PokerFace (2006)

Genre

game show

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 14 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a British game show where one contestant is guaranteed to win one million pounds. Players do not need to answer questions correctly and can bluff their way to victory by pressuring opponents to fold. Ant and Dec host the show, which is based on the bluffing element of poker.

competitivebluff-drivenhigh-stakestensestrategicpsychologicalfast-pacedplayful

What happens

PokerFace (also known as Ant & Dec's PokerFace) is a British game show broadcast on ITV, where one person is guaranteed to win £1 million. The show was created by Ant & Dec, who also host it. As implied by the title, PokerFace, is based on the bluffing aspect of poker games. The contestants do not necessarily need to get the questions right in order to win, and can bluff their way through the game and pressure their opponents into folding in order to win. The show was originally going to be called The Con Test, but the name was changed just weeks before the show began. However, the Australian version is called The Con Test. Series 1 of the show was aired nightly for seven consecutive days (the seventh show being the final), whilst series 2 saw the show moved to a Saturday prime-time slot, lasted for seven weeks. In 2021, Ant & Dec revealed that TV bosses were interested in reviving PokerFace, but that they themselves were unlikely to present it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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