List of players on High Stakes Poker
High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program broadcast originally by the cable television Game Show Network (GSN) in the United States and now broadcast on PokerGO. It premiered on January 16, 2006 and ended on December 17, 2007 for the first 4 seasons. Seasons 5 through 7 ran from March 1, 2009 to May 21, 2011. Season 8 debuted in December 2020. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. The show was taped in a poker room setting at various casino hotel locations in Las Vegas, Nevada. The latest season is taped in the PokerGO studio inside Aria Resort and Casino.
The participants on the show include 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]






Name | Country of birth | Occupation | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Brandon Adams | ![]() |
Professor, poker player | 4 and 8 |
Daniel Alaei | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-3 |
John Andress | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Patrik Antonius | ![]() |
Poker player | 3-6 |
David Benyamine | ![]() |
Poker player | 3-6 |
Jean-Robert Bellande | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Mike Baxter | ![]() |
Hedge fund manager[3] | 4-5 and 7 |
Brad Booth | ![]() |
Poker player | 2-3 |
James Bord | ![]() |
Businessman, poker player | 8 |
Brian Brandon | ![]() |
Options trader | 4 |
Doyle Brunson | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-7 |
Todd Brunson | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-4 |
Jerry Buss | ![]() |
Basketball team owner | 1 |
Nick Cassavetes | ![]() |
Actor, director | 5 |
Fred Chamanara | ![]() |
Restaurant owner[4] | 1-2 |
Johnny Chan | ![]() |
Poker player | 1 and 7 |
William Chen | ![]() |
Mathematician, poker player | 3 |
Robert Croak | ![]() |
Businessman | 7 |
John D'Agostino | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
Jake Daniels | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Freddy Deeb | ![]() |
Poker player | 1 |
Jonathan Duhamel | ![]() |
Poker player | 7 |
Tom Dwan | ![]() |
Poker player | 5-6, 8 |
Peter Eastgate | ![]() |
Poker player | 5 |
Eli Elezra | ![]() |
Businessman, poker player | 1-6 |
Antonio Esfandiari | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-7 |
Sammy Farha | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-4 |
Chris Ferguson | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
Amnon Filippi | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 |
Ted Forrest | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-2 |
Phil Galfond | ![]() |
Poker player | 4 and 6-7 |
Jamie Gold | ![]() |
Poker player | 3-4 |
Barry Greenstein | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-7 |
Bertrand Grospellier | ![]() |
Poker player | 6 |
David Grey | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 |
Joe Hachem | ![]() |
Poker player | 5 |
Gus Hansen | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 and 6 |
Jennifer Harman | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-4 |
Dan Harmetz | ![]() |
Businessman | 3 |
Phil Hellmuth | ![]() |
Poker player | 1, 4, 6, and 8 |
Lazaro Hernandez | ![]() |
Businessman, poker player | 8 |
Andreas Høivold | ![]() |
Poker player | 6 |
Phil Ivey | ![]() |
Poker player | 3, 6, and 8 |
Lynne Ji | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
John Juanda | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 |
Gabe Kaplan | ![]() |
Comedian, actor, poker player | 3 |
Bryn Kenney | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Bill Klein | ![]() |
Businessman | 7 |
Jason Koon | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Phil Laak | ![]() |
Poker player | 2-7 |
Guy Laliberté | ![]() |
Founder of Cirque du Soleil | 4 |
Howard Lederer | ![]() |
Poker player, co-founder of Full Tilt Poker | 5 |
Damien LeForbes | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Erick Lindgren | ![]() |
Poker player | 2-3 |
Minh Ly | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 |
Mike Matusow | ![]() |
Poker player | 2-4 and 6 |
Alan Meltzer | ![]() |
Record mogul | 5 |
Jason Mercier | ![]() |
Poker player | 6-7 |
Dario Minieri | ![]() |
Poker player | 5-6 |
Michael Mizrachi | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 |
Amir Nasseri | ![]() |
Physician, poker player[5] | 1 |
Daniel Negreanu | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-7 |
Chamath Palihapitiya | ![]() |
Venture capitalist, engineer, poker player | 8 |
David Peat | ![]() |
Poker player[6] | 5 and 7 |
Bill Perkins | ![]() |
Businessman | 7 |
Sean Perry | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Nick Petrangelo | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Dennis Phillips | ![]() |
Account manager, poker player | 6 |
Doug Polk | ![]() |
Poker player | 8 |
Victor Ramdin | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
Andrew Robl | ![]() |
Poker player | 6-7 |
Phil Ruffin | ![]() |
Businessman | 7 |
Bob Safai | ![]() |
Real estate partner[7] | 4 |
Ilari Sahamies | ![]() |
Poker player | 5 |
Rick Salomon | ![]() |
Poker player, actor, producer | 8 |
Antonio Salorio | ![]() |
Poker player | 4 |
Vanessa Selbst | ![]() |
Poker player | 7 |
Michael Schwimer | ![]() |
Former MLB pitcher | 8 |
Dan Shak | ![]() |
Businessman, poker player | 3 |
Shawn Sheikhan | ![]() |
Poker player | 1-3 |
Sam Simon | ![]() |
Television producer | 5 |
Brandon Steven | ![]() |
Businessman, poker player | 8 |
Bob Stupak | ![]() |
Casino owner,[4] poker player | 1 |
Brian Townsend | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
Mimi Tran | ![]() |
Poker player | 1 |
Ilya Trincher | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
Haralabos Voulgaris | ![]() |
Sports bettor, poker player | 4 and 7 |
Lex Veldhuis | ![]() |
Poker player | 6 |
Paul Wasicka | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
David Williams | ![]() |
Poker player | 3 |
Cory Zeidman | ![]() |
Poker player | 2 |
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