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High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. The poker variant played on the show is No Limit Texas Hold 'em. Image File history File linksMetadata Hsp. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hsp. ... Ring games, also called cash games, are live poker games played with real chips and money on the line, usually with no predetermined end time. ... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... Television series redirects here. ... The Game Show Network logo (1997-2004) The Game Show Network Logo (1994-1997) GSN (formerly known on-air as Game Show Network) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows, casino game shows, interactive television games, and reality shows. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ...

Programming history

The first season of High Stakes Poker, taped at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, began broadcast in January 2006 and consisted of 13 episodes. The second season, taped at The Palms and consisting of 16 episodes, premiered on Monday, June 5, 2006. The third season, consisting of 13 episodes, was taped at the South Point Hotel & Casino and premiered on Monday, January 15, 2007. New players for this season included Jamie Gold, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Patrik Antonius, Paul Wasicka, David Benyamine, Brian Townsend and others. Returning players from previous seasons included Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Sammy Farha, Phil Laak, Jennifer Harman, Barry Greenstein, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow, Brad Booth and others.^[1] GSN is currently running episodes from all three seasons on its prime time schedule. Casino chips from left to right: $1 House Chip (Las Vegas), Tarzans Nightclub No Cash Value (Laughlin) and $1 House Chip (Atlantic City). ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Photo of the Palms hotel tower and the new Fantasy Tower. ... The South Point Hotel and Casino consists of a 25 story hotel tower and 80,000 ft² convention center located on a 60 acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada. ... Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri)[1] is an American television producer, poker tournament player, and formerly a talent agent, based in Malibu, California. ... Phil Ivey (born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American professional poker player. ... Chris Jesus Ferguson (born April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, CA) is a professional poker player. ... Patrik Antonius (born December 13, 1980) is a Finnish professional poker player, former tennis player/coach, and model from Vantaa. ... Paul Kwickfish Wasicka (born February 17, 1981 in Dallas, Texas) is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... David Benyamine (born July 5 in Paris) is a French professional poker player. ... Brian Townsend is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Santa Barbara, California. ... Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. ... Daniel Kid Poker Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player. ... Ihsan Sam Farha (born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959) is a professional poker player, based in Houston, Texas. ... Phil The Unabomber Laak (pronounced lock; born September 8, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player, now residing in San Francisco, California. ... Jennifer Harman is an American professional poker player with a reputation as a cash game player. ... Barry Greenstein (born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional poker player. ... Erick E-Dog Lindgren (born August 11, 1976 in Burney, California) is an American professional poker player. ... Michael Matusow (born April 30, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. ... Brad Yukon Brad Booth (born September 20th, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player known for his appearances on the GSN series High Stakes Poker. ...

On April 2, 2007 GSN announced that High Stakes Poker was returning for a fourth season. As with the third season, the episodes were taped at the South Point Hotel & Casino. Taping was completed in May, 2007, and the season will premiere on August 27, 2007.^[2][3] The network cited the show's strong ratings performance in younger demographics.^[4] As of the second quarter of 2007, High Stakes Poker was GSN's highest rated show.^[5] When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ...

Format

When it first aired, High Stakes Poker was unique among televised poker series because it did not take place in a tournament setting. Instead, the program showed a high stakes ring game. The minimum buy-in to the game is US$100,000, but players have bought in for as much as $1,000,000. In the fourth season the minimum buy-in is $500,000.^[2] An amateur poker tournament in progress. ... Ring games, also called cash games, are live poker games played with real chips and money on the line, usually with no predetermined end time. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...

Unlike tournament poker, the chips involved represent real money. If a player loses 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. Unlike tournament poker, blinds and antes are constant, instead of increasing as time goes on. High Stakes Poker has $300/$600 blinds with a $100 ante. The fourth season features three forced blinds of $300, $600 and $1,200, with a "straddle" or optional fourth blind of $2,400.^[2] The game of poker as played today requires that players agree before play on allowable amounts for betting (called limits), and the use and amount of forced bets. ... Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting // Procedure Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn is a breach of etiquette and can negatively affect other players). ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ...

The host is A.J. Benza alongside analyst, poker pro, and former star of Welcome Back, Kotter, Gabe Kaplan. The players include poker professionals along with amateurs such as Jerry Buss and Fred Chamanara. The show was created by executive producer Henry Orenstein. In season one, Daniel Negreanu confirmed in a post on his website's forums that all players were paid $1,250 per hour for taking part and that 13 episodes were edited down from 24 hours of actual play.^[6] 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold commented that players were paid for participating, though they had to put much more money at risk to get into the game. Gold also spoke about his interactions with other players, particularly Mike Matusow.^[7] A.J. Benza (born June 2, 1962) is a gossip columnist and television host. ... Welcome Back, Kotter (sometimes shortened to Welcome Back or Kotter) was an American television sitcom that originally aired on the ABC network from 1975 to 1979. ... Gabriel Gabe Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, and professional poker player. ... Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with the team in 2002 Gerald H. Jerry Buss (born in 1934) is an American professional basketball team owner, former real estate developer, and poker player. ... Henry Orenstein is a professional poker player who has had a great amount of success, especially at the World Series of Poker. ... Daniel Kid Poker Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player. ... Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri)[1] is an American television producer, poker tournament player, and formerly a talent agent, based in Malibu, California. ...

Players

Daniel Alaei is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California. ... Patrik Antonius (born December 13, 1980) is a Finnish professional poker player, former tennis player/coach, and model from Vantaa. ... David Benyamine (born July 5 in Paris) is a French professional poker player. ... Brad Yukon Brad Booth (born September 20th, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player known for his appearances on the GSN series High Stakes Poker. ... Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. ... Todd Alijondro Darkhorse Brunson is the son of poker legend Doyle Brunson. ... Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with the team in 2002 Gerald H. Jerry Buss (born in 1934) is an American professional basketball team owner, former real estate developer, and poker player. ... For the actor, see Johnny Chan (actor). ... William (Bill) Chen (1970- ) is a quantitative analyst, poker player and software designer with a Ph. ... John DAgostino is a young and talented professional poker player with great potential. ... Kassem Freddy Deeb (born November 27, 1946? in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19. ... Eli Elezra (born November 24, 1960 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Antonio The Magician Esfandiari (born Amir Esfandiari, December 8, 1978 in Tehran, Iran) is a professional poker player. ... Ihsan Farha (born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959) is a professional poker player, based in Houston, Texas. ... Chris Jesus Ferguson (born April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, CA) is a professional poker player. ... Amnon Filippi (born June 29, 1969 in New York City)[1] is a professional poker player based in New York City. ... Ted Forrest (born September 24, 1964 in Syracuse, New York) is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri)[1] is an American television producer, poker tournament player, and formerly a talent agent, based in Malibu, California. ... Barry Greenstein (born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional poker player. ... David Grey is an American professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada. ... Gustav Hansen (born February 13, 1974 outside Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional poker player who lives in Monaco. ... Jennifer Harman is an American professional poker player with a reputation as a cash game player. ... Phillip J. Hellmuth, Jr. ... Phil Ivey (born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American professional poker player. ... Johnson Juanda (born July 8, 1971 in Indonesia) is an American professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. ... Gabriel Gabe Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, and professional poker player. ... Phil The Unabomber Laak (pronounced lock; born September 8, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player, now residing in San Francisco, California. ... Erick E-Dog Lindgren (born August 11, 1976 in Burney, California) is an American professional poker player. ... Minh Ly is an American professional poker player from Temple City, California. ... Michael Matusow (born April 30, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. ... Michael The Grinder Mizrachi (born January 5, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American professional poker player. ... Amir Nasseri is a doctor and poker player. ... Daniel Kid Poker Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player. ... Swadeep Schroeder (aka Mishra) (born May 28, 1968 in Georgetown, Bangalapore, India) is a professional poker player, based in The Bronx, New York. ... Shawn Sheiky Sheikhan (born Shahram Sheikhan in Iran in 1969) is a professional poker player who currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and daughter, a tennis prodigy. ... Bob Stupak (born April 6, 1942 in Pittsburgh) is a well-known Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur. ... Brian Townsend is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Santa Barbara, California. ... Thithi “Mimi” Tran (born July 5, 1960 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) is an American professional poker player. ... Paul Kwickfish Wasicka (born February 17, 1981 in Dallas, Texas) is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... David Anthony Williams (born June 9, 1980 in Arlington, Texas) is a professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. ... Corey Zeidman is a professional poker player from Coral Springs, Florida. ...

Other players in attendance, not playing

• Season 1: Marco Traniello
• Season 2: Jennifer Tilly, Kathy Liebert, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Carmel Petresco, Gavin Smith, Gloria Matusow (Mike Matusow's mother), Ana Negreanu (Daniel Negreanu's mother) and Traniello
• Season 3: Carmel Petresco, Kaseem "Freddy" Deeb

This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958)[1] is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. ... Kathy Liebert in the Ultimate Poker Challenge Kathleen (Kathy) H. Liebert (born October 1, 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American professional poker player. ... Gavin Smith (born 4 September 1968 in Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian professional poker player. ... Cowboy Hoyt Corkins (born Glenwood, Alabama) is an American professional poker player, known for his softly-spoken voice and his aggressive style. ... Gavin Smith (born 4 September 1968 in Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian professional poker player. ... Kassem Freddy Deeb (born November 27, 1946? in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19. ...

References

1. ^ High Stakes Poker Returns for Third Season Tonight. Card Player (2007-01-12). Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Jeff Haney (2007-05-16). Jeff Haney on how 'High Stakes Poker' is a good bet to become poker's most popular television program. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
3. ^ Pride in 'Prejudice’. Multichannel News (2007-07-26). Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
4. ^ GSN Announces the Fourth Season of High Stakes Poker. GSN (2007-04-02). Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
5. ^ Linda Moss (2007-07-10). Game Over for Cronin at GSN. Multichannel News. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
6. ^ Daniel Negreanu (2006-01-30). are the players in "high stakes" on gsn comp'd?. Fullcontactpoker.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
7. ^ Jamie Gold Goes Heads-Up With Wicked Chops Poker. WickedChopsPoker.com (2007-03). Retrieved on 2007-07-12.

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External links

• Official site
• 'High Stakes Poker' Back for Second Season
• Official Preview Video For Season Three