| Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Sophie Falkiner |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Crown Casino |
| Running time | 2 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | FOX8 |
| Release | 5 January – 9 March 2006 |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Celebrity Poker Faces". Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2021.