Game Show Network’s (GSN) television show “High Stakes Poker” with its innovative approach attracted a lot of praise…and viewers, last year and this has spurred the producers into taking another run at this exciting form of entertainment, starting June 5.
It is understood that the 2006 season of “High Stakes Poker” will closely follow the winning formula, with top players fighting it out in a No-Limit cash game where the minimum buy-in is around $100 000.
Reports were coming in throughout May that camera teams were busy at The Palms Casino and Resort, filming a second season of the exciting and successful show.
GSN spokesmen have revealed that the series is to be expanded from 13 to 16 weeks in the new season, with more players involved. The word is that many of the original competitors who included Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha and Phil Hellmuth will be competing again, together with new big name attractions such as Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Erick Lindgren, John Juanda, Amnon Filippi, David Grey, Minh Ly, Brad Booth, Gus Hansen and Cory Zeidman.
Broadcast details are available at gsn.com.