The Poker Star
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| The Poker Star | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Game show |
| Created by | Joe Hachem |
| Presented by | Joe Hachem |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | One |
| Release | 26 September – 18 November 2009 |
The Poker Star is an Australian reality game show broadcast on One from 26 September 2009. It is created and hosted by former World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem, who will also act as judge and mentor to the contestants. New Zealand poker champion Lee Nelson will also appear as a judge.[1] The series is sponsored by PokerStars.
The show pits eleven amateur poker players against each other in a series of challenges that tests the principles of "Joe's Code", rules that Hachem believes are beneficial for success in life and for being a successful poker player. Players compete for $100,000 in cash and entry to four of the world's biggest poker tournaments, with Hachem continuing to join them as their personal mentor.[2][3]
Over 18,000 people applied for the first series.[2]
The 1st season saw 33-year-old speech pathologist and mother of two Amanda become 'The Poker Star', beating out the other two members of the final three, Josh and Chris. Amanda stated during the final episode that the $100,000 prize money would go a long way to helping with the mortgage on the home she had recently purchased for herself and her two daughters.
| Candidate | Age | State | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda – speech pathologist | 33 | Victoria | The Poker Star |
| Josh – lawyer | 27 | Victoria | Eliminated in the Season Finale |
| Chris – student | 26 | Victoria | |
| Ben – creative director | 37 | Victoria | Eliminated in week 7 |
| Donna – marketing executive | 29 | New South Wales | Eliminated in week 6 |
| Shane – sales consultant | 26 | New South Wales | |
| Katie – homemaker | 26 | Victoria | Eliminated in week 5 |
| Ron – retired | 60 | Queensland | Eliminated in week 4 |
| Sally – bookmaker | 23 | New South Wales | Eliminated in week 3 |
| Martin – fireman | 48 | New South Wales | Eliminated in week 2 |
| Tom – bar owner | 26 | Victoria | Eliminated in week 1 |