Week two Chefs bluffed and gambled their way to winning dishes in this BBC Two series.

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Monday 5 November

Today's players were Simon Rimmer, Maria Elia, Theo Randall and Nicholas Watt.

Simon and Maria cooked seasonal venison recipes in the final round, but was Simon let down by his sauce? Watch a video recipe for Peppered loin of venison with red wine sauce.

• Venison with wilted spinach, sweet potato and nutmeg mash and port gravy by Simon Rimmer
• Seared venison with borlotti bean purée and griddled Little Gems by Maria Elia

Martin Blunos, Jun Tanaka, Peter Gordon and Daniel Galmiche battled it out in today's game.

Jun and Peter prepared dishes using mushrooms in the final round, but was Peter's innovative Sea bass and mushroom sausage surprise a hit with the other chefs, or did it prove just too weird for their liking? Find more mushroom recipes.

• Roast chicken breast stuffed with mushroom and tarragon butter, roasted peppers and onion sauce by Jun Tanaka
• Sea bass and mushroom sausage surprise with peas and leeks by Peter Gordon

The chefs staking their reputations on the game today were Sophie Wright, Paul Rankin, Daniel Galmiche and Noel McMeel.

Noel and Daniel both went for the classic combo of bacon and egg in their final dishes, but were the other players won over by the Irish or French approach to the ingredients? Search for hundreds more bacon recipes.

• Rocket and Puy lentil salad with black pudding, crisp bacon and a poached egg by Daniel Galmiche
• Pan-fried garlic mushrooms with rosemary potatoes, crisp bacon and a soft-boiled egg by Noel McMeel

Around the poker table today were Atul Kocchar, Jun Tanaka, Lawrence Keogh and Stuart Gillies.

Jun and Lawrence were dealt an easy hand with chicken breasts as their main card in the final round - but who was most successful at livening up this ubiquitous ingredient? Watch a video guide to sourcing the best chicken.

• Rosemary and smoked paprika chicken with warm red onion and potato salad by Lawrence Keogh
• Yoghurt-marinated chicken with carrot and cardamom purée, creamed leeks and carrot salad by Jun Tanaka

Today's players were Martin Blunos, Nicholas Watt, Gennaro Contaldo and Graham Garrett.

Gennaro and Martin made hearty pork dishes in the final round. Watch a video recipe for Roast loin of pork with crackling and cider gravy.

• Loin of pork with deep-fried broccoli, sweet-and-sour peppers and spicy sautéed lettuce by Gennaro Contaldo
• Pork tenderloin with caramelised apples and fennel bhaji by Martin Blunos