High Stakes Poker Announces LineupBrunson, Eastgate, Hellmuth, Ivey, Negreanu Will All Play |
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High Stakes Poker has just announced its lineup of stars and professionals for its fifth season, and it’s sure to generate excitement as the list includes some of the most well-known poker players in the world, as well as the top two finishers of the 2008 main event.
World champions Phil Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson are both scheduled to come back to the show this year, while 2008 main-event winner Peter Eastgate and runner-up Ivan Demidov will make their debuts.
Other players scheduled to appear are Patrik Antonius, Michael Baxter, David Benyamine, Nick Cassavetes, Tom Dwan, Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Phil Laak, Howard Lederer, Giorgio Medici, Dario Minieri, Daniel Negreanu, Ilari Sahamies, Bob Safai, and Sam Simon.
The play will be filmed at the Golden Nugget casino Dec. 19-21.
The show already created buzz when it announced that the new minimum buy-in for all shows would be $200,000, as opposed to the $100,000 players usually bought in for. By the end of last season though, players were buying for $500,000 per player.
“High Stakes Poker, by a wide margin, has become a must-see on Game Show Network for poker players and poker fans all over the world,” said Henry Orenstein, an executive producer of the show.
“I am very excited about the mix of players that we will bring together for this next season,” said Mori Eskandani, another executive producer. “Viewers are in for a thrill.”
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Comments
seamarfan269
over 4 years ago
We know Eastgate and Demidov can play tournaments...this should be fun to watch. :)
maxcredits
over 4 years ago
no Sam Farha or Mike Matusow? This is sure to suck!
RockstarPoker
over 4 years ago
Nothing against Eastgate and Demidov but they dont seem like entertaining players. Eastgate barely smiled when he won the main event. Plus the language barrier. Ilari should be good action. I also agree not having Farha or Matusow sucks.
jhinders
over 4 years ago
Along with no Farha and Matusow, having no Gus Hansen or Guy Laliberte sucks too.
roegoutlaw
over 4 years ago
No Raiisy-Daisy? It's no fun without Sammy! Either way, can't wait to watch.
seamarfan269
over 4 years ago
hey. could we get Tiffany Michelle on HSP Season 5??? i want to see what happens when she calls a clock on Doyle for taking 2 minutes to contemplate a half million dollar decision. nuff said.