Victoria Coren
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| - | Victoria Coren is a long-serving journalist and author who has regularly appeared on, and once won, series of [[Late Night Poker]] and [[Celebrity Poker Club]]. The bad girl of poker is no mean player - ranked the 4th best female in Europe and has played at the World Series. As well as many newspaper columns, she co- | + | Victoria Coren is a long-serving journalist and author who has regularly appeared on, and once won, series of [[Late Night Poker]] and [[Celebrity Poker Club]]. The bad girl of poker is no mean player - ranked the 4th best female in Europe and has played at the World Series. As well as many newspaper columns, she co-authored (with Charlie Skelton, spoof astronaut on [[Space Cadets (2)|Space Cadets]]) a best-selling book - ''Once More with Feeling'' - about her attempt to make the best 'adult art' film ever. |
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Revision as of 12:17, 4 October 2006
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Shows
All Star Poker Challenge (co-commentator)
Casino Casino (voiceover)
Celebrity Poker Club (co-commentator)
Late Night Poker (regular participant)
Showbiz Poker (co-commentator)
Biography
Victoria Coren is a long-serving journalist and author who has regularly appeared on, and once won, series of Late Night Poker and Celebrity Poker Club. The bad girl of poker is no mean player - ranked the 4th best female in Europe and has played at the World Series. As well as many newspaper columns, she co-authored (with Charlie Skelton, spoof astronaut on Space Cadets) a best-selling book - Once More with Feeling - about her attempt to make the best 'adult art' film ever.
Trivia
Her own home poker game is every Tuesday, in case you were thinking of popping round. Bring a bottle.
In September 2006, she won £500,000 by winning the London leg of the European Poker Tour. The winning hand was an unusual 6-high straight.
She's the daughter of satirist Alan Coren.
Books / Tapes
Once More, with Feeling (paperback)
