List of players on High Stakes Poker
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High Stakes Poker was a cash game poker television program broadcast by the cable television Game Show Network (GSN) in the United States. It premiered on January 16, 2006 and ended on December 17, 2007 for the first 4 seasons and the last 3 seasons ran from March 1, 2009 to May 21, 2011. The poker variant played on the show was no limit Texas hold 'em. The show was taped in a poker room setting at various casino hotel locations in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The participants on the show included both professional poker players and amateur players, including celebrity amateurs who have had some success in major tournaments, such as Jerry Buss, Sam Simon, Nick Cassavetes and others.
Players[edit]
Doyle Brunson, 77, is the oldest participant on High Stakes Poker
Eli Elezra won a $47,000 pot in Season 3 with four aces
Daniel Negreanu brought $1,000,000 to the table in Season 1
Antonio Esfandiari won $1,000 from Nick Cassavetes after successfully doing 47 push-ups in a Season 5 episode[1]
Barry Greenstein raised over $50,000 in charitable donations by uttering the phrase "LOL donkaments" on the show[2]
In Season 5, Tom Dwan won a $919,600 pot against Barry Greenstein
| Name | Country of birth | Occupation | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, BrandonBrandon Adams |  United States |
Professor, poker player | 4 |
| Alaei, DanielDaniel Alaei |  Iran |
Poker player | 1-3 |
| Antonius, PatrikPatrik Antonius |  Finland |
Poker player | 3-6 |
| Benyamine, DavidDavid Benyamine |  France |
Poker player | 3-6 |
| Baxter, MikeMike Baxter | United States |
Hedge fund manager[3] | 4-5, 7 |
| Bilzerian, DanDan Bilzerian | United States |
Poker player | 6 |
| Booth, BradBrad Booth |  Canada |
Poker player | 2-4 |
| Brunson, DoyleDoyle Brunson | United States |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Brunson, ToddTodd Brunson | United States |
Poker player | 1-4 |
| Buss, JerryJerry Buss | United States |
Basketball team owner | 1 |
| Cassavetes, NickNick Cassavetes | United States |
Actor, director | 5 |
| Chamanara, FredFred Chamanara | Iran |
Restaurant owner[4] | 1-2 |
| Chan, JohnnyJohnny Chan |  China |
Poker player | 1, 7 |
| Chen, WilliamWilliam Chen | United States |
Mathematician, poker player | 3 |
| Croak, RobertRobert Croak | United States |
Businessman | 7 |
| Duhamel, JonathanJonathan Duhamel | Canada |
Poker player | 7 |
| D'Agostino, JohnJohn D'Agostino | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Deeb, FreddyFreddy Deeb |  Lebanon |
Poker player | 1 |
| Dwan, TomTom Dwan | United States |
Poker player | 5-6 |
| Eastgate, PeterPeter Eastgate |  Denmark |
Poker player | 5 |
| Elezra, EliEli Elezra |  Israel |
Businessman, poker player | 1-6 |
| Esfandiari, AntonioAntonio Esfandiari | Iran |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Farha, SammySammy Farha | Lebanon |
Poker player | 1-4 |
| Ferguson, ChrisChris Ferguson | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Filippi, AmnonAmnon Filippi | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
| Forrest, TedTed Forrest | United States |
Poker player | 1-2 |
| Galfond, PhilPhil Galfond | United States |
Poker player | 4, 6-7 |
| Gold, JamieJamie Gold | United States |
Poker player | 3-4 |
| Greenstein, BarryBarry Greenstein | United States |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Grospellier, BertrandBertrand Grospellier | France |
Poker player | 6 |
| Grey, DavidDavid Grey | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
| Hachem, JoeJoe Hachem |  Australia |
Poker player | 5 |
| Hansen, GusGus Hansen | Denmark |
Poker player | 2, 6 |
| Harman, JenniferJennifer Harman | United States |
Poker player | 1-4 |
| Harmetz, DanDan Harmetz | United States |
Businessman | 3 |
| Hellmuth Jr., PhilPhil Hellmuth Jr. | United States |
Poker player | 1, 4, 6 |
| Høivold, AndreasAndreas Høivold |  Norway |
Poker player | 6 |
| Ivey, PhilPhil Ivey | United States |
Poker player | 3, 6 |
| Juanda, JohnJohn Juanda |  Indonesia |
Poker player | 2 |
| Kaplan, GabeGabe Kaplan | United States |
Comedian, actor, poker player | 3 |
| Klein, BillBill Klein | United States |
Businessman | 7 |
| Laak, PhilPhil Laak |  Ireland |
Poker player | 2-7 |
| Laliberté, GuyGuy Laliberté | Canada |
Founder of Cirque du Soleil | 4 |
| Lederer, HowardHoward Lederer | United States |
Poker player, co-founder of Full Tilt Poker | 5 |
| Lindgren, ErickErick Lindgren | United States |
Poker player | 2-3 |
| Ly, MinhMinh Ly |  Vietnam |
Poker player | 2 |
| Matusow, MikeMike Matusow | United States |
Poker player | 2-4, 6 |
| Meltzer, AlanAlan Meltzer | United States |
Record mogul | 5 |
| Mercier, JasonJason Mercier | United States |
Poker player | 6-7 |
| Minieri, DarioDario Minieri |  Italy |
Poker player | 5-6 |
| Mizrachi, MichaelMichael Mizrachi | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
| Nasseri, AmirAmir Nasseri | Iran |
Physician, poker player[5] | 1 |
| Negreanu, DanielDaniel Negreanu | Canada |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Peat, DavidDavid Peat | United States |
Poker player[6] | 5, 7 |
| Phillips, DennisDennis Phillips | United States |
Account manager, poker player | 6 |
| Ramdin, VictorVictor Ramdin |  Guyana |
Poker player | 3 |
| Robl, AndrewAndrew Robl | United States |
Poker player | 6-7 |
| Ruffin, PhilPhil Ruffin | United States |
Businessman | 7 |
| Safai, BobBob Safai | United States |
Real estate partner[7] | 4 |
| Sahamies, IlariIlari Sahamies | Finland |
Poker player | 5 |
| Salorio, AntonioAntonio Salorio | United States |
Poker player | 4 |
| Selbst, VanessaVanessa Selbst | United States |
Poker player | 7 |
| Shak, DanDan Shak | United States |
Businessman, poker player | 3 |
| Shea, NicoletteNicolette Shea | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Sheikhan, ShawnShawn Sheikhan | Iran |
Poker player | 1-3 |
| Simon, SamSam Simon | United States |
Television producer | 5 |
| Stupak, BobBob Stupak | United States |
Casino owner,[4] poker player | 1 |
| Townsend, BrianBrian Townsend | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Tran, MimiMimi Tran | Vietnam |
Poker player | 1 |
| Trincher, IlyaIlya Trincher |  Russia |
Poker player | 3 |
| Voulgaris, HaralabosHaralabos Voulgaris | Canada |
Sports bettor, poker player | 4, 7 |
| Veldhuis, LexLex Veldhuis |  Netherlands |
Poker player | 6 |
| Wasicka, PaulPaul Wasicka | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Williams, DavidDavid Williams | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Zeidman, CoryCory Zeidman | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ Jenkins, Tom (2009-04-22). "Antonio Esfandiari Does 47 Pushups on High Stakes Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Feldman, Andrew (2009). "Chat with Andrew Feldman, Barry Greenstein". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Mike Baxter - Poker on NBC". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ a b "High Stakes Poker on GSN". pokerbaron.com. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Dr Amir Nasseri". ixgames.com. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "David Peat - Poker on NBC". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Surfin' Safai". Poker After Dark. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
