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The latest episode of 'High Stakes Poker' aired on Wednesday on PokerGO, and the same crew of players was back for more $400/$800 action with a $1,600 straddle in play right off the bat.
As always, PokerNews will take a look at five of the biggest hands over the course of play
Here were the stack sizes to end the last episode:
Player | Stack |
---|---|
Jason Koon | $508,500 |
Tom Dwan | $419,400 |
James Bord | $280,500 |
Chamath Palihapitiya | $225,800 |
Lazaro Hernandez | $225,100 |
Phil Hellmuth | $188,100 |
Brandon Adams | $161,600 |
Jake Daniels | $126,100 |
Daniels Fires Three Barrels With Air
To kick things off on the very first hand aired, Jake Daniels was looking at an unopened pot out of the big blind, and he kicked it up to $4,000 against Jason Koon's straddle, holding . Koon himself had an ugly one with but opted to continue heads up and in position.
Koon flopped the better of it when fell. Daniels bet small with $2,700 and Koon continued to the . Daniels put in another barrel, this time $9,100. Koon stuck around and a very interesting river fell: .
Daniels had a little over $100K left in his stack with $32K in the pot. He opted for a slight overbet of $40,000.
'Wild one,' Koon said. 'A wild spot.'
He folded moments later.
Dwan Back to Bluffing Ways
Jason Koon opened for $2,000 with and Chamath Palihapitiya made it $4,500 in the next seat with . Tom Dwan cold-called on the button with , Phil Hellmuth came along with in the small blind and Koon made it four to the flop.
Hellmuth opted to lead out on the flop for a small bet of $5,200. Palihapitiya called but Dwan popped in a raise to $26,000.
Hellmuth took off his headphones with a smile. He cut down his chips several times then stacked them all as if ready to shove all in, but he folded a moment later. Palihapitiya needed only a few seconds to follow suit. Dwan asked for the board to be ran and it came , .
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Hellmuth said he had an overpair, and Koon instantly called out his pocket tens.
'I should have just checked the flop,' Hellmuth lamented afterward.
Dwan Sticky With Rags
The straddle was back on and Hellmuth opened the action with $3,800 second to act with . Laz Hernandez made it $8,500 with in the cutoff. Dwan cold-called out of the straddle with and Hellmuth left them heads up.
Dwan faced aggression on every street as he check-called $15,000 on then $25,000 on the . On the river, Dwan checked and Hernandez bet $30,000. Australia casino online real money. Dwan was getting a nice price but took some time. Eventually, he called with a roll of the eyes, but he was rewarded with a $162K pot.
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Kings Versus Queens
The straddle was back off for this hand, when Daniels opened to $2,200 second to act with and Koon picked up on his left. That was cause for a reraise to $8,000, which was met by a four-bet to $29,000 when action folded back to Daniels.
Koon peeled and they saw a flop. Daniels sized down to $14,300 and Koon stuck around for the turn. Less than pot to remained to play on the river with Daniels having $128K left and $168K sitting in the middle. Daniels stuck all of that in, and Koon leaned forward and asked for the count.
'Would you even shove aces here?' he asked as he stretched. 'I guess you'd need ace of spades, ace, right? Even that's gettin kinda thin.
'You don't even shove ace of spades, king I don't think. I guess you could just have top set.'
He continued:
'It's kind of a crazy spot, man. I want to believe you. You've gotta have a big f****** hand here. Like a big f****** hand. I mean do you even have top set? You want me to call you with worse, right? Pretty sick.. I really wanna believe you, I really do.'
Finally, he slammed in a few chips but mucked to the top set, and Daniels dragged a $425K pot.
Daniels and Dwan Battle With Weak Hands
With the straddle back on, Hellmuth opened to $3,600 early with . Daniels three-bet to 11,500 with on the button, and Dwan cold-called with from the straddle. Again, Hellmuth left them heads up.
Dwan improved to a flush draw on the flop but checked it over to Daniels. He bet $8,200 and Dwan didn't need long before raising to $30,000. Daniels peeled with his ace-high and Dwan slowed down with a check on the turn. Daniels bet $40,200. Dwan called, bringing the on the river. He checked and Daniels took a long time before betting $90,000.
Dwan didn't call right away, but he did drop in the requisite chips to earn the $349,000 pot.
Afterward, Daniels said he didn't even notice the possible flush had come in.
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Stacks to End the Episode
Tom Dwan | $723,000 |
Jason Koon | $555,300 |
James Bord | $270,100 |
Jake Daniels | $266,000 |
Lazaro Hernandez | $200,800 |
Chamath Palihapitiya | $191,200 |
Phil Hellmuth | $148,000 |
Brandon Adams | $80,300 |
Remember, High Stakes Poker will air every Wednesday but is only available to PokerGO subscribers. If you're not currently subscribed, you can get a monthly subscription for $14.99, a three-month plan for $29.99, and an annual subscription for $99.99.
*Images courtesy of PokerGO.
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When it aired on the Game Show Network (GSN) from 2006-11, High Stakes Poker cemented its legacy as one of the most popular poker shows ever made through its 98-episode run. Now, after a near-decade hiatus, the show is set to return this Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on PokerGO.
Not only is the show, which recorded earlier this year at PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino, once again helmed by the original producer and Poker Hall of Famer Mori Eskandani, news broke earlier this week that the show's original hosts Gabe Kaplan and AJ Benza would return for commentary duties. New episodes are slated to air every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.
A.J. Benza & @GabeKaplan return to High Stakes Poker as hosts of the ALL NEW Season 8!
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)Go live dealer. 'It's been nine years since new episodes of the legendary ‘High Stakes Poker' series have been created,' Eskandani told TheWrap in their mainstream preview of the show. 'With this show being such a favorite among fans, it was important to us to capture the exhilarating spirit of the game in a way that makes it come to life through each viewer's screen. When our audience tunes in, we want them to feel the energy of each player in the game, and we've worked faithfully to make that happen.'
The cash games will be played either $200/$400 or $400/$800 no-limit hold'em with a big blind ante in play.
For the first episode of Season 8, the game will be 400/$800 NLH with a minimum buy-in of $200,000. The lineup includes Tom Dwan, Jean-Robert Bellande, Rick Salomon, Nick Petrangelo, Brandon Steven, former MLB pitcher Michael Schwimer, and Bryn Kenney, who is one of a few poker pros making their High Stakes Poker debut.
The latest episode of 'High Stakes Poker' aired on Wednesday on PokerGO, and the same crew of players was back for more $400/$800 action with a $1,600 straddle in play right off the bat.
As always, PokerNews will take a look at five of the biggest hands over the course of play
Here were the stack sizes to end the last episode:
Player | Stack |
---|---|
Jason Koon | $508,500 |
Tom Dwan | $419,400 |
James Bord | $280,500 |
Chamath Palihapitiya | $225,800 |
Lazaro Hernandez | $225,100 |
Phil Hellmuth | $188,100 |
Brandon Adams | $161,600 |
Jake Daniels | $126,100 |
Daniels Fires Three Barrels With Air
To kick things off on the very first hand aired, Jake Daniels was looking at an unopened pot out of the big blind, and he kicked it up to $4,000 against Jason Koon's straddle, holding . Koon himself had an ugly one with but opted to continue heads up and in position.
Koon flopped the better of it when fell. Daniels bet small with $2,700 and Koon continued to the . Daniels put in another barrel, this time $9,100. Koon stuck around and a very interesting river fell: .
Daniels had a little over $100K left in his stack with $32K in the pot. He opted for a slight overbet of $40,000.
'Wild one,' Koon said. 'A wild spot.'
He folded moments later.
Dwan Back to Bluffing Ways
Jason Koon opened for $2,000 with and Chamath Palihapitiya made it $4,500 in the next seat with . Tom Dwan cold-called on the button with , Phil Hellmuth came along with in the small blind and Koon made it four to the flop.
Hellmuth opted to lead out on the flop for a small bet of $5,200. Palihapitiya called but Dwan popped in a raise to $26,000.
Hellmuth took off his headphones with a smile. He cut down his chips several times then stacked them all as if ready to shove all in, but he folded a moment later. Palihapitiya needed only a few seconds to follow suit. Dwan asked for the board to be ran and it came , .
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Hellmuth said he had an overpair, and Koon instantly called out his pocket tens.
'I should have just checked the flop,' Hellmuth lamented afterward.
Dwan Sticky With Rags
The straddle was back on and Hellmuth opened the action with $3,800 second to act with . Laz Hernandez made it $8,500 with in the cutoff. Dwan cold-called out of the straddle with and Hellmuth left them heads up.
Dwan faced aggression on every street as he check-called $15,000 on then $25,000 on the . On the river, Dwan checked and Hernandez bet $30,000. Australia casino online real money. Dwan was getting a nice price but took some time. Eventually, he called with a roll of the eyes, but he was rewarded with a $162K pot.
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Kings Versus Queens
The straddle was back off for this hand, when Daniels opened to $2,200 second to act with and Koon picked up on his left. That was cause for a reraise to $8,000, which was met by a four-bet to $29,000 when action folded back to Daniels.
Koon peeled and they saw a flop. Daniels sized down to $14,300 and Koon stuck around for the turn. Less than pot to remained to play on the river with Daniels having $128K left and $168K sitting in the middle. Daniels stuck all of that in, and Koon leaned forward and asked for the count.
'Would you even shove aces here?' he asked as he stretched. 'I guess you'd need ace of spades, ace, right? Even that's gettin kinda thin.
'You don't even shove ace of spades, king I don't think. I guess you could just have top set.'
He continued:
'It's kind of a crazy spot, man. I want to believe you. You've gotta have a big f****** hand here. Like a big f****** hand. I mean do you even have top set? You want me to call you with worse, right? Pretty sick.. I really wanna believe you, I really do.'
Finally, he slammed in a few chips but mucked to the top set, and Daniels dragged a $425K pot.
Daniels and Dwan Battle With Weak Hands
With the straddle back on, Hellmuth opened to $3,600 early with . Daniels three-bet to 11,500 with on the button, and Dwan cold-called with from the straddle. Again, Hellmuth left them heads up.
Dwan improved to a flush draw on the flop but checked it over to Daniels. He bet $8,200 and Dwan didn't need long before raising to $30,000. Daniels peeled with his ace-high and Dwan slowed down with a check on the turn. Daniels bet $40,200. Dwan called, bringing the on the river. He checked and Daniels took a long time before betting $90,000.
Dwan didn't call right away, but he did drop in the requisite chips to earn the $349,000 pot.
Afterward, Daniels said he didn't even notice the possible flush had come in.
High Stakes Poker Season 2
Stacks to End the Episode
Tom Dwan | $723,000 |
Jason Koon | $555,300 |
James Bord | $270,100 |
Jake Daniels | $266,000 |
Lazaro Hernandez | $200,800 |
Chamath Palihapitiya | $191,200 |
Phil Hellmuth | $148,000 |
Brandon Adams | $80,300 |
Remember, High Stakes Poker will air every Wednesday but is only available to PokerGO subscribers. If you're not currently subscribed, you can get a monthly subscription for $14.99, a three-month plan for $29.99, and an annual subscription for $99.99.
*Images courtesy of PokerGO.
Tags
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When it aired on the Game Show Network (GSN) from 2006-11, High Stakes Poker cemented its legacy as one of the most popular poker shows ever made through its 98-episode run. Now, after a near-decade hiatus, the show is set to return this Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on PokerGO.
Not only is the show, which recorded earlier this year at PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino, once again helmed by the original producer and Poker Hall of Famer Mori Eskandani, news broke earlier this week that the show's original hosts Gabe Kaplan and AJ Benza would return for commentary duties. New episodes are slated to air every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.
A.J. Benza & @GabeKaplan return to High Stakes Poker as hosts of the ALL NEW Season 8!
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)Go live dealer. 'It's been nine years since new episodes of the legendary ‘High Stakes Poker' series have been created,' Eskandani told TheWrap in their mainstream preview of the show. 'With this show being such a favorite among fans, it was important to us to capture the exhilarating spirit of the game in a way that makes it come to life through each viewer's screen. When our audience tunes in, we want them to feel the energy of each player in the game, and we've worked faithfully to make that happen.'
The cash games will be played either $200/$400 or $400/$800 no-limit hold'em with a big blind ante in play.
For the first episode of Season 8, the game will be 400/$800 NLH with a minimum buy-in of $200,000. The lineup includes Tom Dwan, Jean-Robert Bellande, Rick Salomon, Nick Petrangelo, Brandon Steven, former MLB pitcher Michael Schwimer, and Bryn Kenney, who is one of a few poker pros making their High Stakes Poker debut.
Here's a look at those who will be playing in Season 8 as revealed by the trailer:
- Phil Ivey
- Tom Dwan
- Jean-Robert Bellande
- Bryn Kenney
- Rick Salomon
- Chamath Palihapitiya
- Brandon Steven
- Nick Petrangelo
- Phil Hellmuth
- Doug Polk
- Michael Schwimer
- Brandon Adams
- James Bord
- Lazaro Hernandez
- Damien LeForbes
- Jake Daniels
- Lynne Ji
Remember, the show is only available to PokerGO subscribers. If you're not currently subscribed, you can get a monthly subscription for $14.99, a three-month plan for $29.99, and an annual subscription for $99.99.
*Images courtesy of PokerGO.
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