Poker Night Live
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| Poker Night Live | |
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| Genre | Internet Poker Show |
| Creator(s) | PokerZone |
| Starring | Various (See Presenters Below) |
| Country of origin | UK |
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| Running time | 240 Minutes |
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| Original channel | PokerZone |
Poker Night Live is the United Kingdom's first live Internet poker show, launched in 2005 on Pokerzone and usually broadcast between 9pm and 1am. Versions of it are now broadcast world-wide.
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[edit] Show Features
The show features coverage of online poker cash games, single table "sit and go" tournaments, and multi-table tournaments. The games featured are from the Prima Poker network of sites, and are broadcast with a short delay, with all players' cards visible. The presenters also discuss viewers' emails and text messages on poker issues.
A regular feature since February, 2006 has been the "Beat The Presenter" tournament, in which one of the presenters plays a single table tournament while the programme is being broadcast, and then analyses their play along with their co-presenter after it is completed.
In 2006, Poker Night Live offered its regular online players the chance to win places in a special PokerBowl show. The six qualifiers visited the PokerZone studio to play in a "live" tournament. The show was broadcast in September 2006.
[edit] Presenters & Guests
[edit] Presenters
Hosts on the UK version of Poker Night Live have included:
- Mark Banin
- Caspar Berry
- Matt Broughton
- James Browning
- Lynsey Horn
- Barry "The Bully" Martin
- Michelle "The Night Nurse" Orpe
- "Dr Tom" Sambrook
- Kara Scott
- Nick Wealthall
Past and occasional presenters have included:
- John Clark
- Malcolm Harwood
- Greg Winters
- Alex Hyndman
- Simon "Aces" Trumper
[edit] Special Guests
Guests in the commentary box have included:
- Kevin O'Connell
- Victoria Smirnoff
- Nic Szeremeta
- The Hendon Mob
- Dave Ulliott
- Johnny Chan
- Tony Kendall
[edit] Celebrity Players
Several celebrities have been known to play on the TV broadcast tables, including:
- Nick Bateman (Former Big Brother contestant)
- Roberto Conte (Former Big Brother contestant)
- Charles Ingram (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? million winner, convicted of deception)
- Ewen Macintosh (Actor)
- Grub Smith (TV presenter)
- Phil Taylor (Darts champion)
[edit] Canadian Version
In February 2006, a Canadian version was created for Casino and Gaming Television (CGTV). The Canadian version currently runs two hours, instead of the four hour run-time of the UK show. The format is similar with more focus on Sit and Go tournaments and No Limit Cash tables featuring Canadian players. The show airs live Wednesday to Sunday at 11:00pm to 1:00am EST. Repeat episodes are aired Monday and Tuesday at 11:00pm and 7 days a week from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
Presenters on the Canadian version have included:
- Tina Teggart (Host)
- John "Johnny T" Tokatlidis (Host/Expert)
- Devin "Downtown Devo Brown" Armstrong (Expert)
- Lou Gazzola (Expert)
- Audrey Audet (Expert)
- Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (Celebrity Expert)
- Gail Ordough (Host)
