Joker Poker
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Joker Poker (full name Wild Turkey Joker Poker) is a weekly late night program on Network Ten, which began airing in 2005. Season 1 (2005) was hosted by Adam Spencer and in season 2 (2006) by Mike Goldman. Both seasons was co-hosted by New Zealand poker pro Lee Nelson. The show features Australian comedians playing no-limit Texas hold'em poker.
Four comedians compete in each episode on behalf of their chosen charity. It was recorded in the high rollers' room of Sydney's Star City Casino for the first season and in a studio at Fox Studios in Sydney for the second. The weekly winner donates $5,000 to charity, while the series winner donates $25,000.
Crown Casino (Melbourne) provide the dealers for this program.
The show is produced by Australian Production Company Freehand Group.
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[edit] Series one
Joker Poker was the first locally produced poker program to go on Air in Australia. Hosted by Adam Spencer and Lee Nelson, featuring 40 local comedians the show ran on the Ten Network Saturday Nights at 10:30 P.M.
[edit] Series winner
- Season 1: Andy Lee
[edit] Charity donations series one
Star City Casio provided the $100,000 series prize pool that was distributed by the winners of each round and the two final table to the following charities.
- The Westmead Hospital
- The Heart Foundation
- Prince of Wales Foundation
- Canteen
- The Australian Red Cross
- Barnardos Australia
- The Mirrabel Foundation
- The Fred Hollows Foundation
- The Aids Trust of Australia
- Amnesty International
[edit] Series two
Joker Poker returned in 2006, with Lee Nelson being joined by Mike Goldman.
Series two consisted of: 12 late night Joker Poker shows (airing on Wednesday nights at 11:15pm), 1 Sporting Joker Poker special (not aired yet), 1 Lee Nelson Invitational special (not aired yet), 4 Celebrity Joker Poker specials (airing Tuesday nights at 9.30pm).
- Comedians in Series Two of Wild Turkey's Joker Poker
- Episode 1: Jean Kittson, Steve Bedwall, Rusty Berther, Greg Fleet
- Episode 2: Anh Do, George Kapiniaris, Lisa Ricketts, Josh Lawson
- Episode 3: Ben Hewett, Akmal Saleh, Fitzy, Mick Meredith
- Episode 4: Subby Valentine, Tommy Dean, Simon Kennedy, Bev Killick
- Episode 5: Brendon Jones, Anthony Mir, Pommy Johnson, Rash Ryder
- Episode 6: Chris Wainhouse, Russell Fletcher, Cindy Pan, Kip Wightman
- Episode 7: Tahir Bilgic, Jason Gann, Bruno Lucia, Adam Saunders
- Episode 8: Tim Smith, Cal Wilson, Damian Callinan, Ewan Campbell
- Episode 9: Julian Schiller, Tony Moclair, Tanya Bulmer, Marty Fields
- Episode 10: Gabby Milgate, Chris Franklin, Jackie Loeb, Mario Dorio
- Final Table 1: Rusty Berther, Josh Lawson, Akmal Saleh, Subby Valentine, Pommy Johnson
- Final Table 2 Chris Wainhouse, Julian Schiller, Damian Callinan, Tahir Bilgic, Mario Doria
- Sporting Joker Poker Special: Shane Heal, Mat Rogers, Robert Dipierdomenico, Ryan Phelan, Steven Bradbury
- Lee Nelson Invitational: Lisa Ricketts, Fitzy, George Kapiniaris, Cal Wilson, Miss Australia Erin McNaught
[edit] Celebrity Joker Poker cast
- Episode 1: Julia Zemiro, Nick Giannopoulos, Mikey Robins, Tim Ferguson
- Episode 2: Brigitte Duclos, Daniel McPherson, John Jarratt, Bree Amer
- Episode 3: Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Andrew G., Arj Barker
- Episode 4: Akmal Saleh, Kimberley Davies, Ajay Rochester, Tim Ferguson
[edit] Charity donations series two
Wild Turkey provided the $140,000 series prize pool that was distributed by the winners of each round and the two final table to the following charities:
- Clown Doctors
- Amnesty International
- Matthew Talbot
- Variety Club
- Surf Life Saving Association
- Motor Neurone Disease
- Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne - specifically the Genetics Department
- Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
- Trisha & The Reach Broadridge Fund
- Kids Help Line
- Bonnie Babes Foundation
- Challenge Kids with Cancer
[edit] Series three
Channel Ten has confirmed that a third season is on its way, but a on-air date is not certain at the moment.
[edit] International versions
A New Zealand version of the show went to air on TV3 on January 21, 2007. It is hosted by Brooke Howard-Smith.
