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Will Casino have to pay out big time for win?

Ladbrokes Casino is facing a payout of over 100,000 if Soccer AMs Helen Chamberlain continues a sensational run of luck at the poker table by winning Fridays Ladbrokes Poker Million event which is screened live on Sky Sports at 8pm. Odds on the ladette TV presenter have been slashed from 6/1 to 9/2 with soccer fans up and down the country betting on the Torquay United fan to triumph against some of the worlds best poker players. If Helen does win the event shell pocket the richest payout in European televised poker - a cool $1 million.

The gamble follows Helens shock win on Wednesday in a Superstar Showdown against seven of the best players in world poker including the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion, Joseph Hachem; Andrew Black, the highest placed European at the 2005 WSOP, and Europes greatest online poker player, Erik The Salmon Sagstrom. The online event, on Ladbrokes poker, was billed as a training session for Helen ahead of Fridays final, but she ended up winning $80,000 against poker professionals who in the last year have won over $10 million in poker winnings. Hundreds of online poker fans followed the action online and backed Helen on the strength of her performance.

The Ladbrokes Poker Million 2005 is the richest televised poker tournament in Europe, with $1,935,000 of prize money. $855,000 has been added by the sponsors, Ladbrokespoker.com the most money added by a sponsor in the history of poker.