Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge

Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge
A large poker chip bearing the Crown logo followed by the words Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge
GenreGame show
Presented bySophie Falkiner
Narrated by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locationCrown Casino
Running time2 hours
Original release
NetworkFOX8
Release5 January (2006-01-05) –
9 March 2006 (2006-03-09)

Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge is an Australian celebrity game show produced by Foxtel, which premiered 5 January 2006 on Australian pay TV channel FOX8. The limited run, 10-part series consisted of 36 Australian celebrities, all playing No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker, for the chance to win up to $50,000 in prize money, and $50,000 for their nominated charity. The show was hosted by former Australian Wheel of Fortune hostess Sophie Falkiner, and was recorded at Melbourne's Crown Casino in front of a live studio audience.[1] Paul Khoury and Clinton Grybas provided the color commentary, with a running time of two hours per episode.[2]

The grand final ended on 9 March 2006, with MTV Australia VJ Jason Dundas defeating The Weather Channel's Sally Bowrey to win the tournament and $100,000 total in prize money.

Celebrities

Featured celebrities for the 2006 season included:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ganska, Helen (8 January 2006). "Poker face – Sophie Falkiner hosts celebrity card challenge Poker fan Sophie lays her cards on the table". Sunday Telegraph. p. V01. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Celebrity Poker Faces". Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Byrne, Fiona (23 October 2005). "CROWN AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITY POKER CHALLENGE – Crown". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 November 2021.