The cable station GSN airs the show High Stakes Poker. The show was first aired in 2006 and is now in its 7th season will be filmed during December 2010. The show has been well received by fans of poker.
The show is all about cash poker and tournaments. The show features a group of world class poker players playing a game of high stakes, no limit, Texas Hold ‘em. The show tries to showcase different casinos. Each season of the show has been taped in a different location. The first season was taped in Las Vegas’ famous Golden Nugget Casino. The setting for the 4th and 3rd seasons was filmed at South Point Casino. The second season was shot at The Palms.
There are a few things that set the High Stakes Poker show apart from other poker shows. The biggest difference is the most shows feature some type of tournament. Not High Stakes the Texas Hold ‘em that is played during the course of the show is what is called a ring game.
The biggest difference between a ring game of Texas Hold ‘em and a Texas Hold ‘em tournament is prize money. Players who play in a PokerStars.net tournament are playing for prize money. This is usually a predetermined amount of money. A ring game is more like the kind of game that a group of friends has when they gather around their kitchen table to play poker. The players are playing for each other’s money when they are involved in a ring game. There is no other money other than what the players bring to the table. Ring games are also sometimes called cash games.
Another thing that sets the show apart from its competitors is that the players do not play with poker chips. On this show the players are using real cash. From some reason the sight of all that cash lying on the table makes the whole thing even more dramatic than when they are using plastic poker chips.
Unlike other shows that are hosted by people that just look pretty, GSN made an effort to hire people that not only look good in front of the camera, but who also know the game. This allows them to provide knowledgeable commentary while also entertaining the viewers.
While the players on the show are all really good poker players, not all of them are pros. Some seasons the show has mixed amateurs like Chamanara and Buss. Some of the people who have played on the show are very enthused by the program. Others were less complimentary.
There is very little that pokerstars.com fans like better than a skillfully executed bluff, and the show’s producers know this. During the fourth season, the players were encouraged to bluff whenever possible. This was done by offering a bonus to any player who was able to win with the weakest hand possible. The deal was that each of the other players would put in $500 which would all go to the person with the bluff. Some of the bluff were quite outrageous and ended up involving 5 figures.