high stakes poker on gsn?
 

saw an ad for this it looks like it could potentially be good if it's really just those guys playing a ring game with their own money and not lame tournament crap. maybe theyll even play other games like 2-7 or plo? or am i just getting my hopes up only to have them dashed?

i cant stand poker on tv because i really dislike tournaments, will this show be the one for me??

Re: high stakes poker on gsn?
 

Its a $300/$600 NL Holdem game with a $100,000 minimum buyin.

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If you want somewhat of a spoiler for some of the action check out http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php. About 20 or so entries down Daniel blogs 3 days of action.

Re: high stakes poker on gsn?
 

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saw an ad for this it looks like it could potentially be good if it's really just those guys playing a ring game with their own money and not lame tournament crap. maybe theyll even play other games like 2-7 or plo? or am i just getting my hopes up only to have them dashed?


i cant stand poker on tv because i really dislike tournaments, will this show be the one for me??

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Why not watch Live at the Bike to get away from that lame EDITED tournament crap.

Re: high stakes poker on gsn?
 

The announcing team for High Stakes Poker on GSN is AJ Benza (former hack gossip reporter) and Gabe Kaplan, which certainly is a step up from previous GSN announce teams.

Re: high stakes poker on gsn?
 

This press release features the participants in the High Stakes Poker series.

Why would they agree to do this?
 

Tournaments are one thing- with the editing and stack-specific moves, you're not giving away a ton of information if people see your hands.

Why does it make sense for the pros to do this cash game on TV? What are they getting out of it that makes it worthwhile? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Why does it make sense for the pros to do this cash game on TV? What are they getting out of it that makes it worthwhile? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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lol, they're playing a $300/600NL game with a min $100,000 buy-in and you're wondering why they are playing? Please tell me you're joking.

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The announcing team for High Stakes Poker on GSN is AJ Benza (former hack gossip reporter) and Gabe Kaplan, which certainly is a step up from previous GSN announce teams.

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They could have Joe Theisman and a can (a can, not a bottle) of Snapple do the announcing and it'd be a step up.

Re: Why would they agree to do this?
 

they got like 1800 bucks an hour. Number might not be right, but basically they are doing it b/c they got paid.