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Celebrity Poker Club

Celebrity Poker Club is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
television show featuring celebrities playing poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
. The program debuted on Challenge TV in 2003 as a spin-off to the popular Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker

Late Night Poker is a Great Britain television show in which poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold 'em tournament games for a prize of approximately ?50,000....
series. Liam Flood

Liam Flood

Liam Flood is an Irish people bookmaker and poker player.Together with Terry Rogers, Flood is credited with introducing Texas hold 'em to Europe....
is the casino manager for the program, and Cayt Dear is the producer.

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Series 1: Jesse May and Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Barny M. P. Boatman , is an English professional poker player and the oldest member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob. He is the older brother of Ross Boatman, and resides in Archway, London....
Series 2: Jesse May and Grub Smith
Grub Smith

Grub Smith is an England television presenter and journalism for FHM and Poker Player magazines. Born Michael Smith, he adopted the name Grub when at Downside School, effectively a promotion after being given the nickname Maggot by a master at his prep school....
Series 3: Jesse May and Victoria Coren
Victoria Coren

Victoria Coren is a British writer, presenter and poker player. Coren writes weekly columns for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and regular articles for other publications....
, with backstage interviews by Helen Chamberlain
Helen Chamberlain

Helen Marie Chamberlain is an English television presenter....

Series finalists

Season	Winner	Prize	Runner-Up	Other Finalists	Semi-Finalists
1	Sir Clive Sinclair	£25,000	Keith Allen Keith Allen Keith Philip George Allen is a Wales-born United Kingdom actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, artist and author....	Cindy Blake Zac Goldsmith Zac Goldsmith Frank Zacharias "Zac" Robin Goldsmith is an United Kingdom Environmentalism, socialite, and a Conservative parliamentary candidate.Goldsmith is one of the heirs to the wealth of his father, the late billionaire financier, James Goldsmith.... Stephen Hendry Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry, Order of the British Empire is a Scottish people professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at 21.... Gladstone Small Gladstone Small Gladstone Cleophas Small is a former English cricket team cricketer.Small moved to England shortly after his 14th birthday, usually the point after which a change of nationality is not permitted.... John McCririck John McCririck John McCririck is an England television horse racing pundit . He is notable not only for his racing opinions, but his gentry style of dress and mannerisms.... Tony Cascarino Tony Cascarino Anthony Guy Cascarino is a former association football player. He made his name as a striker for various Great Britain and France football clubs and for the Republic of Ireland national football team....	Fiona Foster Fiona Foster Fiona Foster is a British television presenter and journalist, who has also spent several years working in the United States.She was one of the launch presenters of London News Network's London Tonight programme in 1993 together with Alastair Stewart, having previously worked as a financial presenter on the Breakfast Business segeme... Sam West Sam West Samuel Filmore West was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., West batted and threw left handed.... Nolan Hemmings Nolan Hemmings Nolan Hemmings is an England stage and film actor.He may be most known worldwide for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Charles 'Chuck' Grant in the film Band of Brothers.... Grub Smith Grub Smith Grub Smith is an England television presenter and journalism for FHM and Poker Player magazines. Born Michael Smith, he adopted the name Grub when at Downside School, effectively a promotion after being given the nickname Maggot by a master at his prep school.... John Bishop Nigel Lindsay Nigel Lindsay Nigel Lindsay left the City in the late 1980s to train as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy.In theatre, he has appeared opposite Sarah Lancashire as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly; at the Royal National Theatre in two award-winning productions, Dealers' Choice by Patrick Marber and The Pillowman by Marti...
2	Victoria Coren Victoria Coren Victoria Coren is a British writer, presenter and poker player. Coren writes weekly columns for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and regular articles for other publications....	£25,000	Willie Thorne Willie Thorne William Joseph Thorne , best known as Willie Thorne, is a former English people professional snooker player and now a Sportscaster....	Barry Hearn Barry Hearn Barry Hearn is an England sports entrepreneur, the founder and chairman of promotions company Matchroom Sport. A qualified accountant who made his first fortune by buying and selling a chain of snooker halls, he began his promotional career in 1974 working with little remembered players Geoff Foulds and Vic Harris before becoming manager o... Norman Pace Norman Pace Norman Pace is an England comedian and actor, born 17 February 1953 in Dudley, West Midlands , who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Gareth Hale.... Roger DeCourcey Tom Parker Bowles Tom Parker Bowles Thomas Henry Charles "Tom" Parker is the son of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Andrew Parker Bowles. His stepfather and godparent is Charles, Prince of Wales.... Steve Davis Steve Davis Steve Davis, Order of the British Empire, is an England professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Snooker Championship during the 1980s.... Eric Bristow Eric Bristow Eric Bristow Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport....	Jonny Gould Jonny Gould Jonny Gould is a journalism, Broadcasting and sports sponsorship practitioner, born in Birmingham, England, in 1967.From 19, Gould was a Disc Jockey and radio journalist for BBC Radio WM, BRMB and Beacon Radio before joining Clubcall.... Raj Persaud Raj Persaud Rajendra Persaud is a British consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster, and author of popular books about psychiatry. He is well known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues, and for promoting psychotropic drug treatments in the general media.... Jesse Birdsall Jesse Birdsall Jesse Birdsall is a United Kingdom actor, known in the UK for his starring roles in several high-profile, popular television programmes, particularly in Bugs as Nick Beckett and later in The Bill as a character named Ron Gregory, a convicted paedophile.... Matt Born Fiona Foster Jon Ronson Jon Ronson Jon Ronson is a Cardiff-born journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and radio presenter. His journalism and columns have appeared in British publications including The Guardian newspaper and Time Out magazine....
3	A. D. Bower Adrian Bower Adrian Bower is an England actor, best known for his role as physical education and geography teacher Brian Steadman in the first three series of the British comedy series Teachers ....	£25,000	Edward Giddins	Michael Greco Michael Greco Michael Greco is an Scotland actor and poker player. He was educated in Surrey, England at Reigate College.... Mike Tindall Mike Tindall Michael James Tindall, Order of the British Empire is a rugby union footballer who plays Rugby union positions#13. Outside centre & 12. Inside centre for Gloucester RFC and England national rugby union team.... Ashley Hames Ashley Hames Ashley Hames is a British Presenter and Director. He also boasts the dubious claim to have been the original News Bunny on L!VE TV.Ashley has fronted three series of Bravo ?s highest ever rating show, "Sin Cities", two fifteen part and one ten part series about sex from around the world, and "Man's Work", a series also shown on Bravo TV.... Alexander Armstrong Alexander Armstrong (comedian) Alexander Armstrong is an England comedian, actor and television presenter.... Richard Herring Richard Herring Richard Keith Herring is a United Kingdom comedian and writer. He has been described, by the British Theatre Guide, as "one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy" and by The Guardian as "a reliable Fringe pleasure".... Richard Orford Richard Orford Richard Orford is a United Kingdom television presenter. He was educated at Aston Fields Middle School and South Bromsgrove High School in Worcestershire, then began his career as a children?s television presenter on The Disney Club....	Kitty Flanagan Kitty Flanagan Kitty Flanagan is an Australian comedian.She is best known in Australia for her work on Full Frontal and in the UK for her work on The Sketch Show.... Craig Charles Craig Charles Craig Charles is an England actor, stand up comedian, author, poet, and radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.... Oliver Chris Oliver Chris Oliver Chris is an England actor from Royal Tunbridge Wells. He is 6ft 3in tall and studied at Anthroposophy#Waldorf Education followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama.... Lucy Porter Lucy Porter Lucy Porter is an English actress, writer and comedian.She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Brighton Festival and many clubs around Britain.... James Hewitt James Hewitt Major James Hewitt , a former Great Britain Household Cavalry Regiment officer, is notable for being the longterm lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, and is rumoured to be the biological father of Prince Henry of Wales, which he has denied.... Anne Savage Anne Savage (DJ) Anne Savage is a leading United Kingdom hard dance disc jockey, playing styles including hard house, Hard Trance and techno music. Savage is an established and popular DJ in the UK hard dance scene and plays mainly in England, but also elsewhere including Ibiza....

Other celebrities featured have included Dave Gorman

Dave Gorman

David James Gorman is an England author, list of humorists, filmmaker and radio presenter. He performs comedy shows on stage in which he tells stories of extreme adventures and presents the evidence to the audience in order to prove to them that, unlike in most other stage presentations, they are true stories....
, Rory McGrath

Rory McGrath

Patrick Rory McGrath is a United Kingdom comedian.He studied at Redruth Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from which he received a third class degree....
, Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher is an English people actor, best known for his lead role as Spike Thomson in the British TV comedy Press Gang alongside Julia Sawalha....
, Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor is a retired snooker player, and current BBC snooker commentator. Taylor is well known for his sense of humour and his trademark over-sized glasses....
, Louise Wener

Louise Wener

Louise Jane Wener is a novelist and the former singer of the band Sleeper .Sleeper were originally known as "Surrender Dorothy," and sound recording and reproduction three full length albums ....
, Nick Leeson

Nick Leeson

Nicholas "Nick" Leeson is a former derivative trader whose unsupervised and Rogue trader on Singapore's Singapore International Monetary Exchange caused the spectacular collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest investment bank....
, Howard Marks

Howard Marks

Dennis Howard Marks is a former teacher, drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international hashish smuggler through high-profile court cases, supposed connections with groups such as MI6, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Mafia, and his eventual conviction at the hands of the American Drug Enforcement Administr...
, Charles Ingram

Charles Ingram

Charles Ingram is a former British Army Major and novelist who made headlines in the United Kingdom after cheating in the Television program Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001....
, Martin Amis

Martin Amis

Martin Louis Amis is an England novelist, essayist, professor, and short story writer, and the son of the novelist and poet Kingsley Amis. His works include such novels as Money , London Fields and The Information ....
, Al Alvarez

Al Alvarez

Al Alvarez is an English people poet, writer and critic who publishes under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez.Born Alfred Alvarez, he was educated at Oundle School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he took a First in English....
, Phil Taylor

Phil Taylor

Philip Douglas Taylor is a 14 time world champion English darts player whose nickname is The Power. In addition to his 14 world titles, Taylor has accumulated over 75 other major tournament wins which makes him the most successful darts player in the history of the sport....
, Raj Persaud

Raj Persaud

Rajendra Persaud is a British consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster, and author of popular books about psychiatry. He is well known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues, and for promoting psychotropic drug treatments in the general media....
, Hattie Hayridge

Hattie Hayridge

Harriet "Hattie" Hayridge is a United Kingdom stand-up comedy and actor, best known for the role of the female version of Holly in Red Dwarf during the third, fourth and fifth series, along with the role of Hilly in Parallel Universe , the final episode of the second series....
, Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas is an England actor and comedian. He is known for his bizarre rants, portly figure, husky voice, loyal support of rugby league and avid consumption of Guinness....
, Darren Campbell

Darren Campbell

Darren Andrew Campbell is a retired England Sprint Athletics . He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 x 100 metres relay....
, Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Philip Daniels is an England actor, most noted for film roles as Jimmy in Quadrophenia , Richards in Scum , Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, and for his collaborations with Britpop band Blur ....
, Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan is an Ireland television writer, actor and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews , has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies....
, Ally McCoist

Ally McCoist

Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist, Order of the British Empire is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker....
, Colin Murray

Colin Murray

Colin Murray is a BBC radio presenter and Five television presenter from the Ballybeen estate in Dundonald, east Belfast, Northern Ireland....
and Michael Praed

Michael Praed

Michael Praed , a United Kingdom actor, is probably best known for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series Robin of Sherwood, which attained cult status worldwide in the 1980s....
.

Several celebrities playing in the tournament were put forward by celebpoker.com.

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