The TV programme Deal or No Deal has been a huge success. This must be because it is so simple. To have the maximum winning probability, you should never take the deal offered. But people are such quivering jellies that they usually chicken out when near to the winning line.

The TV programme Poker Face deserves to be a huge success. Basically, it combines the element of general knowledge, so popular in do you want to be a millionaire and the weakest link, with the opportunity to bluff your opponents that you have the better hand. Also the first prize is 1 million pounds and it has to be won by one of the 36 contestants in the series.

It shows that there is truth in the ancient adage, that you don't need cards in order to play poker.