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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Adams |  United States |
Professor, poker player | 4 |
| Daniel Alaei |  Iran |
Poker player | 1-3 |
| Patrik Antonius |  Finland |
Poker player | 3-6 |
| David Benyamine |  France |
Poker player | 3-6 |
| Mike Baxter | United States |
Hedge fund manager[3] | 4-5, 7 |
| Brad Booth |  Canada |
Poker player | 2-3 |
| Doyle Brunson | United States |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Todd Brunson | United States |
Poker player | 1-4 |
| Jerry Buss | United States |
Basketball team owner | 1 |
| Nick Cassavetes | United States |
Actor, director | 5 |
| Fred Chamanara | Iran |
Restaurant owner[4] | 1-2 |
| Johnny Chan |  China |
Poker player | 1, 7 |
| William Chen | United States |
Mathematician, poker player | 3 |
| Robert Croak | United States |
Businessman | 7 |
| Jonathan Duhamel | Canada |
Poker player | 7 |
| John D'Agostino | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Freddy Deeb |  Lebanon |
Poker player | 1 |
| Tom Dwan | United States |
Poker player | 5-6 |
| Peter Eastgate |  Denmark |
Poker player | 5 |
| Eli Elezra |  Israel |
Businessman, poker player | 1-6 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | Iran |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Sammy Farha | Lebanon |
Poker player | 1-4 |
| Chris Ferguson | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Amnon Filippi | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
| Ted Forrest | United States |
Poker player | 1-2 |
| Phil Galfond | United States |
Poker player | 4, 6-7 |
| Jamie Gold | United States |
Poker player | 3-4 |
| Barry Greenstein | United States |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | France |
Poker player | 6 |
| David Grey | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
| Joe Hachem |  Australia |
Poker player | 5 |
| Gus Hansen | Denmark |
Poker player | 2, 6 |
| Jennifer Harman | United States |
Poker player | 1-4 |
| Dan Harmetz | United States |
Businessman | 3 |
| Phil Hellmuth Jr. | United States |
Poker player | 1, 4, 6 |
| Andreas Høivold |  Norway |
Poker player | 6 |
| Phil Ivey | United States |
Poker player | 3, 6 |
| John Juanda |  Indonesia |
Poker player | 2 |
| Gabe Kaplan | United States |
Comedian, actor, poker player | 3 |
| Bill Klein | United States |
Businessman | 7 |
| Phil Laak |  Ireland |
Poker player | 2-7 |
| Guy Laliberté | Canada |
Founder of Cirque du Soleil | 4 |
| Howard Lederer | United States |
Poker player, co-founder of Full Tilt Poker | 5 |
| Erick Lindgren | United States |
Poker player | 2-3 |
| Minh Ly |  Vietnam |
Poker player | 2 |
| Mike Matusow | United States |
Poker player | 2-4, 6 |
| Alan Meltzer | United States |
Record mogul | 5 |
| Jason Mercier | United States |
Poker player | 6-7 |
| Dario Minieri |  Italy |
Poker player | 5-6 |
| Michael Mizrachi | United States |
Poker player | 2 |
| Amir Nasseri | Iran |
Physician, poker player[5] | 1 |
| Daniel Negreanu | Canada |
Poker player | 1-7 |
| David Peat | United States |
Poker player[6] | 5, 7 |
| Dennis Phillips | United States |
Account manager, poker player | 6 |
| Victor Ramdin |  Guyana |
Poker player | 3 |
| Andrew Robl | United States |
Poker player | 6-7 |
| Phil Ruffin | United States |
Businessman | 7 |
| Bob Safai | United States |
Real estate partner[7] | 4 |
| Ilari Sahamies | Finland |
Poker player | 5 |
| Antonio Salorio | United States |
Poker player | 4 |
| Vanessa Selbst | United States |
Poker player | 7 |
| Dan Shak | United States |
Businessman, poker player | 3 |
| Shawn Sheikhan | Iran |
Poker player | 1-3 |
| Sam Simon | United States |
Television producer | 5 |
| Bob Stupak | United States |
Casino owner,[4] poker player | 1 |
| Brian Townsend | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Mimi Tran | Vietnam |
Poker player | 1 |
| Ilya Trincher |  Russia |
Poker player | 3 |
| Haralabos Voulgaris | Canada |
Sports bettor, poker player | 4, 7 |
| Lex Veldhuis |  Netherlands |
Poker player | 6 |
| Paul Wasicka | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| David Williams | United States |
Poker player | 3 |
| Cory 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.
