wants to use their Survivor and Amazing Race winnings to fund his dream of becoming a professional poker player. Will Amber support him in this venture? Cameras document the ups and downs of their relationship as they take on the pressures of their new life in the fast lane.
- 2007-2007
- 1 season
- Fox Reality
- Reality
- TV-14
Rob and Amber Mariano head to Las Vegas, where Rob wants to use their Survivor and Amazing Race winnings to fund his dream of becoming a professional poker player. Will Amber support him in this venture? Cameras document the ups and downs of their relationship as they take on the pressures of their new life in the fast lane.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2007
Episode 1
Viva Las Vegas
Thu, Jan 11, 2007 23 mins
Rob is up for a new challenge when he tells Amber he wants to move to Las Vegas to pursue a career as a professional poker player.
Episode 2
A Shelter Against the Strip
Thu, Jan 18, 2007 23 mins
While Amber searches Las Vegas for an apartment, Rob takes his first professional gambling lesson.
Episode 3
Amber Gets Hot
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 23 mins
Amber has to find an apartment by herself while Rob goes out for another lesson with Daniel.
Episode 4
Bets and Bulls
Thu, Jan 25, 2007
When Rob's college friend comes to visit, Rob challenges him by betting on everything from golf to poker.
Episode 5
Tournament of Pain
Thu, Feb 1, 2007 23 mins
Rob competes in his first poker tournament, but suffers a humiliating loss. Amber tries to soothe him with a romantic, home-cooked dinner.
Episode 6
Rob Goes AWOL
Thu, Feb 1, 2007 23 mins
Rob's growing obsession with playing poker causes a rift with Amber when he misses the flight back to Pennsylvania to join her for her 10 year high-school reunion.
Episode 7
Poker Dome Smackdown
Thu, Feb 8, 2007 23 mins
With Amber and her visiting father watching, Rob competes in the invitational Mansionpoker.net tournament. He shows improvement and seems like he's headed for a win, but still finishes out of the money.
Episode 8
Reality Lifestyles of the Pokeristas
Thu, Feb 8, 2007 23 mins
Rob and Amber seek an escape from the pressure cooker of Rob's poker career by appearing at a reality awards show in Los Angeles, attending a lavish charity dinner in Rhode Island, and taking turns behind the wheel at a motor speedway with Daniel
Episode 9
Rob Hits the Wall
Thu, Feb 15, 2007 23 mins
Daniel learns that Rob has broken one of his cardinal rules and threatens to end their relationship.
Episode 10
All or Nothing
Thu, Feb 15, 2007 23 mins
After three months of training and tutoring in high-stakes poker, Rob enters his biggest tournament to date at Caesars Indiana. He plays well, but comes up short in the end. Back in Las Vegas after the tournament, Rob and Amber must decide whether to move permanently to the city so Rob can continue to pursue this new career. But just as they are on the brink of committing to a life on the Strip, they receive a potential million dollar offer to avenge an earlier loss on a reality competition show. Poker will have to wait.