Players Doyle Brunson, 77, is the oldest participant on High Stakes Poker 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 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 In Season 5, Tom Dwan won a $919,600 pot against Barry Greenstein 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. The latest season is taped in the PokerGO studio inside Aria Resort and Casino. The show was taped in a poker room setting at various casino hotel locations in Las Vegas, Nevada. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. Season 8 debuted on Decemand ended on March 17, 2021.

Seasons 5 through 7 ran from Mato May 21, 2011. It premiered on Januand ended on Decemfor the first 4 seasons. 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.

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