High Stakes Poker Season 5 - Episode 4
High Stakes Poker is an American cash game poker television program. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. The first four seasons ran from January 16, 2006 to December 17, 2007 on GSN. The next three seasons ran from March 1, 2009 to May 21, 2011, and was simulcast in 3DTV on N3D.[1] The show was revived on December 16, 2020 on PokerGO.
High Stakes Poker Season 5 - Episode 4
The show was hosted by A. J. Benza in the first five seasons, alongside Gabe Kaplan. In the sixth season, Kara Scott replaced Benza as Kaplan's co-host, with Scott conducting interviews from the poker room floor. In the seventh season, Norm Macdonald replaced Kaplan as Scott's co-host. Beginning with the eighth season, Benza and Kaplan returned as hosts.[2] After the first episode of the tenth season, Kaplan retired and was replaced by Nick Schulman.[3]
The first season of High Stakes Poker, taped at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, was first broadcast on January 16, 2006, at 9:00 p.m., and consisted of 13 episodes until April 10, 2006, hosted by A. J. Benza and comedian/actor-turned-poker pro Gabe Kaplan.
The third season, consisting of 13 episodes, was taped at the South Point Casino at 9:00 p.m. and premiered on January 15, 2007, and ended on April 9, 2007. New players for the third 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.[4]
On April 2, 2007, GSN announced that High Stakes Poker would return for a fourth season, again taped at South Point. Taping was completed in May, with the season premiering on August 27, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. Returning players included Patrik Antonius, David Benyamine, Doyle Brunson, Eli Elezra, Sam Farha, Jamie Gold, Barry Greenstein, Phil Hellmuth Jr., Jennifer Harman, and Daniel Negreanu. Newcomers for the fourth season include Brandon Adams, Mike Baxter, Brian Brandon, Phil Galfond, Guy Laliberté, Bob Safai, Antonio Salorio, and Haralabos Voulgaris. The later episodes of this season featured a $500,000 minimum buy-in (compared to the regular $100,000 minimum) and these games saw more than $5 million in play on the table at one time. Season four finished airing on December 17, 2007, and featured 17 episodes. The network cited the show's strong ratings performance in younger demographics.[5]
Season six premiered at 8:00 p.m. on February 14, 2010, and ended on May 9, 2010, with Kaplan and Kara Scott.[7] It was taped for a second straight season at the Golden Nugget. The sixth season aired with three different groups of players throughout 13 episodes. Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey bought in for $500,000. Other rotating players, including newcomers Jason Mercier, Dennis Phillips, Andrew Robl, and Lex Veldhuis, bought in for $200,000.
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.[17] 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 to play the game. Gold also spoke about his interactions with other players, particularly Mike Matusow.[18] The theme song for the show is titled "I'm All In", written and performed by John Pratt.[citation needed]
Later in that same November 26, 2007, episode of Season 4, Patrik Antonius won $749,100 from a $998,800 pot that developed between Antonius with a pair of nines on the flop, and Sammy Farha with a king-high flush draw. Antonius went all-in after the flop and Farha called. The odds were roughly even, and the players agreed to run the turn and river four times. Antonius won three times to take three-quarters of the pot, $749,100, while Farha won $249,700.
Most seasons included a key sponsor. Over the years, they included notable companies like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Bellagio. The eight season is sponsored by Poker King, an online poker app focused on the Asian market.
Season 10 Episode 4 brought about some juicy pots and solid table banter. Chino Rheem picked up some hands and came out swinging. Jean-Robert Bellande couldn't pull the trigger on a river bluff with ace-high against Matt Hanks in a $100,000 pot and lost to a small pair at showdown, and Ema Zajmovic paid off a $20,000 bet on the river with a 10-high flush against Rheem's king-high flush. But Tilly brought most of the action during this action-packed episode.
Bill Perkins, Roger Sippl, and Robert Sanchez also appeared on the poker show for the first time this year. They were joined by Jennifer Tilly and Bobby Baldwin, both of whom were the only returning players from previous Season 10 episodes.
On last week's episode of High Stakes Poker, actress Jennifer Tilly couldn't catch a break and fell victim to the card-catching table bullies. This week, however, she ran much better. Well, except for one hand where Sippl bluffed her off queen-high preflop with the old seven-deuce.
Terminator 2 star Robert Patrick starred as David Scatino, an old friend of Tony's who dug himself into gambling debt with the Sopranos after a high-stakes poker game. He had to give his son's car over to Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) to help dig himself out of trouble.
Sam and Dean discover a witch (guest star Hal Ozsan) is running a high-stakes poker game where the currency is life years vs. money. Bobby (Jim Beaver) sees the game as a chance to get out of the wheelchair and bets 25 years, but loses. As Bobby begins to age rapidly, Dean steps in to save him but also ends up turning into an old man, leaving Sam holding the bag for their survival.
It was mid-March last year when Supernatural actors Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins came together for a video to deliver the news that their 15th season will be the last. Tears were shed, fans were heartbroken (pretty sure we still are), and fellow Supernatural stars and crew shared their sentiment. Now, we only have a few months and episodes left until the finale airs on Monday, May 18.
One of the biggest pots and the biggest bluffs of the season all in one episode as action continues with Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman, Fred Chamanara, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, Todd Brunson, Minh Ly, and Sammy Farha.
One of the biggest pots of the season, and some of the biggest names in the game on this episode of High Stakes Poker. The line-up changes as Daniel Negreanu, Dan Harmetz, Illya Trincher, Phil Laak, Chris Ferguson, Mike Matusow, dan Shak, and Antonio Esfandiari take a seat in the game.
The biggest pot in televised poker history on this episode of High Stakes Poker that features Antonio Esfandiari, Sammy Farha, David Benyamine, Patrik Antonius, Guy Laliberte, Jamie Gold, Barry Greenstein, and Doyle Brunson.
Big hands collide and they're running an almost $550,000 pot once! High Stakes Poker gets even higher as the limits get kicked up to $500/$1,000 on this episode of High Stakes Poker featuring Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Peter Eastgate, Barry Greenstein, Tom Dwan, David Benyamine, Ilari Sahamies, and Eli Elezra.
Big pots and even bigger bluffs leave a few felted on this episode of High Stakes Poker which features Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Jason Mercier, Gus Hansen, Dario Minieri, Antonio Esfandiari, Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, and the season debut of Phil Laak.
The season finale never disappoints - especially when they bump the blinds to $500/$1,000! Lex Veldhuis joins the game as the stakes are raised and Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Phil Galfond, Doyle Brunson, David Benyamine, Bertrand Grospellier, and Tom Dwan close out the season on High Stakes Poker.
The seventh season of High Stakes Poker starts with Doyle Brunson, Vanessa Selbst, Barry Greenstein, Antonio Esfandiari, Robert Croak, Phil Ruffin, Bill Klein, and David Peat playing $400/800 No-Limit Hold'em on this episode of High Stakes Poker.
The eighth season of High Stakes Poker begins with Tom Dwan, Bryn Kenney, Nick Petrangelo, Michael Schwimer, Brandon Steven, Rick Salomon, and Jean-Robert Bellande playing $400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em on this first episode of High Stakes Poker.
Temperatures begin to rise on this episode of High Stakes Poker as Jean-Robert Bellande begins to stir the pot while Brandon Steven takes a hit, then wins one back. As the night begins to wind down, Bellande, Lynne Ji, and Tom Dwan get involved in one of the biggest pots of the season, but who will be the one that scoops it their way?
The stakes are raised as it becomes a three-blind game of $200/$400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em. It's a rocky start for Jean-Robert Bellande this week, but he manages to turn things around once he starts to hit some hands, while Damien LeForbes, Michael Schwimer, and Rick Salomon are all dealt big hits throughout this episode of High Stakes Poker.
The ninth season of High Stakes Poker begins with Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Kim Hultman, Tom Dwan, James Bord, Patrik Antonius, Koray Aldemir, and Daniel Negreanu playing $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em on this first episode of Season 9 of High Stakes Poker.
The stakes are being raised on this episode of High Stakes Poker as a new line-up takes a seat that includes Tom Dwan, Jean-Robert Bellande, Phil Ivey, Bryn Kenney, Krish Menon, Jennifer Tilly, Garrett Adelstein, and Daniel Negreanu playing $500/$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
The show is renamed to High Stakes Persson as Eric Persson bulldozers the entire table and goes to battle with poker pros Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Bryn Kenney, and Patrik Antonius on his way to sitting behind over $1.1 million. DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang recoups his losses from last week as he takes two pots from fellow businessman Krish Menon before the episode ends with Kenney taking on Garrett Adelstein in one of the biggest pots of the episode. 041b061a72