It’s a deserved victory too. The formula, while simple, has some great advantages for players. For a start it allows anyone and everyone to get involved in live TV poker, then watch it back and see where you went wrong (or right). In addition, it gives you the chance to get your game analysed by a team of commentators, including PokerPlayer contributors Matt Broughton and Nick Wealthall.

It may sound like broadcasting suicide to the uninitiated, but Poker Night Live is entertaining stuff – and a good call by the voters for TV’s top poker action.