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High Stakes Poker is a poker television program broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. The poker variant being played is No Limit Texas Hold 'em.
The second season of "High Stakes Poker" premiered on Monday, June 5 on GSN. The second season of HSP features 16 shows on Monday nights.
Format
High Stakes Poker is unique among televised poker series as it does not take place in a tournament setting. Instead, the series takes place during a series of high stakes ring games. The minimum buy-in to this game is *]100,000 (although in Season 1, Daniel Negreanu bought in for $1,000,000).
Unlike tournament poker, the chips involved represent real money. If a player should lose his initial buy-in, that player may rebuy a minimum of $50,000. In addition, players may bring in and use cash instead of casino chips in some situations. There is no ending, per se. Time just runs out on that particular episode. Also, unlike other televised poker, blinds and antes are constant, which is standard with cash games. On the show, the structure is blinds of $300/$600 with a $100 ante each hand, which means that in an eight-handed game it would cost each player $1,700 per round.
The host is A.J. Benza and the analyst is poker pro and actor Gabe Kaplan. The players involved in the series are generally well-known high stakes players or poker pros, with some exceptions.
The show was created by Henry Orenstein, who also serves as the show's executive producer.
Daniel Negreanu confirmed on a post on his website's forums that all players were paid $1,250 per hour for taking part.1
First Season Players
- Daniel Alaei
- Doyle Brunson
- Todd Brunson
- Jerry Buss
- Fred Chamanara
- Johnny Chan
- Freddy Deeb
- Eli Elezra
- Antonio Esfandiari
- Sam Farha
- Ted Forrest
- Barry Greenstein
- Jennifer Harman
- Phil Hellmuth Jr.
- Dr. Amir Nasseri
- Daniel Negreanu
- Shahram Sheikhan
- Bob Stupak
- Mimi Tran
NB: Jennifer Harman's husband Marco Traniello was also seen in attendance, but not playing.
Second Season Players
- Daniel Alaei
- Doyle Brunson
- Todd Brunson
- Fred Chamanara
- Antonio Esfandiari
- Sam Farha
- Gus Hansen
- Jennifer Harman
- Phil Laak
- Minh Ly
- Mike Matusow
- Dr. Amir Nasseri
- Daniel Negreanu
NB: Phil Laak's girlfriend, actress and fledgling poker professional Jennifer Tilly, has been in attendance but hasn't played. Shahram Sheikhan, Kathy Liebert, Gavin Smith and Traniello have also appeared without sitting in.
External links
"High Stakes Poker"