If pokers your game then you’ll be happy to hear that the television show ‘Late Night Poker’ will be returning to your screens early next year.

The show makes a come back to Channel 4 using it’s original format.

When the show started in 1999 player’s holecards were shown to the audience at home using ‘under the table’ cameras however over the years the format changed. Channel 4 believes that most poker fans will welcome back the original style.

Some 49 players will pass through seven heats in order to try to scoop some of the 2007 prize pool of $335,000. They will need to put up a buy-in fee of $5,000, but the overall winner will take home $125,000.

Some big names have already been confirmed to participate in the show, which starts filming towards the end of October in Cardiff.

Rob Thomas, producer of Late Night Poker for production company Presentable, said: "The convention for every poker show these days is to show all the players' cards as soon as they enter a pot. When Late Night Poker started, the style was very different. Players' cards were revealed at appropriate moments during the hand to create more drama as the hand progressed.

"Twice in each show we will see the hand from one player's perspective. We'll only see their particular holecards, which gives the viewer a different perspective as the hand develops. TV poker is about creating drama and tension, and in these instances, the commentators will have great fun guessing what the opponent might be holding, and then there's the excitement of the 'reveal' moment at the end of the hand. We believe this will enhance the viewer’s enjoyment.”