Pokerzone was a channel dedicated to poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

, broadcasting on Sky Digital channel 843 since 19 May 2005. Previously known as Game In TV it rebranded on 26 April 2005 and launched the following month.

Programmes included on the channel were Poker Night Live

Poker Night Live

Poker Night Live was the United Kingdom's first live Internet poker show, broadcast between 2005 and 2007 on Pokerzone, usually between 9pm and 1am...

, Heads Up with Richard Herring

Heads Up with Richard Herring

Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring, the stars of BBC Two shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy...

, the World of Poker, Inside Poker, Monte Carlo Millions

Monte Carlo Millions

The Monte Carlo Millions was the first ever poker tournament to be staged in the city-state of Monaco. The inaugural event was completed on 12 November 2004. Apparently birthed out of the preceding explosion of Texas Hold 'em popularity, it was conceived of and sponsored by Prima Poker. The field...

, Full-Tilt Poker Championship, and High-Stakes Backgammon

High stakes backgammon

High stakes backgammon was a TV series capturing world class match-play backgammon from the 2005 World Championships in Monte Carlo.Hosted by Kara Scott, commentary by Paul Magriel and John Clark.Production Company, 8mm Productions...

and also Monte Carlo Roulette.

On 25 March 2008, Pokerzone ceased all poker programming and replaced it with Monte Carlo Roulette. Monte Carlo Roulette now broadcasts 24 hours a day.

Poker Bowl

Poker Bowl was a series of regular live poker tournaments . It featured 'Dealer's-eye-view' graphics and in-depth commentary and analysis. The series featured the best of Europe's online qualifiers, plus celebrity players including Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I...

 and Michael Greco

Michael Greco

Michael Greco is an English actor and poker player. He was educated in Surrey, England at Reigate College. Internet rumours claim he was born in Dunbar, Scotland, but Greco himself states that this is false, and that he grew up in London....

. However, due to Monte Carlo Roulette taking over the channel 24 hours a day, Pokerzone no longer broadcasts the programme.

Channel 843 & 850 Rebrand

On Monday 31 March 2008, the Ofcom licenses for PokerZone & YouPlay TV were renamed. Within the next few weeks, both channels on Sky shall be relabeled "YouPlay TV 1" on 843 and "YouPlay TV 2" on 850. This will reflect in the changes of programming on both channels and the PokerZone branding in the UK will be discontinued when this change takes place.