No Gamble, No Future

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No Gamble, No Future
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Presented by Brent Hanks
Jeff Platt
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes67
Production
Producer PokerGO
Production location Las Vegas, Nevada
Original release
ReleaseAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)

No Gamble, No Future is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO, and premiered on August 1, 2022. [1] The original series was announced by PokerGO on July 21, 2022, and provide cash game-focused entertainment with a variety of stakes and players partaking. [2]

Contents

The show is filmed exclusively in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is hosted by Brent Hanks and Jeff Platt. [3] [4]

History

No Gamble, No Future began as a video podcast in January 2021 with Hanks and Platt as the hosts. The show aired on Tuesdays across PokerGO's YouTube and Facebook channels and discussed poker, sports, and gambling. [5]

Guests included Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Nick Schulman, Ali Nejad, Antonio Esfandiari, Tom Dwan, Barstool Sports' Ben Mintz, and Fox Sports 1's Nick Wright. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

While the podcast was on break, No Gamble, No Future remained a popular PokerGO brand before it evolved into a cash game show to be aired on video streaming service PokerGO. [2]

In February 2023, No Gamble, No Future aired Cash of the Titans that featured a hand between Patrik Antonius and Eric Persson that totaled $1,978,000 and broke the record for largest pot in U.S. poker stream history. [11] [12]

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Season 1 was taped in July 2022 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from August 23, 2022 to January 10, 2023. [1]

WeekEpisodesScheduled AirdatesSeat 1Seat 2Seat 3Seat 4Seat 5Seat 6Seat 7
14Aug. 23, 30, Sep. 6, 13Matt Hanks Patrik Antonius Ryusuke DaifukuMatthew SuEric HicksDylan DeStefano Eric Persson
24Sep. 20, Oct.4, 11, 18 Matt Berkey Bob Bright Nick Schulman Jimmy D'AmbrosioJake DanielsJustin YoungDavid Levy
33Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8Lynne JiBrett McCollumJake DanielsDavid LevyNikolai NovakEric Hicks Eli Elezra
43Nov. 15, 22, 29 Michael Ian Black Chris Eubank Jr. Brent Hanks / Kevin Pollak Maria Ho Natalia Cigliuti Daryl Morey Simon Yu
52Dec. 6, 13 Maria Ho Darly Morey Faizal Khoja Eli Elezra Rob Mariano Christina GollinsJeremy Ausmus
64Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10Matt HanksEric Hicks Eric Persson Adi ChughAlan Keating Jean-Robert Bellande Pedro Velasco Adnet

Season 2 (2023)

Season 2 was taped in November 2022 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from March 22 to May 25, 2023. [14]

WeekEpisodesScheduled AirdatesSeat 1Seat 2Seat 3Seat 4Seat 5Seat 6Seat 7
14Mar. 22, 29Eric HicksPennzoil Don David Oppenheim Mr Dr BatmanEvan Sofer James Bord Eric Persson
23Apr. 5, 12, 19Evan SoferJustin YoungEric HicksEric WorreEric Wasserson James Bord / Patrik Antonius Eric Persson
33Apr. 26, May 3, 10Shawn MaddenJared JaffeeSteven Buckner / James BullimoreKevin MartinSashimi PokerJustin YoungJimmy D'Ambrosio
42May 17Brian OkinStraton WilhelmJoe TehanAndy LoomisMarkus GonsalvesJustin YoungJulian Parmann
54May 24, 25Matt HanksKevin Martin / Eric Persson Markus Gonsalves Chris Moneymaker Eric WorreShawn MaddenEric Hicks

Season 3 (2023)

Season 3 was taped in February 2023 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from July 19 to November 22, 2023.

WeekEpisodesScheduled AirdatesSeat 1Seat 2Seat 3Seat 4Seat 5Seat 6Seat 7
13Jul. 19, 26, Aug. 2Markus GonsalvesRob YongMatthew Gonzales Andrew Robl Patrik Antonius Eric Persson
23Aug. 9, 16, 23Markus GonsalvesMatthew Gonzales Patrik Antonius Rob Yong Andrew Robl Eric Persson
34Aug. 30, Sep. 6, 13, Oct. 4 Andrew Robl Eric Persson Matthew GonzalesRob Yong Patrik Antonius Markus Gonsalves
43Oct. 11, 25, Nov. 1 Phil Hellmuth Lynne Ji Arden Cho Lawford EdwardsMatt SteinbergJustin YoungShawn Madden
53Nov. 8, 15, 22Eric HicksKevin Martin / Matt Berkey Daniel Negreanu Matt SteinbergLynne Ji Phil Hellmuth Eli Elezra

In February 2023, No Gamble, No Future premiered Cash of the Titans that featured Andrew Robl, Eric Persson, Rob Yong, Markus Gonsalves, Matthew Gonzales, and Patrik Antonius. The buy-in was $1,000,000 and stakes began at $500/$500 blinds that escalated every three hours over three days. Each player put $100,000 on the side, and the player that won the most money would win the $600,000 side pot. On the final hand day of filming, there was a $1,978,000 pot between Antonius and Persson that set the record for the biggest pot in U.S. poker stream history. [15] [16]

With blinds at $1,000 / $2,000 and a $2,000 big blind ante, Persson raised to $7,000 with Q♥ 9♥ and Yong called on the button with A♣ 2♣. Antonius made it $30,000 from the small blind with A♥ K♥ and both Persson and Yong called. Antonius bet $40,000 on the 3♥ 3♣ 8♥ flop and Persson raised to $140,000. Yong folded and Antonius reraised to $250,000. [17] Persson called and the turn landed the A♠. Antonius bet $150,000 and Persson moved all-in. Antonius called all-in for $692,000 and had Persson drawing dead as the river fell the J♠. [11] Following the record-breaking pot, there were three pots of $1,657,000, $1,298,000, and $1,269,000 that also amounted to larger than the previous $1,158,000 record pot that was set in December 2022 on Hustler Casino Live. [12] [18]

Season 4 (2024)

Season 4 was taped in August 2023 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from November 29, 2023 to March 13, 2024. [19]

WeekEpisodesScheduled AirdatesSeat 1Seat 2Seat 3Seat 4Seat 5Seat 6Seat 7
13Nov. 29, Dec. 6
22Dec. 13, 20
33Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 17
42Jan. 24, Feb. 7
52Feb. 14, 21
63Feb. 28, Mar. 6, 13

Results

Season 1 (2022)

WeekWinnerRunner-Up3rd Place4th Place5th Place6th Place7th Place
5 Maria Ho Faizal KhojaJeremy Ausmus Rob Mariano Daryl Morey Christina Gollins Eli Elezra

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