The 12 qualifying heats for Europe’s biggest ever poker tournament – the Ladbrokes Poker Million V – took place at Sky’s west London studios in June, with 72 players vying for a share of a record-breaking $4,120,00 prize pool.

European poker pros such as Donnacha O’Dea and Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott went into battle against top US pros like Kenna James, a host of TV celebrities – including Soccer AM’s Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy – and a horde of online qualifiers who are attempting to emulate the success of last year’s Poker Million winner Tony Jones.

While American Kenna James may be the man to beat, having picked up almost $2m in tournament winnings since last July, it could be anyone’s game if last year was anything to go by, where freeroll qualifier Jones and TV starlet Chamberlain saw off the pros to go heads-up at the final table with Jones eventually scooping the $1m first prize.