List of players on High Stakes Poker

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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 on December 16, 2020 and ended on March 17, 2021. 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

Doyle Brunson, 77, is the oldest participant on High Stakes Poker Doyle Brunson.jpg
Doyle Brunson, 77, is the oldest participant on High Stakes Poker
Eli Elezra won a $47,000 pot in Season 3 with four aces Eli Elezra.jpg
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 Daniel Negreanu.jpg
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 Antonio Esfandiari.jpg
Antonio Esfandiari won $1,000 from Nick Cassavetes after successfully doing 47 push-ups in a Season 5 episode
Barry Greenstein raised over $50,000 in charitable donations by uttering the phrase "LOL donkaments" on the show BarryGreenstein.jpg
Barry Greenstein raised over $50,000 in charitable donations by uttering the phrase "LOL donkaments" on the show
In Season 5, Tom Dwan won a $919,600 pot against Barry Greenstein Tom Dwan.jpg
In Season 5, Tom Dwan won a $919,600 pot against Barry Greenstein

Note: Player list accurate through Season 11 episode 13.

NameCountry of birthOccupationSeason(s)
Brandon Adams Flag of the United States.svg United States Professor, poker player4 and 8
Garrett Adelstein Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player9
Daniel Alaei Flag of Iran.svg Iran Poker player1-3
Koray Aldemir Flag of Germany.svg Germany Poker player9
John AndressFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8
Patrik Antonius Flag of Finland.svg Finland Poker player3-6 and 9
Nikhil ArcotFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player11
Bobby Baldwin Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Mike BaxterFlag of the United States.svg United States Hedge fund manager [3] 4-5 and 7
Jean-Robert Bellande Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8-11
David Benyamine Flag of France.svg France Poker player3-6
Matt Berkey Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player11
Brad Booth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Poker player2-3
James Bord Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Businessman, poker player8-9
Brian BrandonFlag of the United States.svg United States Options trader4
Bob BrightFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player11
Doyle Brunson Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player1-7 and 9
Todd Brunson Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player1-4
Jerry Buss Flag of the United States.svg United States Basketball team owner1
Nick Cassavetes Flag of the United States.svg United States Actor, director5
Fred ChamanaraFlag of the United States.svg United States Restaurant owner [4] 1-2
Johnny Chan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Poker player1 and 7
Bobo ChannFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Poker player11
William Chen Flag of the United States.svg United States Mathematician, poker player3
Stanley ChoiFlag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Poker player10
Robert CroakFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman7
John D'Agostino Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3
Jake DanielsFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8
Freddy Deeb Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Poker player1
Jonathan Duhamel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Poker player7
Tom Dwan Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player5-6 and 8-9
Peter Eastgate Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Poker player5
Eli Elezra Flag of Israel.svg Israel Businessman, poker player1-6
Antonio Esfandiari Flag of Iran.svg Iran Poker player1-7 and 10
Sammy Farha Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Poker player1-4
Chris Ferguson Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3
Amnon Filippi Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player2
Ted Forrest Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player1-2
Farah GalfondFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player11
Phil Galfond Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player4 and 6-7
Justin GavriFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player11
Jonathan GibbsFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman9
Jamie Gold Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3-4
Barry Greenstein Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player1-7
Bertrand Grospellier Flag of France.svg France Poker player6
David Grey Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player2
Joe Hachem Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Poker player5
Matt HanksFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Gus Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Poker player2 and 6
Jennifer Harman Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player1-4
Dan HarmetzFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman3
Phil Hellmuth Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player1, 4, 6, and 8
Lazaro HernandezFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman, poker player8
Eric HicksFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Andreas Høivold Flag of Norway.svg Norway Poker player6
Kim HultmanFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden Casino streamer9
Phil Ivey Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3, 6, and 8-9
Lynne JiFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8 and 11
John Juanda Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Poker player2
Gabe Kaplan Flag of the United States.svg United States Comedian, actor, poker player3
Alan KeatingFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman, poker player10
Bryn Kenney Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8-9
Bill Klein Flag of the United States.svg United States Businessman7 and 10
Jason Koon Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8-9 and 11
Phil Laak Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Poker player2-7
Guy Laliberté Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Founder of Cirque du Soleil 4
Ben Lamb Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Howard Lederer Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player, co-founder of Full Tilt Poker 5
Damien LeForbesFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8
Erick Lindgren Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player2-3
Xuan Liu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Poker player9
Minh Ly Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Poker player2
Mike Matusow Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player2-4 and 6
Alan Meltzer Flag of the United States.svg United States Record mogul5
Krish MenonFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman9
Jason Mercier Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player6-7
Dario Minieri Flag of Italy.svg Italy Poker player5-6
Michael Mizrachi Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player2
Amir NasseriFlag of Iran.svg Iran Physician, poker player [5] 1
Daniel Negreanu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Poker player1-7 and 9-10
Chamath Palihapitiya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Venture capitalist, engineer, poker player8
David PeatFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player [6] 5 and 7
Bill Perkins Flag of the United States.svg United States Businessman7 and 10
Sean PerryFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8
Eric Persson Flag of the United States.svg United States Casino owner, poker player9-11
Nick Petrangelo Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8
Dennis Phillips Flag of the United States.svg United States Account manager, poker player6
Doug Polk Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player8 and 11
Ferdinand PutraFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Poker player11
Victor Ramdin Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Poker player3
Chino Rheem Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Andrew Robl Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player6-7 and 10-11
Phil Ruffin Flag of the United States.svg United States Businessman7
Bob SafaiFlag of the United States.svg United States Real estate partner [7] 4
Ilari Sahamies Flag of Finland.svg Finland Poker player5
Rick Salomon Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player, actor, producer8 and 11
Antonio SalorioFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player4
Robert SanchezFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Vanessa Selbst Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player7
Michael Schwimer Flag of the United States.svg United States Former MLB pitcher8
Dan Shak Flag of the United States.svg United States Businessman, poker player3
Shawn Sheikhan Flag of Iran.svg Iran Poker player1-3
Sam Simon Flag of the United States.svg United States Television producer5
Roger Sippl Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Jeremy SteinFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player10
Brandon StevenFlag of the United States.svg United States Businessman, poker player8 and 11
Bob Stupak Flag of the United States.svg United States Casino owner, [4] poker player1
Stanley Tang Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong DoorDash Co-founder, poker player9-11
Jennifer Tilly Flag of the United States.svg United States Actress, poker player9-11
William TjokroFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Poker player11
Brian Townsend Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3
Mimi Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Poker player1
Ilya TrincherFlag of Russia.svg Russia Poker player3
Haralabos Voulgaris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sports bettor, poker player4 and 7
Lex Veldhuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Poker player6
Paul Wasicka Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3
David Williams Flag of the United States.svg United States Poker player3
Rob YongFlag of England.svg England Casino owner, poker player11
Charles YuFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Businessman, poker player10-11
Cory ZeidmanFlag of the United States.svg United States Poker player2
Ema Zajmovic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina Poker player10

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Tom (April 22, 2009). "Antonio Esfandiari Does 47 Pushups on High Stakes Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Feldman, Andrew (2009). "Chat with Andrew Feldman, Barry Greenstein". ESPN.com . Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Mike Baxter - Poker on NBC". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "High Stakes Poker on GSN". pokerbaron.com. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Dr Amir Nasseri". ixgames.com. June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ "David Peat - Poker on NBC". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Surfin' Safai". Poker After Dark. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
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