The Poker Star: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Poker Star (2009): Sports. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
2005 World Series of Poker champ Joe Hachem hosts this series that sees eleven Australians compete against each other for the chance to win $100,000 and travel the world competing in the world's largest tournaments as Joe's protege. Over eight weeks, four female and seven male competitors dive with sharks, walk high wires and face off against a Secret Service trained "Human Lie Detector". Poker strategist Lee Nelson helps judge the contestants' performance.
Series details
- Title: The Poker Star
- Format: Reality
- Language: English
- Genres: Sports
- Premiere date: 2009-09-30
- Final broadcast date listed: 2009-11-18
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: 10 Bold Drama
- Network country: Australia
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 28476
Cast and credited roles
- Joe Hachem — Host
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2009-09-30; final listed air date 2009-11-18; episode order: 8.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Poker Star on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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